Benchmarking in Business and Industry
Benchmarking is the process of determining who sets the standard and what that standard is. It is done to motivate people to improve toward that goal. These articles and links will help you establish benchmarks and move your organization toward them.
Benchmarking
You have to know who's best before you can beat them. Benchmarking is where you start. Benchmarking is the process of determining who is the very best, who sets the standard, and what that standard is.
You have to know who's best before you can beat them. Benchmarking is where you start. Benchmarking is the process of determining who is the very best, who sets the standard, and what that standard is.
American National Standards Institute
The Institute is a private, nonprofit membership organization with the primary goal of the enhancement of global competitiveness of U.S. business by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards. Site includes online catalog, standards information database, news and calendar.
The Institute is a private, nonprofit membership organization with the primary goal of the enhancement of global competitiveness of U.S. business by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards. Site includes online catalog, standards information database, news and calendar.
The American Productivity & Quality Center
This site has sections on benchmarking, knowledge management, performance management, and more. The benchmarking and best practices section includes a library of relevant downloadable resources files.
This site has sections on benchmarking, knowledge management, performance management, and more. The benchmarking and best practices section includes a library of relevant downloadable resources files.
APICS Online
The Educational Society for Resource Management develops educational programs for professionals in resource management areas, including inventory, materials, information systems, accounting/finance and supply chain.
The Educational Society for Resource Management develops educational programs for professionals in resource management areas, including inventory, materials, information systems, accounting/finance and supply chain.
SIC Codes
This OSHA site lets you look up SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes by keyword or number.
This OSHA site lets you look up SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes by keyword or number.
"Ten Benchmarking Mistakes to Avoid"
Before starting a benchmarking effort, read these pointers from the Benchmarking in Australia site.
Before starting a benchmarking effort, read these pointers from the Benchmarking in Australia site.
iSixSigma
Quality portal providing articles, tools, news, job listings, and resources for implementing quality programs such as Six Sigma, ISO, Total Quality Management, and Baldrige.
Quality portal providing articles, tools, news, job listings, and resources for implementing quality programs such as Six Sigma, ISO, Total Quality Management, and Baldrige.
ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Training Programs
Penn State University's Justice and Safety Institute provides seminars and workshops on ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards. Penn State has a reputation for training excellence in these international standards and offers very comprehensive reviews of these quality efforts and requirements.
Penn State University's Justice and Safety Institute provides seminars and workshops on ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards. Penn State has a reputation for training excellence in these international standards and offers very comprehensive reviews of these quality efforts and requirements.