Founder of the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), Kaoru Ishikawa proposed three basic steps to improving quality: quality leadership, quality technology, and quality control. provided analytical tools that work well with the Deming and Juran frameworks that are in use in the U.S. today. cited four deadly "sins:" hothouse quality, wishful thinking, producing overseas, and confining quality to the factory. Founded 19 steps of quality, including the use of statistical tools for improvement