European Quality Awards

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model was introduced in 1992 as a framework for assessing applications for the European Quality Award which has since been replaced by the EFQM Excellence Award (EEA).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... 

After reviewing model quality systems like ISO, Malcolm Baldrige, or the European Quality Award, it is evident that cGMPs fall short of being a true quality system. They lack many elements common to these quality models such as leadership, planning, process orientation, and continuous improvement. A corollary concern is sometimes expressed that the pharmaceutical business is so regulated that a best practice quality system like ISO is not sufficient. However, a central... 

Most companies use an established assessment model when they carry out a quality assessment Well-known examples are the Malcolm Baldrige National Qutility Award (MBNQA) in the United States and the European Quality Award in Europe. Several derivations of these models exist in different countries. AU assessment models define criteria that address the various fields of improvement in an organization. Those criteria are grouped in categories and a procedure used both for gathering and evaluating information and for the calculation of the score is defined. 

European Quality Award, 645 European quality management systems standards, 1968... 

European Quality Award Europe s most prestigious Award for organizational excellence and the top level of the EFQM Levels of Excellence. 

European Foundation for Quality Management Levels of Excellence. 2001. European quality award information brochure. Brussels, Belgium. 

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... 

The EFQM (European Foundation of Quahty Management) award is derived from America s Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. There are similar accolades available in other countries, such as the Canadian Excellence Awards and the Austrahan Quality Award. The EFQM Award was established in 1991. It is supported by the European Union and the countries in the EU have their own support unit (e.g. British Quality Foundation in the UK). The EFQM model provides a set of cheddist questionnaires under nine categories, each containing maximum points. They are ... 

European Eoundation for Quality Management (EFQM) It is derived from the American Malcom Baldridge Quality award. It is an award for organizations that achieve world class performance as judged by independent auditors against a checklist. The checklist is detailed and extensive and covers leadership, people management, policy and strategy, partnerships and resource, processes, people satisfaction, customer satisfaction, impact on society and business results. 

One Johnson and Johnson Medical Inc. plant in Juarez, a surgical garment production facility, has about 1,800 employees and is ISO and EN 46002 certified (European certification for quality in manufacturing and quality in medical device production). It is the first Maquiladora plant to win the National Quality Award. As of March 1995, it had set a record 2,000 hours of no labor loss due to injury. 

A multi-nation European initiative resulted in the establishment of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) which authorizes accreditation and quality assurance agencies to award the EUR-ACE label to... 

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