- Yoji Akao
nihongo|Yoji Akao|赤尾 洋二|Akao Yōji|extra=born 1928 is a
Japan ese planning specialist recognized as the developer ofHoshin Kanri (astrategic planning methodology). With the lateShigeru Mizuno , he developedQuality Function Deployment (a groupdecision making technique). Akao and Mizuno also co-founded the Quality Function Deployment Institute [ [http://www.qfdi.org/ QFD Institute. Home page of Quality Function Deployment Institute. The Official Source for QFD ] ] : a non-profit organization dedicated to dissemination and advancement of QFD.Akao received a Ph.D. in 1964 from the
Tokyo Institute of Technology . [http://www.productivitypress.com/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=124]Books
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)Awards
* Deming Prize: 1978
* Quality Control Literature Prize: 1960 and 1978References
External links
* [http://www.qfdi.org/what_is_qfd/who_is_dr_akao.htm QFD Institute: Who is Dr. Akao?]
* [http://www.productivitypress.com/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=124 Short biography and books for sale]
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