Ludwig Erhard Prize (ILEP)
The Ludwig Erhard Prize of the Initiative Ludwig Erhard Prize is awarded annually by the initiative.
Initiative Ludwig Erhard Prize
The ILEP is managed by a board of directors, which includes seven members' representatives and the full-time managing director. The representatives are one from the German Society for Quality and one from the Association of German Engineers , one from the Ludwig Erhard Foundation and four representatives from the ILEP members. All organizations can join the ILEP as sponsoring members, but not individuals.
Goal of the price
The award is given to holistic management achievements that build on the basic idea of excellence - customer orientation, process optimization and innovation - and promote the sustainable development of companies in competition. The Ludwig Erhard Prize is linked to internationally recognized awards for comprehensive quality management such as the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) in the USA, the Japanese Deming Prize or the European Quality Prize .
Assessment process
The award ceremony is preceded by an "assessment process".
For the application, an application brochure of at least 25 pages is required, which highlights the main procedures and results. This is only needed to plan the on-site visit. The on-site visit will then take place. Every applicant can be sure that the assessors will come to him in the organization. During the visit, the applicant's competitiveness will be examined using the EFQM model and a feedback report will be created. The rating (RADAR rating system) on a scale between 0 and 1000 characterizes the degree of maturity of the organization and, together with the strengths and potentials found, forms the basis for the jury's decision.
As the first step in the classic process, the applicant submits a 75-page, written application document to the project manager at the beginning of the year. Applicants for the Ludwig Erhard Prize take into account the requirements of the EFQM model developed by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) in their application . This application document is initially assessed individually by a team of five to six EFQM assessors and as a team during the so-called consensus meeting. If the applicant achieves a predetermined minimum number of points, the team goes to the applicant for a two to three day on-site visit. During the on-site visit, the team verifies the application and forms a final judgment and writes the final report with the points evaluation. The assessment reports of all teams are presented to a jury made up of representatives from business and science. This makes the final decision about the awards.
Award ceremony
The award ceremony usually takes place in June, mostly in Berlin. Up until 2017 there were three types of awards: Finalist recognition, an award, and the award. While the number of finalists and winners can fluctuate, the Ludwig Erhard Prize was only awarded once until 2002. From 2003 the prize will be awarded once per category. As of 2017, the prize will be awarded in three prize categories, whereby each prize category can now be filled multiple times so that the success of one applicant is not influenced by the success of another applicant.
Between 2001 and 2003 the Ludwig Erhard Prize was awarded in four categories:
- Large companies (abbr. GU, more than 500 full-time employees)
- Medium-sized companies (abbr. MU, 101–500 full-time employees)
- Small companies (abbreviation KU, fewer than 100 full-time employees)
- Smallest companies (abbr. KLU, 1–15 full-time employees)
From 2012 the Ludwig Erhard Prize will be awarded in four categories:
- Large organizations (abbr.GO, more than 500 full-time employees)
- Medium-sized companies (abbr. M, 101–500 full-time employees)
- Small organizations (abbr.KO, fewer than 100 full-time employees)
- Smallest organizations (abbr. KLO, 1–15 full-time employees)
As of 2017, the prize for the size categories introduced in 2012 will be awarded in three prize categories:
- "German Excellence Award in Gold"
- "German Excellence Award in Silver"
- "German Excellence Award in Bronze"
| year | Award winners | Awards | Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | none | Centra-Honeywell AG, Otis GmbH | no |
| 1998 | Schindlerhof Klaus Kobjoll GmbH | no | Dr. Reinold Hagen Foundation, Vaillant GmbH |
| 1999 | Vaillant GmbH | no awards | Honeywell control systems, OBI Markt Nürnberg, TQU Steinbeis transfer centers Quality in the company |
| 2000 | AUBI | OBI store Nuremberg | no |
| 2001 | none | no | OBI Markt Finsterwald, Philips Semiconductors, TQU Steinbeis Transfer Centers Quality in the company |
| 2002 | none | drillbox Georg Knoblauch GmbH (today's company name: tempus GmbH) | Lufthansa CityLine, Endress + Hauser Wetzer |
| 2003 | Schindlerhof Klaus Kobjoll GmbH (KU), TNT Express (GU) | Philips Semiconductors Hamburg (MU), Kautex Textron Plant Knowledge (MU), Endress + Hauser Wetzer (MU), Lufthansa CityLine (GU) | TQU Steinbeis Transfer Centers Quality in Companies (KU), Philips Automotive (GU) |
| 2004 | T-Systems Development Center Southwest (GU), Endress + Hauser Wetzer (MU) | BMW Group - Production of chassis and drive components (GU), Homag Holzverarbeitungungssystems AG (GU), Rewe-Zentral AG Niederlassung Hungen (GU), Kautex Textron Werk Wissen (MU) | Philips Semiconductor Boeblingen (GU) |
