Philippine Quality AwardGroup 11

Reporters:Perlas, Mary Grace P.

Pulido, Kenneth B.

Philippine Quality Award

HISTORY

• It was created through Executive Order 448 on October 3, 1997

• February 28, 2001 it was institutionalized through the signing of Republic Act 9013, also known as the Philippine Quality Award Act

• The PQA sets a standard of excellence to help Filipino organizations achieve world-class performance and serves as a “template” for competitiveness based on the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM).

• It is a national quality award comparable with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) of the US and those in Europe and Asia.

PQA --- OBJECTIVES

• To promote standards in organizational performance comparable to those of leading  business abroad, pursuant to the country's effort to be globally competitive

PQA --- OBJECTIVES

• To establish a national system for assessing quality and productivity performance, thus providing local organizations regardless of size, sector and maturity with criteria and guidelines for self-assessment to guide their quality and productivity improvement efforts

PQA --- OBJECTIVES

• To recognize organizations in both the private and public sector which excel in quality management and overall organizational performance, thus providing Philippine   industries with benchmarks and models to emulate.

PQA --- Awards and Recognition

PQA --- Organizational Structure

PQA --- Who may apply?

• Private Sector

• Public Sector

PQA --- Private Sector

• Small and Medium Enterprises

• Large Enterprises

• Manufacturing Companies or their Subsidiaries

• Service Companies

• Agriculture

• Other Industries

PQA --- Public Sector

• National Line Agencies or Subsidiaries

• Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations

• Local Government Units

PQA --- Eligibility Guidelines

1. Private corporations and public sector agencies/organizations are eligible to apply for the PQA.

2. Private corporations applying for the Award must be registered, must have a major business operation located in the Philippines which can be assessed by a panel of quality professionals, and must have been in existence for three years or more at the time of application.

3.    Eligible public sector organizations include national line agencies, government-owned or controlled corporations and local government units; state universities, government hospitals and must have been in existence for three years or more at the time of application.

4.    An applicant must have a clear definition of its own organization and be recognized by its customers as a distinct operating entity.

PQA --- Eligibility Guidelines

5.     Applicants are eligible to reapply on the second year from its application.

6.    Must comply with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.

7.    Must have employee(s) trained in the PQA application development.

PQA --- Eligibility Guidelines

8.    Must have conducted internal assessment based on the relevant PQA Criteria. Results of internal assessment should be presented to the Award Administrator when applying for eligibility.

9.        Show proof of compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements from BIR, Bureau of Customs, GSIS/SSS, DENR, DOLE, SEC;

PQA --- Eligibility Guidelines

10.    Submit two (2) copies of the completed Eligibility Determination Form to the Award Administrators; and

11.    If eligible, submit 20 copies of the accomplished Application Form together with other requirements (e.g. Application Report and Fees)

PQA --- Eligibility Guidelines

• An application is eligible only if it addresses all seven criteria categories and can be inspected in the Philippines.

PQA --- Eligibility Guidelines

PQA --- criteria• Leadership

• Strategic Planning

• Customer and Market focus

• Information and Analysis

• Human Resources focus

• Process Management

• Business/Organizational Structure

PQA --- Assessment Processes

PQA --- Application Form

PQA --- Benefits of Applying

• Self-assessment. The PQA manual is in itself an effective tool for self-assessment.

• Feedback. The feedback reports and sessions provide the most cost-effective consulting advice.

• Accelerated Pace of Improvement. The PQA allows applicants to focus on key areas for improvement.

• Joint Sharing Networks. The PQA system allows the sharing of best practices and benchmarking so that outstanding practices may serve as a model for other companies.

PQA --- Recipients (1998-2004)

Level 3: Recognition for Mastery in Quality Management

• Panasonic Mobile Communications Corp. Of the Philippines (2003)

• Integrated Microelectronics, Inc. (2001)

• Intel Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (2001)

Level 2: Recognition for Proficiency in Quality Management

• United Laboratories (2004)------- (2008)• First Sumiden Circuits, Incorporated ( 2004)• PSi Technologies, Inc.( 2002)• Philips Semiconductors Philippines, Inc.(2000)• Texas Instruments, Inc.(2000)• American Microsystems, Inc. (1999)• Marikina City (1999)• Amkor Technology, Inc. (1998)• EMC Computer Systems Philippines (1998)

PQA --- Recipients (1998-2004)

Level 1: Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management

• MOOG Controls Corporation Baguio(2004)• NEDA Region I (2004)• Semiconductor Philippines, Inc. (2002)• Cypress Semiconductor Philippines, Inc. (2001)• Astec Power, Inc. (2000)• Makati City (2000)• National Statistics Office (1999)• American Microsystems, Inc. (1998)• Electronic Assemblies, Inc.(1998)• Marikina City (1998)• San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corp. (1998)• Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing, Inc. (1998)

PQA --- Recipients (1998-2004)

Level 4: Philippine Quality Award for Performance Excellence

• United Laboratories (2008)

Level 2: Recognition for Proficiency in Quality Management

• University of Santo Tomas (2005)

Reference:

http://pqa.org.ph

http://www.dti.gov.ph

http://www.lawphil.net