In re cent years "Quality Control" has had a revival of al most incredible dimension. This revival is largely attribu table to the acknowledged success of Japanese products all over the world - success which is thought to be at least partly due to the socalled "Total Quality Control," Japanese Style" or "Company Wide Quality Control" philosophy. This Japanese way of quality control was developed chiefly by Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa and resembles in many aspects a spiritual movement. Ishikawa (1985) demands simultaneously the "best QC education to workers in the manufacturing divisions" and a...