Title :
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: A prescription for quality improvement and international competition
Author :
Liebesman, Burton S.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is described. It was created to encourage quality improvement throughout the United States. In the three years since its inception it has become the de facto standard for quality excellence. The goals of the award, the application process, the award criteria, the award winners, and the 1990 IEEE conference on challenging the quality awards are described.<>
Keywords :
management; quality control; standards; 1990 IEEE conference on challenging the quality awards; Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; United States; application process; award criteria; award goals; international competition; quality improvement; Awards;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1991. ICC '91, Conference Record. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0006-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1991.162531
