Region served Europe Headquarters Brussels, Belgium Founded October 1989 Main organ Board of directors | CEO Leon Tossaint Founder Francis Lorentz Motto Shares What Works Staff 20 | |
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Formation September 15, 1988; 28 years ago (1988-09-15) Legal status Not-for-profit member foundation Purpose Promotion of business excellence Services Training, organizational assessments Similar Asociación Española de Norma, British Quality Foundation, American Society for Quality, United Nations Global C, Agencia Nacional de Evalu Profiles | ||
Efqm webinar from chaos to innovation
EFQM (the European Foundation for Quality Management) is a not-for-profit membership foundation in Brussels, established in 1989 to increase the competitiveness of the European economy. The initial impetus for forming EFQM was a response to the work of W. Edwards Deming and the development of the concepts of Total Quality Management.
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Introducing efqm
History
The intention to found EFQM was signed in October 1988 by 14 European business leaders. The 14 CEOs were:
The foundation was formed in 1989, with 67 members. The first version of the EFQM Excellence Model was created by a group of experts from various sectors and academic institutions and launched in 1992. It acted as the framework for assessing applications for the European Quality Award, the transnational quality awards of Europe.
Activities
EFQM provides networking, education, and awards, using a framework called the EFQM Excellence Model.