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The 'quality architect' touched many lives
IN A SHORT SPACE, it's impossible to describe the broad and lasting contributions of a man whose career spanned more than seven decades and who brought the quality profession and the business world such tomes as Juraris Quality Control Handbook and Managerial Leadership.
Juran lived to be 103-a long life by any standard. While in his 90s, he once remarked to ASQ's executive director, Paul Borawski, "IfI had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of my body." That was Juran-always thinking in terms of improvement
He lived life to its fullest; a prolific author of 13 books, he was working on a new textbook up until his death....