B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper listing the letters he received from him. Inoue discusses bottom-up and top-down management in Japan. He shares that when he first became president of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., he took three executives from Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. with him and did his best to re-educate the Japanese top and middle management who had worked under a British president. Inoue talks about his deep captivation for the scientific process of business management as identified in Fig. 411 of the CCS (Civil Communications Section) seminar and accepting QC as part of operations management. He goes on to say that Dr. Sarasohn opened Dr. Nishibori's eyes to QC and that he was the one that introduced Dr. Deming to the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE). The letter contains Inoue's original signature. The letter also contains original handwritten notes and markings. In addition, the letter contains an original handwritten "39" written in two places on the top, right corner.
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906- Hopper, Kenneth, 1926- Letters Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Sumitomo Gomu Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha Executives Quality control Factories Management Health Books Lectures and lecturing Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993 Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-2008 Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001 Nihon Kagaku Gijutsu Renmei Nishibori, Eizaburō, 1903-1989 Civil Communications Section (CCS) Sumitomo Rubber Industries Sumitomo Electric Industries Hopper, Claire Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers Katō, Takeo
Time Period
Nineteen eighty-one, A.D
Place
Japan
Source
Original letter: Letter from B. Inoue to Mr. K. Hopper, February 10, 1982; Kenneth Hopper Papers on Management; Box 2 Correspondence incoming; Folder 4 Bunzaemon Inoue, 1982; 3 pages
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