Deming Prize
The Deming Prize is an award given by a Japanese association since 1950 for special achievements in the field of quality management .
History and conception
Since July 1950, the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has given annual awards under the name Deming Prize to companies and people who have achieved outstanding performance in the field of total quality management . While initially only Japanese companies were awarded the prize, in 1984 the prize was also opened to companies overseas.
There is no predetermined number of possible prize winners, but the award is given to all nominees who achieve at least a certain number of points in the categories considered by the jury. Applicants for the prize who do not yet meet the requirements have two more opportunities over the course of three years to achieve the required number of points as part of a “continued observation” by JUSE.
The award ceremony was set up in honor of its namesake, William Edwards Deming , who held highly acclaimed seminars on the subject of quality management in Japan in 1950 and thus initiated various improvements in this area.
Award winners (selection)
Deming Application Prize
- 1951: Showa Denko , Yawata Iron & Steel
- 1953: Kawasaki Steel , Shin-Etsu Chemical
- 1955: Asahi Glass , Hitachi
- 1956: Fuji Photo Film , Konishiroku Photo Industry
- 1962: Sumitomo Electric Industries
- 1968: Bridgestone
- 1971: Hino Motors
- 1975: Ricoh
- 1976: Sankyo Seiki Manufacturing , Pentel
- 1977: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
- 1980: Komatsu Forklift , Fuji Xerox
- 1982: Yokogawa Electric
- 1984: The Kansai Electric Power Co.
- 1985: Texas Instruments Japan
- 1989: Toto
- 1993: NTT Data
- 1996: Konica
- 2000: Sanden Corporation
- 2008: Tata Steel
Deming Prize For Individuals
- 1952: Ishikawa Kaoru
- 1960: Taguchi Gen'ichi
- 1978: Yōji Akao
- 1980: Shōichirō Toyoda
Quality Control Award For Operations Business Units
- 1973: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- 1981: Matsushita Electric Works
- 1983: Fuji Electric Co.
- 1988: Suntory
- 1989: Kobe Steel
- 1992: Nissan Motor Company
- 2007: Reliance Industries
Japan Quality Medal
- 1970: Toyota Motors
- 1973: Nippon Electric Co.
- 1975: Nippon Steel
- 1977: Aisin Seiki
- 1981: Komatsu
- 1997: Philips Taiwan
- 2002: Sanden Corporation
- 2007: Mahindra & Mahindra