Qimpro Benchmark
For excellence in organizational performance
 
The BestPrax Club hosts an annual competition for the Qimpro Benchmark. This is an award for excellence in business performance. There are two categories for the award: Manufacturing and Service.

The basis for recognition is an IQMM assessment. Each member business unit receives an IQMM Manual.
 
The 12 IQMM business elements are:
  1. Leadership
  2. Strategic Planning
  3. Customer and Market Focus
  4. Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management
  5. Cost of Poor Quality
  6. Human Resource Focus
  7. Value Creation Processes
  8. Support Processes
  9. Supplier and Partner Focus
  10. Improvement and Innovation
  11. Internal Quality Audits
  12. Business Results
     
Past Winners
  Elegant Textile Industry, Indonesia
  Grasim Industries, Vikram Cement, Khor
  ITC (Packaging & Printing Division), Chennai
  Reliance Energy, Mumbai
  Reliance Industries Limited, Hazira
  Tata Steel, West Bokaro
  Thai Carbon Black, Thailand
  Thai Acrylic Fibre, Thailand
  PT. Indo Liberty, Indonesia
  Tata Ryerson Limited, Kolkatta
 

The highest scoring business unit for each of the 12 business elements is awarded a Qimpro Compass.

An IQMM assessment can be organized for a member business unit. The competition fee is a function of the number of employees and number of locations of the business unit.
 
Competition Features
The Qimpro Benchmark Competition is characterized by the following unique features:
 
The assessment process requires no submission document. Only a five-page Organizational Profile, in a prescribed format, is required for the applicant business unit.
 
All assessments are conducted by a team of Accredited Quality Auditors, over three days, per business unit.
 
Each applicant business unit receives a Certificate of Achievement stating the accomplished overall IQMM level rating.
 
Each assessed business unit receives a one-year membership to the BestPrax Club.
 
For more details please write to: standards@qimpro.com
Related Links
 
QualTech Prize
Qimpro Awards

Qimpro Benchmark 2005 Winners

Download Prescribed Format for Organizational Profile (pdf-111 kb)

 

 
 
International Accolades
 
After winning the Qimpro Benchmark Thai Acrylic Fibre and Thai Carbon Black went on to win the Deming Application Prize.
In addition, Thai Acrylic Fibre and Reliance Industries Limited (Hazira) went on to win the Asia Pacific Quality Award.
 
   
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