Seven Basic (Old) Tools

from the Perspective of Competitive Advantage

by
Edwin B. Dean

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A Japanese Samuri carried seven tools into battle. After World War II the Japanese discovered quality as a philosophy for economic recovery. It is cultural that the leaders of the economic recovery sought seven tools to accomplish the economic rejuvination. According to Ishikawa (1982) the seven tools chosen were:

Histograms
Cause and Effect Diagram
Check Sheets
Pareto Diagrams
Graphs
Control Charts
Scatter Diagrams

These tools were largely developed as aids within the process of statistical quality control.

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References

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Bibliographies

Seven Basic (Old) Tools Bibliography

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Surfing the Web

The Seven Quality Control Tools

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Table of Contents | Quality Technologies | Use

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