European Foundation for Quality Management

There are other ways of demonstrating that an organization implements best practice. One of these is obtained through the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). The EFQM excellence model was introduced in 1992 as a framework for assessing applications for the European Quality Award which has since been replaced by the EFQM Excellence Award (EEA). The EFQM... 

European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), Brussels, Belgium, [http //www.efqm. org] (accessed 30 November, 2006). 

European Foundation for Quality Management. The Excellence Model. Brussels European Foundation for Quality Management. Available at http //www.efqm.org.html. Accessed 21 July 2001. 

European Foundation for Quality Management. 2006. EFQM Framework for Management of External Resources. By EIPM - EFQM. 

In Europe, the European Community has adopted a number of performance standards that serve as voluntary quality and environmental standards for its members. The European Foundation for Quality Management (EEQM) promotes and rewards organizations that adhere to their excellence model for quality. Accompanying these standards are safety and environmental performance measures that directly impact the overall quality of the product. These standards have also laid the foundation for documentation of performance standards and continual improvement process. 

European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) founded in 1988 by the Presidents of 14 major European companies, with the endorsement of the European Commission. The EFQM helps European businesses make better products and deliver improved services through the effective use of leading edge management practices. 

The Business Excellence model was established in 1992 as part of the European Foundation for Quality Management s European Quality Awards. The basic approach of the model is to allow companies to self-assess their organisational capabilities. This is achieved by providing a self-assessment... 

See the reference in operations and production tools and techniques (chapter 6) and the reference below to the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Excellence Model. 

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