J M Juran Author

J. M. Juran, author of Juran on Planning for Quality (The Free Press), is founder and Chairman Emeritus of Juran Institute, Inc. A consultant to various industrial companies, government agencies, and other institutions, Dr. Juran is also in demand as an international lecturer.

Awarded over thirty medals, fellowships, and honorary memberships by professional and honor societies in twelve countries, he is the recipient of the Second Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure given by the Emperor of Japan -- the highest decoration awarded to a non-Japanese citizen -- for "the development of Quality Control in Japan and the facilitation of US. and Japanese friendship."