Our Sponsors
NZOQ is proud to be working in association with the following organisations to bring you this learn-share-grow Conference 2008:
Asian Quality magazine is a regional trade publication registered in Singapore which caters to the quality and business process improvement needs of professional individuals and organisations in the broader Asia Pacific region.
BPIR.com for best practices, benchmarking, and business excellence.
The Business Performance Improvement Resource, www.BPIR.com, is the leading internet-based business and benchmarking information service. Access benchmarks, best practices, performance measures, quality tools, self-assessments, and a total of over 250,000 articles from around the globe. The BPIR is the essential resource for any person or organisation wanting to get better at what they do.
The carboNZero programme applies international best practice to help organisations, products, events, households and individuals measure, manage and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and offset any unavoidable GHG emissions. Credibility, integrity and quality are at the heart of the programme, as it has grown out of over ten years of research in GHGs and carbon monitoring at Landcare Research NZ Ltd.
The Centre for Organisational Excellence Research (COER), www.coer.org.nz. undertakes benchmarking & business excellence research & consultancy. COER is in two parts:
- COER Massey University is the RESEARCH arm – it administers doctoral research programmes in business excellence and benchmarking. Current research is focussing on a) national strategies for increasing the awareness and use of business excellence and benchmarking and b) empirical validity of business excellence frameworks.
- COER Ltd is the CONSULTANCY arm – it undertakes consultancy projects in business excellence and benchmarking.
For more information contact Dr Robin Mann, r.s.mann@massey.ac.nz.
Communicate It Ltd is a full service PR & marketing consultancy and we are proud to sponsor the NZOQ learn-share-grow 2008 conference. Since 1999 we provided quality services for local and international clients, many of whom credit their success and good reputation to best practice, business excellence, and outstanding PR results.
The New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation is committed to assisting New Zealand organisations realise their full potential, with Foundation membership open to all New Zealand organisations.
The Foundation's mandate is to assist New Zealand organisations improve their performance and capabilities by providing best practice business frameworks and by offering support, training, assessment services, access to Award programmes and networking with like-minded organisations.
Many organisations aspire to be world class, but do not have a sense of what this is. The NZ Business Excellence Criteria, which aligns to the US Baldrige criteria provides a guide. Baldrige is an internationally recognised business model based on extensive research of the common characteristics found in high performing organisations around the globe. Unlike other “total quality management” models it is not a compliance framework, but rather a management discipline to guide organisational performance and a continuous improvement culture. This enables organisations to focus performance upon moving towards becoming “world class” and demonstrating credibility to stakeholders and the marketplace.
When you become a Foundation member your organisation will gain access to valuable networks, learning environments and support while the Foundation will assist you to evaluate and prioritise business improvement opportunities and to develop best practices within your organisation.
For further information visit the Foundations website at www.nzbef.org.nz or call the Foundation on 09 489 8791.
New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM) is a professional membership organisation formed to build management and leadership capabilities. It provides a range of resources and services for its members, including Management Magazine, networking, workshops, career development and management information.
It is represented on many government and professional committees in educational and business development areas. NZIM is a registered PTE and administers qualifications in 140 secondary and tertiary institutions around the country. NZIM also provides high level niche qualifications that address key business market needs.
NZ Management is New Zealand's largest circulating and most-read monthly business magazine, with an estimated readership of over 20,000. It is the only publication written and designed for senior business decision-makers from New Zealand's public and private sectors.
Resene is well-known for its role in introducing waterborne paint in the 1950s - and for its groundbreaking move to remove lead from its decorative paint products in the 1970s. Joining the Environmental Choice Programme in 1996 was another logical step, reaffirming our commitment to the environment. Recognising that sustainability is about more than just green product, Resene pioneered the development of Resene PaintWise a paint and paint packaging product stewardship programme, which has been running since 2004. Resene is proudly New Zealand owned and operated and is delighted to support events such as the NZOQ "Quality, Productivity and Sustainability" conference.
Tait Radio Communications is a global leader in designing and delivering radio solutions which are the right fit for a variety of industries including; public safety agencies, government services, utilities and urban transport providers. Across the world, users of Tait products and services are better able to protect themselves and the public, be more responsive and more productive.
The Press is the largest circulating newspaper in the South Island and has the highest readership in Christchurch, Canterbury and the South Island. On average, 233,000 people read The Press and The Weekend Press' readership extends to 301,000.