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Shoji Shiba

Shoji Shiba (司馬 正次[1]) is an expert in Total Quality Management (TQM) and Breakthrough Management.[2] He is known for developing the "Five Step Discovery Process" for Breakthrough Management. In recent years, he has been involved in advising on the transformation of the Indian manufacturing industry.

Shoji Shiba
Born (1933-01-11) 11 January 1933 (age 93)
Japan
OccupationsManagement Guru, Economist,

He received the Deming Prize winner in an individual capacity for his work in promoting TQM in industry and government. propagating TQM.[3] He has authored several books, including A New American TQM (with David Walden and Alan Graham), Integrated Management Systems (with Thomas H. Lee and Robert Chapman Wood), Four Practical Revolutions in Management (with David Walden), and Breakthrough Management (published in Japanese in 2003 and in English in 2006).

Shiba is professor emeritus of University of Tsukuba in Japan,[4] Advisory Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and Distinguished Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. From 1990 to 2004, he taught at the Sloan School of Management, MIT.[5]

He is the Chief Advisor to the Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing Programme (VLFM) in India. The programme is a management training initiative implemented in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, to develop leadership in India’s manufacturing sector. It involves cooperation between the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Madras, and the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.

Shiba has also diffused TQM concepts to industry and governments of various countries, including Chile, China, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, the United Kingdom, and the former USSR.

Awards

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  • March, 2018: Interviewed by Anurit Kanti, a renowned journalist.
  • Jan. 2012: Padma Shri Award[1][6] from the Government of India
  • Jul. 2011: Award from the Emperor of Japan - The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for " immense contributions towards fostering academic exchanges between Japan and India"[7]
  • Nov. 2006: Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
  • 2004: The Nikkei Quality Management Literature Award for the publication of his book on Breakthrough management
  • 2002: Deming Prize for individuals for "outstanding contribution to quality management methods and for dedication to developing the globalization of TQM"
  • 2001: “Excellence in Teaching” award at MIT, Pune.

References

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  1. 1 2 "「ブレークスルー」でインドの製造業に変革をもたらす". jica.go.jp. Japan International Cooperation Agency. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Mitra, Moinak (13 March 2009). "Shoji Shiba: The practitioner of 'breakthrough management'". The Economic Times. Time Group, India. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. ↑ Slavin, Lois (15 October 2002). "Shoji Shiba Honored with Deming Prize". Mit SDM. MIT. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ↑ Professor Emeritus at University of Tsukuba
  5. ↑ Jagannathan, Venkatachari (24 February 2005). "Breakthrough management: mind over mantra". Domain-B. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  6. ↑ PTI (25 January 2012). "Republic Day: Muthuraman, Subbiah, Priya Paul among Padma awardees". The Economic Times. Times Group. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  7. ↑ "Conferment of Decoration on Dr. Shoji Shiba, Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba, Japan, and Distinguished Honorary Professor - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur". Press Release No. 22. Embassy of Japan in India. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-17.

Further reading

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  • Shiba, Shoji (2006). Breakthrough Management. New Delhi, India: CII. ISBN 81-903564-1-0.
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