Retirement
Juran was active well into his 90s, and only gave up international travel at age 86. He retired at the age of 90 but still was sharp and gave interviews. His accomplishments during the second half of his life include:
- Consulting for U.S. companies such as Armour and Company, Dennison Manufacturing Company, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Otis Elevator Company, Xerox, and the United States Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile System.
- Consulting for Western European and Japanese companies, such as Rolls-Royce Motors, Philips, Volkswagen, Royal Dutch Shell and Toyota Motor Company
- Pro bono consulting for Soviet-bloc countries (Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Poland, and Yugoslavia)
- Founding the Juran Institute and the Juran Foundation.
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