Summary
Companies located in the United States are constantly improving the processes they engage in to increase the quality of services provided. Baldrige Program is the nation’s Presidential award for performance excellence given to companies that achieve world-class levels (“Baldrige Award Recipients Listing,” n.d.) This work will locate the most recent award recipients, review one of the application summaries, and describe the types of performance measures these companies use.
The Award’s Recent Recipients and Review of an Application Summary
A list of all the recipients and their award application summaries are located on the official page of the program, which has the address (“Baldrige Award Recipients Listing,” n.d.). The most recent applications are dated 2020, and they represent three areas of activity, which are Small Business, Health Care, and Nonprofit. The second sector’s recipients are GBMC HealthCare, Inc. and Wellstar Paulding Hospital, while the companies that applied for the third one are AARP and Elevations Credit Union 2020 (“Baldrige Award Recipients Listing,” n.d.). The first area is represented by the company MESA 2020, which provides services to prevent corrosion, and its application is reviewed in detail.
The enterprise describes seven categories used as types of performance measures. The first category is “Leadership,” which is focused on high-quality communication and management, while the second one is the company’s “Strategy” which represents its goals (“Baldrige Award Application: Corrosion Control+Integrity,” 2020). The third area of interest is “Customers,” their satisfaction, and their interaction with them. The fourth performance measure is “Measurement, analysis, and knowledge management,” which focuses on operating the company’s data. The fifth category is “Workforce” which implies the employees’ safe and effective working process, while the sixth one is “Operations,” and it focuses on the quality of services provided, or products manufactured (“Baldrige Award Application: Corrosion Control+Integrity,” 2020). The last type of performance measurement described is “Results,” their assessment and analysis. Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is intended to improve the quality of services and products provided by United States companies, which is shown on MESA 2020 enterprise’s seven types of performance measures.
References
Baldrige Award Application: Corrosion Control+Integrity. (2020). Web.
Baldrige Award Recipients Listing. (n.d.). 2021, Web.