Abstract
The Japanese Total Quality Management has been developed under the influence of Japanese climate and culture, and the definition of the basic term has been prescribed in JIS Z 8101.With progress of the globalization of products and the service business, ISO 9000 series standards were introduced as JIS Q 9000, and the definition of term of the part except the statistics was abolished from JIS Z 8101.
With the spread of 9000 ISO series standards, they have been adopted many companies and organizations. On the other hand, it was a fact that they have brought about much confusion in the manufacturing industries, because they were not so considered to match with the Japanese Total Quality Management.
Considering such background , as definition of terms constitutes the foundation of research, practice, and application, it is indispensable to redefine definition of the basic term that is familiar with the people who use it rooted in Japanese climate and culture. However, I believe that JSQC standards are not exist only to use independently, but also to propose to JIS and ISO to use together.
