TQM Model of Elements-Deployment Table Developed from Quality ...

(3) The assessment process is that the Qualification Confirmation Format is
submitted to the Japan Quality Award Committee and after received recognition,
the Japan Management Quality Award Application is sent to the Administration.
After the three stages examination of Individual Examination and Conference
Examinations and On-site Examinations, the evaluation report is submitted to
the Committee and sent to the applicant organization after that.
(4) Various functional service and events are organized. In 1997, Recipient
Enterprises Research Meeting, Facilitator Communication Conference and
Examiner Training Course were held.
(5) The Japan Quality Award Reporting (JQA) Conference of the commendation
enterprise of the previous year recognition, for two days course is held on
February every year. The commemoration speech by recipient enterprise in the
morning, panel-discussion session and speeches of representatives of recipients
are presented, further continued on the Speech, and Disscussion Session by each
criteri item and finished after celebration party on the first day. Then the
previous speechs and discussion session are continued on. Moreover, the
networking (under free participation and informal assembly) inserted between
the speech and discussion session. It is generally speaking, similar to the Quest
for Excellenc of the MBNQA event.
(6) The Branch office of Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development
in USA is stationed and collected USA information and reported to Japanese
headquarter.
(7) MBNQA Investigation Team "USAs Management Quality Circumstances
Investigation Team" have been to USA since 1995. The members participated to
“The USA Management Quality Circumstance Investigation Team” 33 people and
“The Top Missions” were 12 people, and “The International Investigation Team”
were 15 members, that in total 60 delegation team members were dispatched on
February 1998. In additon, 27 members selected from recipient enterprise all
NEC were participated independently.
(8) JQA administrative status is Managing Members: 16 Companies, Regular
Member: 100 Companies and 104 organizations, and Associate Member: 63
companies and 64 organizations. (From JQAC Monthly Report Vol.10, 1997.8.)
(D) Deming Prize and Japan Quality Medal
(1) It is recognized that the guidance lecturers contribution are great for introduction,
promotion and implementation of TQM before recognition, and processing after
being awarded, further continuing to promote follow-up action by the examination
report recommendation.
(2) As for cost concerns: It is briefly explained for diagnosis expense, diagnosis report
preparation expense, transportation, hotel charge, and administrative expense,
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