Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards.

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards for Manufacturing, Service and Small Business, are named for the late Malcolm Baldrige. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards are based on guidelines and criteria that organizations can use to assess their quality improvement efforts.

The Baldrige Award program has focused national and international attention on the quality of goods and services. Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Sweden have patterned their own national quality award programs after the Baldrige Award.
The Baldrige Award program has spawned what are sometimes called the "Baby Baldrige." At least 30 states have created their own quality awards modeled after the Baldrige. Many of the state awards have expanded the Baldrige categories to include categories for health care, education and government.

The Baldrige examiners, who donate their time, are recruited from the private and public sectors. The Baldrige National Award is recognized as the most prestigious and coveted prize in American business. It represents the most intensive and objective corporate assessment.
 

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