What Did Walter Shewhart Do

Walter A. Shewhart was a giant among giants in the quality movement during the first half of the 20th century. His mentoring of other engineers at Western Electric and his groundbreaking work with control charts arguably led a quality revolution and launched the quality profession.

What are the contributions of Walter Shewhart?

Shewhart, Deming, and Juran are often considered to be the three founders of the quality improvement movement. Two of Shewhart’s contributions continue to influence the daily work of quality—namely, control charts and the Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) cycle.

What did shewhart develop?

Walter Shewhart developed modern statistical concepts and scientific methods to minimize the human efforts. Shewhart’s methods influenced other statisticians like W Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. These three people Shewhart, Deming, and Juran are referred as the three authors of the quality upgrading movements.

Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova

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Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.

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