I. Definition

In the 1990’s –US: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award –In Japan: ?? In 1995 the JPC-SED –Japan Quality Award

“to support a structure that will create values needed by customers and markets, and that can maintain long- term competitiveness”

Over ten years: 145 companies have applied 21 companies have received the award Award winners are expected to widely introduce their management activities for three years

6 companies, two each from the manufacturing sector, the service sector, and medium/small companies, will be given the JQA. –NEC –Asahi Breweries –Chiba-Isumi Golf Club –Nihon Research Institute –Yoshida Original Co. Ltd. –Ricoh –Fuji Xerox

II. Award Framework

The Japan Quality Program –core values –measures Modeled after the self-assessment theory of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Assessment Criteria not merely a judging standard state-of-the-art framework of the theory and process of management innovation – used to deepen management quality understanding –self-assessment practice to achieve management innovation in Japanese business.

Components of the Assessment Criteria 1. Concept Customer focus Individual capability Employee oriented Public responsibility

2. Core values LeadershipProcess Knowledge Management Agility PartnershipSocial and Environmental Management by fact Globalization FairnessInnovation Quality

3. Framework

4. Categories, Items, Areas to Address, and Theory of the Assessment Item Categories are based on the eleven Core Values. The eight categories consist of 23 items (Assessment Items) that are universally essential to management systems in every organization.

The Scoring Guidelines indicate six levels of management conditions –“maturity level model.”

Stages in the Award Cycle Application 3 stage review process –Independent –Consensus –Site visit Feedback report Plan and implement improvements

III. Future Trends and Development

Seen as being in its developmental stage. Needs to be further refined and its impact on the industry magnified. Plans to expand the eligibility categories to the following sectors: education, medical and health care, and government or public service.

IV. Real Life Example

Ricoh Global Ricoh - Managing for Excellence

V. Exercise

Think about your own company Choose one of the five factors in the JQA framework Make a list of what your companies is doing well in that factor and what is not doing so well

What did you find? How can you improve on the things that your company is not doing so well? What makes the other list to be good? –Can you apply similar processes to improve other areas of your company?

VI. Summary

JQA created to promote the improvement of management quality of Japanese enterprises JQA is not administered by government but by industry itself. Only manufacturing, service, and small and medium enterprises can apply Can be used as a guideline to better understand management quality and to practice self- assessment in order to achieve management innovation

VII. Bibliography

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