Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence is awarded annually by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, to the persons in the world which "greatly contribute to manufacturing", to North American companies that "achieve world-class manufacturing status." It was established in 1988 and is named in honor of Shigeo Shingo. Dubbed the “Nobel Prize of Manufacturing” by Business Week, the Shingo Prize is recognized as the premier award for operational excellence in North America.
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[edit] Summary of the Shingo Prize
[edit] Business Prize
This prize is given to the companies that achieve world-class manufacturing status. Business prize (gold), silver, and bronze exist.
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[edit] Public Sector Prize
This prize is given to the public sectors that achieve world-class manufacturing status. Platinum, gold, silver, and bronze exist.
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[edit] Research Prize
This prize is given to the researches and the books that greatly contribute to manufacturing. It is given in four categories: (1) unpublished papers, (2) published articles, (3) books & monographs and (4) applied publications / multimedia programs.
[edit] Recipients
Following table is not perfect.
| Year | Categories | Recipients | The Object of the Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Books & Monographs | Takahiro Fujimoto | The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota |
| 2001 | Unknown | Stefan Thomke and Takahiro Fujimoto | The Effect of ‘Front-Loading’ Problem Solving on Product development Performance. |
| 2005 | Books & Monographs | Norman Bodek | Kaikaku, The Power and Magic of Lean |
| 2005 | Books & Monographs | Jeffrey K. Liker | The Toyota Way |
| 2007 | Books & Monographs | Thomas Jackson | Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: Developing Competitive Capabilities and Managing Profit |
| 2007 | Books & Monographs | Satoshi Hino | Inside the Mind of Toyota: Management Principles for Enduring Growth |
| 2007 | Books & Monographs | Peter Middleton and James Sutton | Lean Software Strategies: Proven Techniques for Managers and Developer |
| 2007 | Books & Monographs | James Morgan and Jeff Liker | The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process, and Technology |
| 2007 | Books & Monographs | Patrick Graupp and Robert Wrona | The TWI Workbook: Essential Skills for Supervisors |
| 2007 | Unpublished Papers | H. Johnson | Lean Dilemma: Choose System Principles or Management Controls-Not Both |
| 2008 | Books & Monographs | Jerry Solomon and Rosemary Fullerton | Accounting for World Class Operations |
| 2008 | Books & Monographs | Jean Cunningham and Duane Jones | Easier, Simpler, Faster – Systems Strategy for Lean IT |
| 2008 | Books & Monographs | Pascal Dennis | Getting the Right Things Done: A Leader's Guide to Planning and Execution |
| 2008 | Books & Monographs | Allen Ward | Lean Product and Process Development |
| 2008 | Books & Monographs | Matthew May | The Elegant Solution: Toyotas Formula for Mastering Innovation |
| 2008 | Unpublished Papers | Mike Martyn and Brad Parker | Applying TWI to Retail Sales: Developing a Sales Boot Camp at La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries |
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