Logan, Utah — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has partnered with Quality for Excellence (Q4E) in Portugal to become the Institute’s newest Shingo Licensed Affiliate. This partnership means that Q4E will teach the Shingo workshops to groups and individuals interested in improving the culture of their organization to improve efficiency, working conditions, and value.
“We are very excited to have Quality for Excellence as a new affiliate partner,” said Ken Snyder, executive director of the Shingo Institute. “It is an exceptional company devoted to principles of organizational excellence and, together, we hope to help many other companies on their continuous improvement journeys.”
About Q4E
For Quality for Excellence (Q4E), quality means providing value to its stakeholders. Q4E’s projects use the resources and needs of its partners and customers to develop and reach their goals, to realize challenges, and to move toward organizational excellence. Q4E is a proactive, dynamic organization that is responsive to its partner’s and customer’s needs. It strives to have a management vision supported by a global and integrated perspective, assuming quality as a satisfaction issue of the different stakeholders. Q4E works to anticipate the future and global trends in the field of quality through the production and dissemination of knowledge. It also provides training adapted to each of its customer’s needs and expectations. Finally, Q4E establishes institutional partnerships with other organizations to promote organizational excellence.
About the Shingo Institute
The Shingo Institute administers the Shingo Prize, an award that recognizes organizations that demonstrate an exceptional culture of fostering continuous improvement. A program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, the Shingo Institute is named after Japanese industrial engineer and Toyota adviser, Shigeo Shingo. Dr. Shingo distinguished himself as one of the world’s thought leaders in the concepts, systems, and improvement techniques that have become known as the Toyota Production System (TPS).
Drawing from Dr. Shingo’s teachings and years of experience working with organizations worldwide, the Shingo Institute developed the Shingo Model™, which is the basis for its educational offerings, including workshops, study tours, and conferences. Workshops are available in multiple languages through the Institute’s licensed affiliates, including Quality for Excellence. For more information on workshops, affiliates, or to register to attend the Shingo Conference, please visit www.shingo.org.
Contact information:
Quality for Excellene (Q4E)
Ana Monteiro, Executive Director and Senior Consultant
Email:
ana.monteiro@q4e.pthttps://qualityforexcellence.pt