MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ASQ, the global voice of quality, is celebrating World Quality Month in November, an annual event that provides business leaders, quality professionals and consumers the opportunity to interact at events worldwide.
World Quality Month, in its fifth year, promotes the use of quality tools in businesses and communities, and showcases improved business performance and service by reducing waste and producing superior products. World Quality Month calls on people who use quality tools to share stories illustrating the value of continuous improvement principles.
"World Quality Month is an opportunity to raise awareness of the global quality community and showcase its contributions on products, services and our community as a whole," ASQ CEO William Troy said. "It's our time to share the impact of continuous improvement, and encourage organizations worldwide to embrace quality."
In support of the month-long celebration, ASQ will soon launch an online self-assessment tool that will help organizations evaluate their culture of quality to identify strengths and opportunities that can accelerate growth and performance.
The tool is part of ASQ's and Forbes Insights' culture of quality research conducted earlier this year that resulted in the research paper, "Culture of Quality: Accelerating Growth and Performance in the Enterprise," which provides actionable insight into how a quality-driven culture can accelerate business performance.
ASQ also is hosting worldqualitymonth.org, a website dedicated to the celebration. The site, sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton and InfinityQS, includes case studies, success stories and a list of events spanning six continents.
ASQ's Quality Progress magazine developed a quality tool personality quiz, "an informal and humorous online quiz to highlight the insight and expertise quality professionals provide, each in their own unique way."
To learn more about continuous improvement and its impact on business performance, visit worldqualitymonth.org.
About ASQ
ASQ is a global community of people dedicated to quality who share the ideas and tools that make our world work better. With millions of individual and organizational members of the community in 150 countries, ASQ has the reputation and reach to bring together the diverse quality champions who are transforming the world's corporations, organizations and communities to meet tomorrow's critical challenges. ASQ is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with national service centers in China, India, Mexico and a regional service center in the United Arab Emirates. Learn more about ASQ's members, mission, technologies and training at asq.org.
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