| 2005 | BMW Group, "Production Chassis and Drive Components" division (GU) | Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH (GU), emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA (MU), KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KG (Knowledge Factory, MU), T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH (MU), practice for dental, Oral and maxillofacial medicine Dirk Schöttelndreier & Dr. Holger Rapsch (KU) | Blaupunkt GmbH (MU), Herth + Buss GmbH & Co. KG (KU). |
| 2006 | Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH (GU), T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH (MU) | GRUNDFOS PUMPENFABRIK GMBH (GU), KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KG, Knowledge Plant (MU), domino-world Health and Social Services (KU) | Homag Holzverarbeitungungssysteme AG (GU), GRG Gebäudereinigung Sonne + Schwarz GmbH & Co Service KG (MU), Seniorencentrum St. Liborius (KU). |
| 2007 | KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KG, Knowledge Plant (MU), Practice for Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine Schöttelndreier & Dr. Rapsch (KLU) | Daimler AG, Untertürkheim plant (GU), GRG Services Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG (MU), Glow & Tingle Unternehmensberatung GmbH (KU) | Carl Zeiss SMT AG (GU), apetito AG (GU). |
| 2008 | domino-world health and social services (MU), Voss and Partner AG (KU) | Robert Bosch Vehicle Electronics Eisenach GmbH (GU) | Institute for Medical Diagnostics Oderland (KU), BURTON GmbH (MU). |
| 2009 | Robert Bosch GmbH, Homburg plant (GU), Glow & Tingle management consultancy (KLU) | Ricoh Deutschland GmbH (GU), Burton GmbH + Co. KG (MU), Harting Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (MU), Allresist GmbH (KLU) | TRW Automotive GmbH (GU), Schöck AG (MU), practice for paediatrics and adolescent medicine Hans Ibel (KLU). |
| 2010 | Ricoh Germany GmbH (GU), IK Hofmann GmbH (MU) | BMW Motorrad, Berlin plant (GU), TRW Airbag Systems GmbH (GU), TKW Gebäudeervice GmbH (MU), Marc Klejbor Marketing & Merchandising GmbH (KU) | Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG Meerane (MU), German Aerospace Center e. V. (MU), Reha Vita GmbH (KU). |
| 2011 | BMW Motorrad, Berlin plant (GU), Endress + Hauser Conducta GmbH (MU), WSS ACTIVE ADVICE (KU) | Robert Bosch GmbH, Feuerbach plant (GU), ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH (MU), Herth + Buss Vehicle Parts (MU), MDK Rhineland-Palatinate (MU), Biberach Police Department (MU), Schöck AG , Baden-Baden (MU), Thuringian Weidmüller GmbH, Wutha-Farnroda (MU) | WISAG Gebäudereinigung Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt (GU), Neumarkter Lammsbräu , Neumarkt (KU). |
| 2012 | Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart-Feuerbach plant (GO), Schindlerhof Klaus Kobjoll GmbH (KO), Allresist GmbH (KLO) | BMW Plant Regensburg (GO) | Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH (GO). |
| 2013 | BMW Plant Regensburg (GO), domino-world (M) | Caritasverband Olpe (GO), Schöck AG (M), Thüringische Weidmüller GmbH (M), flow consulting gmbh (KLO) | DRK Hospital Clementinenhaus (M), EBK Krüger GmbH & Co KG (M), Daimler AG - Haus Lautenbach Education Center (KO), Helga and Andreas Linke Ophthalmological Practice (KLO). |
| 2014 | Robert Bosch Vehicle Electronics Eisenach GmbH (GO) | MDK Berlin-Brandenburg (GO), Sparkasse Ingolstadt (GO), Weisses Bräuhaus München GmbH & Co. KG (KLO) | VHS Reckenberg-Ems acc. GmbH / FARE gGmbH based in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (KLO). |
| 2015 | Construction company Jökel (KO) | BMW Plant Munich (GO) | ABB Business Services GmbH, TESA plant Offenburg, Bankwitz Architekten (KO) |
| 2016 | BMW Group Plant Munich (GO) | Robert Bosch GmbH, BMW Group (GO), Gedikon GmbH (M), Schneider Bräuhaus München GmbH & Co. KG (KO) | VHS Reckenberg-Ems acc. GmbH / FARE gGmbH (M) |
| 2017 | MDK Medical Service of the Berlin-Brandenburg Health Insurance (GO) | DRK Hospital Clementinenhaus (M), | OBI Baumarkt Franken GmbH & Co. KG (GO),
ingenics AG (M), Regensburg Tourismus GmbH (KO), cmx concepts (KO) |
| year | German Excellence Award in Gold | German Excellence Award in silver | German Excellence Award in bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IK Hofmann GmbH Nuremberg (GO), VHS Reckenberg-Ems acc. GmbH / FARE gGmbh (M) |
Evenord-Bank eG-KG Nürnberg (M), carriere & more private Akademie Südwest GmbH, Korb (KLO) |
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Braunschweig-Hannover (GO), thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg GmbH Hagen (GO), Ehrhorn vermessung Achim (KO), Spherea GmbH Ulm (KO), Corneal Bank Aachen (KLO) |
| 2019 | none | Herth + Buss Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Heusenstamm (M), Krieger + Schramm GmbH & Co. KG, Dingelstädt (KO) |
thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel GmbH, Gelsenkirchen (GO), Police Headquarters Ulm, Ulm (GO), Robert Bosch GmbH / Facility Management Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Stuttgart (M), LWL-Klinik Paderborn, Paderborn (M), Lock Antriebstechnik GmbH, Ertingen (KO ), Schwarzbach School of Johannes-Diakonie Mosbach, Schwarzach (KO) |