Quality control in Japan
Quality control in Japan
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How does Japans 1E program compare to ours in the US? Seems there have been quite a few failures of equipment I would assume is safety related. Pressure relief valves, core pressure gauges, etc.





RE: Quality control in Japan
It's hard to tell, though they model a lot of their safety programs after the US ones. My impression is that a lot of their problems are being caused by not having any electrical power.
Patricia Lougheed
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RE: Quality control in Japan
RE: Quality control in Japan
RE: Quality control in Japan
It took about 1 yr to clear up the documentation issues .
In hindsight, what we are reaping now is apparently an incorrect strategy for plant configuration.
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RE: Quality control in Japan
W E Deming could not get American industry interested in quality (except AT &T) after WW II. Japenese industry, including top management welcomed his expertise; even setting up the "Deming Prize" for quality in Japan in 1950. See Deming in Wikipedia.
I worked in API pipe; Jap pipe was great, US pipe was crap (but better than Russian). In the late 80's American steel management started seeing the light (of quality). Things have changed a lot in the last 15 yr, but I bet Japanese products still have higher quality because of the wholeharted support from the top down.