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A world of improvement is available through the American Society for Quality, providing information, contacts, and opportunities to make things better in the workplace, in communities, and in people's lives. The American Society for Quality, a professional association headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, creates better workplaces and communities worldwide by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange.
   

Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. NIST carries out its mission in four cooperative programs
   

The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was created to provide the private sector a means of accomplishing the following Award objectives: raise sufficient funds to establish an endowment which, when supplemented by fees from Award applicants, would permanently fund the Program; oversee the investment of endowment funds; review Program accomplishments; disburse required funds to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); and review the plan and approve associated funds requirements for subsequent years to ensure a successful Award program
   
American Productivity & Quality Centre - An internationally recognised resource for process and performance improvement, APQC helps organisations adapt to rapidly changing environments, build new and better ways to work, and succeed in a competitive marketplace. APQC works with its member organisations to identify best practices, discover effective methods of improvement, broadly disseminate findings, and connect individuals with one another, and the knowledge, training, and tools they need to succeed.
   

An applied information services company that helps organizations manage risk, achieve compliance and drive business improvement.

   

Europe's largest corporate membership organisation promoting performance improvement and excellence.  Sponsor and Key Members of the Foundation help sponsor the UK Business Excellence Award, an annual award which, over the past ten years, has established itself as the UK's premier business prize. The Foundation promotes business excellence through numerous activities, but at the core of all the programmes is the Excellence Model. Thousands of organisations in the UK now use this Model to plan their improvements and monitor progress through regular self assessment.
   

One of the world's longest-established journals of business excellence. Since 1993, European Quality has focused on delivering high level case studies and articles on all aspects of Total Quality Management (TQM), human resource strategy, brand effectiveness, Business Process Measurement (BPM), Quality Control (TQC), Six Sigma, Value Based Management (VBM) Organisational Excellence and Quality Assurance (QA). European Quality also covers performance measurement models such as the EFQM Excellence Model, Balanced Business Scorecard (BSC), Investors in People accreditation (IiP), ISO 9000 series for product and service delivery and ISO 14000 environmental management systems (EMS).

   

Welcome to ISO

  • ISO is the world’s leading developerof International Standards.

  • ISO standards specify the requirements for state-of-the-art products, services, processes, materials and systems, and for good conformity assessment, managerial and organizational practice.
  • ISO standards are designed to be implemented worldwide.
   
European Society Quality Healthcare - a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the improvement of quality in European healthcare. ESQH is a voluntary Society, registered for charity within the Republic of Ireland. Funding is received from the Irish Department of Health & Children, the Dutch Ministry of Health & Welfare, and from members' subscriptions.
   

A not-for-profit organisation that promotes Business Excellence across Scotland in the private, public and voluntary sectors. From just 14 founding members, Quality Scotland's members now number over 200. They include blue chips such as Standard Life and the Royal Bank of Scotland, as well as ambitious SMEs and a range of public and voluntary organisations. The diversity of our membership highlights the relevance of what we offer to a wide cross-section of the economy. What connects our members is their shared belief in the value of Business Excellence, and their drive and commitment to improve their organisations' performance.
   

The W. Edwards Deming Institute® was founded by Dr. Deming in 1993. The Institute is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a non profit corporation which provides educational services related to the teachings of Dr. Deming. These services include conferences and seminars. The aim of The W. Edwards Deming Institute® is to foster understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge™ to advance commerce, prosperity and peace.