Zhu Lan's Autobiography -- The Beautiful Life of a Quality Architect

Author: Zhu Lan
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Dr. Joseph M. Juran is widely recognized as one of the greatest quality management masters of the last century, hailed as the "Chief Architect" in the field of quality. World management master Peter Drucker once commented on Dr. Joseph M. Juran: "The achievements of American manufacturing in the past 30 to 40 years are inseparable from Dr. Juran's contributions." Dr. Juran has been engaged in the field of management for over 70 years, receiving more than 100 medals and memberships, including honorary memberships, from governments, professional associations, universities, and enterprises in over 20 countries. He played a significant role in promoting the economic revival and quality revolution of post-war Japan, while also making outstanding contributions to the expansion of quality management concepts and the development of methodologies worldwide. His work laid a solid foundation for many quality movements in the 20th and 21st centuries—from Total Quality Management to Six Sigma. Dr. Juran's teaching and writings have had a profound impact on the products we use daily, and his books are widely referenced by quality experts. The "Juran Quality Manual," edited by him, is a comprehensive collection of research and practice in the field of contemporary quality management and is regarded as the "Bible of Quality Management." In this biography, Juran reflects on his creative life journey—from a poor and miserable childhood in a humble room to becoming a respected master who helped establish quality systems. The quality systems, tools, and teams he created later became the standard for work. "The Quality Architect" delves into the driving forces behind Juran's work, sharing with us for the first time the difficulties he encountered in his early years and how his perseverance and ambition shaped his character and led him to success. Shanghai Juran Institute, as the only cooperative institution of the Juran Institute in the Asia-Pacific region, has selected a highly skilled translation team to undertake the translation of "Juran's Autobiography" on the occasion of Dr. Juran's centennial. The translation aims to present the original style of "Juran's Autobiography" with precise and elegant language.