Genichi Taguchi

Gen'ichi Taguchi (田口 玄一) (born January 1, 1924 in Takamachi, Japan) is an engineer and statistician. From the 1950s onwards, Taguchi developed a methodology for applying statistics to improve the quality of manufactured goods. Taguchi methods have been controversial among many conventional Western statisticians.

Honours

• Indigo Ribbon from the Emperor of Japan
• Willard F. Rockwell Medal of the International Technology Institute
• Honorary member of the Japanese Society of Quality Control
• Shewhart Medal of the American Society for Quality, (1995)

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