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Author: Kakuro Amasaka (Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9781466575028
ISBN 10: 1466575026
Pages: 490
Publication Date: 03 December 2014
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Dr. Kakuro Amasaka was born in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on May 5, 1947. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Hachinohe Technical College, Hachinohe, Japan, in 1968, and a Doctor of Engineering degree specializing in Precision Mechanical and System Engineering, Statistics and Quality Control from Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, in 1997. Since joining Toyota Motor Corp., Japan, in 1968, Dr. Amasaka worked as a quality management consultant for many divisions. He was an engineer and manager of the Production Engineering Div., Quality Assurance Div., Overseas Engineering Div., Manufacturing Div., and TQM Promotion Div. (1968-1997), and the General Manager of the TQM Promotion Div. (1998-2000). Dr. Amasaka became a professor of the College of Science and Engineering, and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan in April 2000. His specialties include: production engineering (Just in Time and Toyota Production System), statistics science, multivariate analysis, reliability engineering and information processing engineering. Recent research conducted includes: ""Science SQC, New Quality Control Principle"", ""Science TQM, New Quality Management Principle"", ""New JIT, New Management Technology Principle"", Customer Science, Kansei Engineering and numerical simulation (computer aided engineering). Positions in academic society and important posts: He is the author of a number of papers on strategic total quality management, as well as the convener of JSQC (Journal of Japanese Society for Quality Control), JOMSA (Japanese Operations Management and Strategy Association), JIMA (Japan Industrial Management Association), JSKE (Japan Society of Kansei Engineering), and other academic society (e.g. POMS and EurOMA). He has been serving as the vice chairman of JSPM (2003-2007) and JOMSA (2008-2010), the director of JSQC (2001-2003), the chairman of JOMSA (2011-2012), and the commissioner of the Deming Prize judging committee (2002-2013). Now, he is inaugurated as the representatives of JOMSA establishment (2008- present). Patents and prizes: He acquired 72 patents concerned with production and quality control systems, and engineering and measurement technology. He is a recipient of the Aichi Invention Encouragement Prize (1991), Nikkei Quality Control Literature Prizes (1992, 2000, 2001and 2010), Quality Technological Prizes (JSQC, 1993 and 1999), SQC Prize (Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers, 1976), JSKE Publishing Prize (2002), and others (e.g. Outstanding Paper Award, ICMIS-2013). Address: Office: 5-10-1, Fuchinobe, Chuo-Ku, Sagamihara-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken, 252-5258 Japan Tel:+81.42.759.6313, Fax:+81.42.759.6556, Email: kakuro_amasaka@ise.aoyama.ac.jp Home: 3-3-19, Tsurumaki, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-0016 Japan Tel:+81.3.3706.2095, Fax:+81.3.3706.2095, E-mail: amasaka@hn.catv.ne.jp
