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Revision as of 00:30, 19 February 2012
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Shoji Shiba | |
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| Born | 1 January 1930 Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Management Guru, Economist, |
| Spouse | Mieko |
Prof. Shoji Shiba is an international expert in Total Quality Management (TQM) and Breakthrough Management[1]. Globally he is best known for developing the "Five Step Discovery Process" for Breakthrough Management. In the recent years he has been guiding the transformation of the Indian manufacturing industry.
A Deming Prize winner[2] in an individual capacity for propagating TQM amongst corporates and governments, Prof. Shiba has authored books like 'A New American TQM' (co-authored by David Walden and Alan Graham), 'Integrated Management Systems' (co-authored by Thomas H Lee and Robert Chapman Wood), 'Four Practical Revolutions in Management' (with David Walden) in English and 'Breakthrough Management' (Japanese 2003; English 2006).
Prof. Shiba is Professor Emeritus of University of Tsukuba in Japan, 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[1].
He is, at present, the Chief Advisor to the Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing Programme (VLFM) in India. It is an innovative management transformation programme being implemented in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency, to create a critical mass of Visionary Leaders to lead India’s manufacturing sector in to future growth. It is a globally successful experiment in collaboration with the Indian Industry (Confederation of Indian Industry), Indian Academia (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Madras) and the Indian Government (National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council).
Prof 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, USA, the United Kingdom, and the former USSR.
Awards
Jan., 2012: Padma Shri Award[3] 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"[4];
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.
References
- ^ a b Mitra, Moinak (13 March 2009). "Shoji Shiba: The practitioner of 'breakthrough management'". The Economic Times. Time Group, India. Retrieved 2012-02-17. Cite error: The named reference "ET" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Slavin, Lois (15 October 2002). "Shoji Shiba Honored with Deming Prize". MIT SDM. MIT. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ PTI (25 January 2012). "Republic Day: Muthuraman, Subbiah, Priya Paul among Padma awardees". The Economic Times. Times Group. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "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
- Shiba, Shoji (2006). Breakthrough Management. New Delhi, India: CII. ISBN 81-903564-1-0.
External links
- Professor Emeritus at University of Tsukuba
- National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), Government of India
- Quality Process Improvement - Tools & Techniques (Shoji Shiba and David Walden, 30 July 2002)
- Book: Integrated Management Systems: A Practical Approach to Transforming Organizations (Operations Management Series)