Two Lab groups honored at Quality New Mexico awards ceremony

Two Laboratory organizations are among several to be recognized as 2003 Quality New Mexico winners at a awards ceremony today and Friday in Bernalillo.

The Risk Reduction and Environmental Stewardship (RRES) and Nuclear Materials Technology (NMT) divisions are receiving 2003 Quality New Mexico Piñon awards. The two groups are being honored for "serious commitment to quality concepts and principles," according to Quality New Mexico. The Piñon Award is the first of three award levels.

Quality New Mexico administers the New Mexico Quality Awards Program in accordance with New Mexico Executive Order 95-16. Quality New Mexico uses the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to evaluate the annual award applications.

Quality New Mexico assesses applicants' processes and achievements in leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; human resources focus; process management; and business results. It provides a feedback report outlining perceived strengths and opportunities for improvement, which can be used by managers to help set priorities for strengthening business practices. The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence reflect the best practices of nationally recognized, high-performance companies.

Quality New Mexico is a nonprofit organization that seeks to educate New Mexico residents and businesses about quality; encourage and reward quality in business, education, government, and health care; and promote an economic climate to foster and enhance the prosperity of the citizens of New Mexico. The Quality New Mexico Web page is located at http://www.qualitynewmexico.org/ online.

For more information, see the Dec. 10, 2003 Daily Newsbulletin.

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