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 The
Japan Quality Award was established in 1995 by the Japan Productivity
Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED). It was modeled
after the self-assessment theory of the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award (commonly known as the MB Award) in the United States,
and modified to accommodate Japanese management practices. |
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The award is presented
to Japanese companies and other corporate entities displaying excellent
overall management qualities. These are companies that continue
to create new values through the continuous process of self-innovation
to transform their overall management systems into customer-oriented
structures. |
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Since the inception
of the award system, 120 corporate entities have applied over a
period of seven years, and 15 companies have received the award.
The award winners are expected to widely introduce their excellent
management activities as “best practices” for a three-year
period after being awarded and lead the development of the industrial
community in Japan. |
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With the establishment
of the award system, comprehensive approaches to management improvement
activities have become widespread within Japan’s industrial
community. It also provided the momentum for the creation of local
award systems, and today it is being pursued in ten regions, including
Fukui, Niigata, Chiba, Mie, and Tochigi prefectures.
A new award system targeting local municipalities has been added to
the JQA system in 2003 to develop quality management in the public
sector as well. |
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The Japan Quality Award
Promotion Department is primarily in charge of revising and updating
assessment criteria and screening and granting the award. The JPC-SED
has also established the Japan Quality Award Council to systematically
publicize the Japan Quality Program. It is a membership organization
currently composed of 373 members. Including the members of the
18 local quality award councils, however, it boasts a membership
of 1,200 nationwide organizations. |
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For more details on
the Japan Quality Award, visit the JQA web site at http://www.jqac.com/website.nsf/newmainpagee?openpage. |
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NEC Semiconductor
Group
1996 Winner, Manufacturing
Asahi Breweries
1997 Winner, Manufacturing
Chiba-Isumi Golf Club
1997 Winner, Small Business
Japan Research Institutes
1998 Winner, Service
Yoshida Original
1998 Winner, Small Business
Ricoh
1999 Winner, Manufacturing
Fuji Xerox
National Major Customer Operations 1
1999 Winner, Service
IBM Japan
Small & Medium Business Division
2000 Winner, Service
Musashino Corp.
2000 Winner, Small Business
The Daiichi Mutual Life Insurance
2001 Winner, Large Business
Seiko Epson
Imaging & Information Products Division
2001 Winner, Large Business
Pioneer
Mobile Entertainment Company
2002 Winner, Large Business
Calsonic Harrison
2002 Winner, Small Business
Toyota Vista Kochi
2002 Winner, Small Business
NEC Fielding
2003 Winner, Large Business |
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