Yoji Akao
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Yoji Akao, Ph.D. (1928-) is recognized as the developer of Hoshin Kanri, a strategic planning methodology. He also co-founded (with the late Dr. Shigeru Mizuno) the Quality Function Deployment Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to dissemination and advancement of QFD.
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[edit] Books
Dr. Akao authored or co-authored several books:
- Quality Function Deployment: Integrating Customer Requirements Into Product Design (1991)
- Hoshin Kanri: Policy Deployment for Successful TQM (Corporate Leadership) (1990)
- QFD: The Customer Driven Approach to Quality Planning and Deployment (co-authored with Shigeru Mizuno) (1994)
[edit] Awards
- Deming Prize: 1978
- Quality Control Literature Prize: 1960 and 1978
[edit] Education
Ph.D. in 1964 from the Tokyo Institute of Technology[1]
