Nomination Form
Award for Excellence in Productivity Improvement
To submit the nomination via e-mail, please complete this form and e-mail it as an attachment to
Honors@iienet.org.
If you can’t submit the nomination via e-mail, complete this form and submit it by mail,
postmarked by Dec. 1. Nominations sent by mail must include a total of eight copies of this
completed form. For either method of submission, do not attach published articles.
Mail to:
IIE Honors & Awards
c/o Office of the President
3577 Parkway Lane, Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092
Questions? Call (770) 449-0461, ext. 105.
Nominee information
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Describe strategic and business planning. How does the organization’s overall management
philosophy demonstrate its commitment to planning for performance improvement? What
goals for productivity and quality improvement are contained in the overall strategic/business
plan?
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Describe productivity and quality leadership. What is the extent of personal involvement by
top management in creating an environment for accelerating performance efforts?
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Describe productivity and quality measurement and analysis. What are the primary analytical
tools used to identify root causes of problems, pinpoint areas of concentration,
implementation of improvements, and measurement of results in productivity and quality
improvement? Are formal feedback systems used to improve product/service performance
and quality?
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Describe productivity and quality management. How are the organization’s performance
improvements integrated into the management system?
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Describe the measurement of results. What trends have been used through the use of data
from the past five years?
Nominator information
Note: Members of the IIE Board of Trustees, the Honors Steering Committee, those involved in
processing (such as the Director of Honors) or any headquarters staff member may not be used
as a nominator.
Name:
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