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ASQ, formerly known as the American Society for Quality and the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), is a knowledge-based global community of quality professionals, with nearly 80,000 members dedicated to the promotion and advancement of quality tools, principles, and practices in their workplaces and in their communities. ==History== Established in 1946 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, ASQ traces its beginnings to the end of World War II, as quality experts and manufacturers sought ways to sustain the many quality-improvement techniques used during wartime. ASQ has played an important role in upholding these standards from the past while championing continued innovation in the field of quality. By the end of the 1970s, the principles of quality had greatly influenced manufacturing and other industrial processes by focusing attention on how products and services could define and meet technical specifications. Businesses typically established a quality-control department to ensure specifications were met. In the 1980s, ASQ members began to see how quality could be applied beyond the world of manufacturing. Quality, they realized, could make a difference in any organization and touch every person in it. Because of this, the idea of quality began to morph into a much broader discipline aimed at leading, inspiring, and managing a broad range of businesses and activities, with a focus on excellence. Today, ASQ is a global organization with members in more than 140 countries. ASQ has service centers in Mexico, China and India, and has established strategic alliances with numerous organizations in countries like Brazil and the United Arab Emirates to promote ASQ products and training. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Society for Quality」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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