Below are just some of the well known quality pioneers, their brief background, and what they contributed to the foundations and History of Six Sigma. Remember, this is a sample of the influencers of Six Sigma. There are more in the video below.
Following the summary table, you can view a 7:36 HD Video that explains a little more detail about each quality guru and their influence on Six Sigma.
| Quality Guru | Contribution |
| Philip Crosby | 4 Absolutes of Management |
| W. Edwards Deming | Wide usage of PDCA, Top Management Involvement, Focused on Improving the System, and Constancy of Purpose |
| Armand Feigenbaum | Total Quality Control |
| Kaoru Ishikawa | 4M, Cause and Effect Company Wide Quality Contro, Next Operation as Customer |
| Joseph Juran | Cost of Poor Quality, Juran Trilogy |
| Walter Shewhart | Control Charts, Introduced PDCA |
| Genichi Taguchi | Loss Function, Signal to Noise and Design of Experiments |
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