Walter Shewhart
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Walter Shewhart

Statistical Process Control, PDSA precursor

Bell Labs physicist who invented statistical process control and the PDCA cycle, the foundation of modern quality management.

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Top 100 Management Theorists
Rank #91·Statistical Process Control, PDSA precursor
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