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The Deming Prize is the longest-running and one of the highest awards on TQM (Total Quality Management) in the world. It recognizes both individuals for their contributions to the field of Total Quality Management (TQM) and businesses that have successfully implemented TQM. It was established in 1951 to honor
W. Edwards Deming William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American engineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical ...
who contributed greatly to Japan’s proliferation of statistical quality control after World War II. His teachings helped Japan build its foundation by which the level of Japan’s product quality has been recognized as the highest in the world, was originally designed to reward
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese companies for major advances in
quality improvement Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service consistently functions well. It has four main components: quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and quality improvement. Quality management is focused not o ...
. Over the years it has grown, under the guidance of the
Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) ( ja, 日本科学技術連盟), was established in May 1946 by the Science and Technology Agency (now known as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) of the Govern ...
(JUSE) to where it is now also available to non-Japanese companies, albeit usually operating in Japan, and also to individuals recognized as having made major contributions to the advancement of quality. The awards ceremony is broadcast every year in Japan on national television. Two categories of awards are made annually, the Deming Prize for Individuals and the Deming Prize.


Winners of individual award

*1951: Motosaburo Masuyama *1952: Tetsuichi Asaka, Kaoru Ishikawa, Masao Kogure, Masao Goto, Hidehiko Higashi, Shin Miura, Shigeru Mizuno, Eizo Watanabe *1953: Toshio Kitagawa *1954: Eizaburo Nishibori *1988: Renichi Takenaka *1989: Hitoshi Kume *1990: Shoichiro Kobayashi *1991: Kenji Kurogane *1992: Masao Nemoto *1993: Yasutoshi Washio *1994: Takanori Yoneyama *1995: Ayatomo Kanno *1996: Kenzo Sasaoka *1997: Noriaki Kano *1998: Katsuya Hosotani *1999: Yotaro Kobayashi *2000: Matabee Maeda *2001: Shiro Fujita *2002: Shoji Shiba *2003: Tadashi Yoshizawa *2004: Akira Takahashi *2005: Hajime Sasaki *2006: Yoshinori Iizuka *2007: Masayoshi Ushikubo *2008: Masahiro Sakane *2009: Hiroshi Osada *2010: Takao Enkawa *2011: Masamitsu Sakurai *2012: Makoto Nakao *2013: Hideo Iwasaki *2014: Kazuyuki Suzuki *2015: Tadaaki Jagawa *2016: Naotake Okubo *2017: Takeshi Nakajo *2018: Kunihiko Onuma *2019: Yasushi Nagata *2020: Shinichi Sasaki *2021: Hiroe Tsubaki


Winners of application prize

;1951 * Fuji Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (now part of
Nippon Steel was formed in 2012 by the merger of the old Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal. was established in 1970 by the merger of Fuji Iron & Steel and Yawata Iron & Steel. Nippon Steel is the world's third largest steel producer by volume as of 2019. ...
) * Showa Denko K.K. * Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. * Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd (now part of Nippon Steel) ; 1958 *
Kaneka Corporation is a Japanese international Chemical plant, chemical manufacturing company based in Osaka. The company was founded in 1949 and produces chemical products such as functional resin, foam resin, and synthetic fibers. The company was also engaged ...
;1961 * Denso Japan ;1965 * Toyota Motor Corp. ; 1976 *
Pentel is a privately-held Japanese manufacturing company of stationery products. The name is a combination of the English words ''pen'' and ''tell'' (as in, telling a story). Pentel is also the inventor of non-permanent marker technology. Most Pente ...
Co., Ltd. "(a first for the stationery industry)". ;1979 *
Takenaka Corporation is one of five major general contractors in Japan. Takenaka provides architectural, engineering, and construction services and has its headquarters located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. Takenaka has eight domestic offices in Japan with ...
"(a first for non-manufacturer industry)". ; 1981 * JUKI Corporation (Tokyo Juki Industrial Co., Ltd., Industrial Sewing Machine Division) ; 1989 *
Florida Power & Light Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. (formerly FPL Group, Inc.), is the largest power utility in Florida. It is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility company serving roughly 5 million customer ...
''(first non-Japanese winner of award)'' ; 1994 *
Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It was established on September 30, 1996, through the divestiture of the former AT&T Technologies business u ...
, Power Systems ''(first American manufacturer to win award)'' ; 1998 * Sundaram Clayton brakes division ; 2002 * TVS Motor Company (TVSMC) * Hi-Tech Carbon GMPD ; 2003 *
Mahindra & Mahindra Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Mumbai. It was established in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed and later renamed as Mahindra & Mahindra. Part of the Mahindra Group, ...
Ltd. (the world's first tractor company to win) * Rane Brake Lining Ltd. * Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd. ; 2004 * Indo Gulf Fertilisers Ltd. * Lucas TVS Ltd. * SRF limited ; 2005 * Rane Engine Valve Ltd * Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd.(SGD) * Krishna Maruti Ltd., Seat Division ; 2006 * Sanden International (Singapore) Pte Ltd (SIS), the first Singapore-based/branch company to wi

; 2007 *
Rane (Madras) Ltd Rane (Madras) Ltd is a part of the Rane group of companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of steering and suspension systems. The main components manufactured by the company include Manual Steering Gear Products (SGP) and Suspensi ...
. * AIS Auto Glass ; 2008 *
Tata Steel Tata Steel Limited is an Indian multinational steel-making company, based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of the Tata Group. Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO), Tata ...
, the first integrated steel plant in Asia to win Deming award ; 2010 * National Engineering Industries Ltd, part of the 150-year-old, Indian multi-billion
CK Birla Group CK Birla Group, is an Indian multinational conglomerate named after Chandra Kant Birla, headquartered in the Birla Tower in Barakhamba road, New Delhi, India. Earlier the group was led by industrialists - BM Birla and GD Birla (Padma Vibhus ...
. NEI is the second bearing company in the world after NTN Corporation, Japan to win this coveted award. Mr Rohit Saboo ( President & CEO ) received the award in a glittering ceremony in Osaka, Japan. ;2011 * Sanden Vikas (India) Limited, (India) ;2012 * SRF Limited, Chemicals Business (India); Mr. Roop Salotra, President and CEO * Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Farm Equipment Sector, Swaraj Division (India); Mr. Bishwambhar Mishra, Chief Executive ;2013 * RSB Transmissions(I) Limited, Auto Division (Jamshedpur(Unit 1), Pune & Pant Nagar Plant) (India) ;2014 * GC America (USA) * Yaskawa * Mahindra Powerol ;2016 * Ashok Leyland, Pantnagar plant - World's first commercial vehicle to get the Deming Prize (Outside Japan) ;2017 *Ashok Leyland Limited, Hosur Unit II, India *CEAT Limited, India irst tire company in the world (Outside Japan) to get Deming award ;2018 *P
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Sundram Fasteners Limited, India
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Indus Towers
India EO: Bimal Dayal ;2019 * ELGi Equipments Ltd,
Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
, was the first industrial air compressor manufacturer outside of Japan to win this award.


Deming Distinguished Service Award for Dissemination Oversea

*2009: Gregory H. Watson *2012: Janak Mehta *2014: Kan Trakulhoon *2019: Venu Srinivasan


See also

* European Quality Award *
List of national quality awards This list of national quality awards is an index to articles about notable national awards for quality, typically associated with business and manufacturing. Background A national quality award is typically part of a larger effort by a governm ...
*
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the highest formal recognition of the performance excellen ...
* Total Quality Management


References

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External links

* {{Official website, https://www.juse.or.jp/deming_en/
The W. Edwards Deming Institute






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