The Deming Prize
Yu Qi Eric Su
What we will cover
• What is the
Deming Prize?
– Who is Dr.
Deming?
– History
• Deming Prize vs.
Quality Awards
– The Deming Prize
– Differences
• Qualifying for
the Deming Prize
– Who qualifies
– Deming
Application Prize
– How to Apply
– How to win
• Winners
What is the Deming
Prize?
• Who was W. Edwards Deming?
•History of the Deming Prize?
Who was Dr. W. Edwards
Deming?
Dr. W. E. Deming was one of the
world’s leaders of Quality
management.
Had great impact on American
and Japanese industries.
Who was Dr. W. Edwards
Deming?
Based ideas on continuous
improvement
1900 - 1994
History
• Established in 1951
• JUSE
• Purpose
History
Dr. Deming was in Japan giving
lectures on statistical process
control and was recorded for
distribution and profit. Funds
were donated to JUSE
History
Kenichi Koyanagi, the managing
director of the Japanese Union of
Scientists and Engineers (JUSE),
used those funds to create the
Deming prize to individuals or
organizations in 1951.
History
The purpose of the Deming Prize
was to recognize those who
excelled in quality control and
as a way of driving quality
control. It was also established
to thank Dr. Deming for his
accomplishments and impact in
the Japanese industry.
Deming Prize vs. Quality
Awards
• What the Deming award
concentrates on
• Differences
Deming Prize
Concentrates on :
• Policy
• Organization
and operations
• Collection and
use of
information
• Analysis
• Planning for future
• Education and
training
• Quality assurance
• Quality effects
• Standardization
• Control
Differences
• Baldrige Award
concentrates
more on
customers and
human resource
• European
Quality Award
more on
satisfaction
•Deming Prize Effective planning
and implementing of a firms
organization and operations
Qualification
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Who qualifies
Deming Application Prize
How to apply
How to win
Who Qualifies
• Award available to individuals
and organizations, whereas
others do not (such as Baldrige
only for organizations)
• Deming Prize for Individuals
available every year.
Deming Application
Prize
• No limit to winners
• Annually presented to
companies that show
improvement in the field of total
quality management
• No industry barrier
• Divisions of a company
How to Apply
• A firm examines itself based on
these viewpoints:
– How well you implement TQM
– No unnecessary rules and regulations
– Understands and used TQM and
statistical thinking
– Examination of production and nonproduction divisions of firm tested the
same way
How to Apply
• Based on a 100 point scale
– Executive Session must be 70% or
higher
– Examined Session must be 50% or
higher
– Company Average must be 70% or
higher
How to Win
• The following viewpoints are
used to determine if the
company should receive the
prize.
How to Win
1.Based on clear management
leadership, management
principles, type and scope of
industry, and business
environment, applicant has
established business objectives
that are challenging and
customer oriented.
How to Win
2. TQM must be implemented properly
in the viewpoint 1 mentioned
previously, while achieving company
goals and strategies.
3. Outstanding results obtained for
business objectives and strategies
as an outcome of viewpoint 2, in the
manner stated in viewpoint 1.
Winners
• Winners of the Deming Prize for
individuals have been Japanese as of
1999
• Majority of Deming Application Prize
winners also Japanese firms until
the last decade.
• U.S. winners:
– AT&T Power Systems
– Lucent Technology Power Systems
Pop Quiz?
1. Who is able to qualify for the
Deming Application Prize?
2. How many possible winners
are there a year?
3. What U.S. Firms have won a
Deming Prize?
Summary
The Deming Prize was created in 1951
by the Japanese Union of Scientist
and Engineers. For commemorating
Dr. Deming and recognizing those
with outstanding quality
management.
Deming Prize available for
individuals and firms in any field.
Scoring for winners are on a 100
point scale.