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RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

Links to informative Web sites:

• The Baldrige Performance Excellence Portal
  Portal to the Baldrige Foundation, Baldrige National Program and Alliance of all state organizations.
• The American Productivity & Quality Center [APQC]
  Frequently updated site with articles and information on a wide range of Quality topics
• American Society for Quality [ASQ]: Your Quality Resource
  A wide ranging collection of Quality resources...for members and non-members.
• ASQ Seattle Section
  The American Society for Quality (ASQ), founded in 1946, is the quality source for information on development, promotion and application of quality strategies and techniques.
• ASQ Spokane Section
  The American Society for Quality (ASQ), founded in 1946, is the quality source for information on development, promotion and application of quality strategies and techniques.
• American Society for Training & Development [ASTD]
  A lot of information on quality resources from the trainer's point of view, the site has an active set of discussion forums. Some resources are available only to members.
  
• National Council for Performance Excellence
  The National Council for Performance Excellence has been established to provide tools to measure organizational performance management systems and continuous improvement initiatives according to the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
  
• National Institute of Standards and Technology: National Quality Program [NIST]
  The home of the Baldrige Awards.
• The Resources Connection
  An online site for ordering quality resources
• Vermont Council for Quality
  The Vermont Council for Quality was formed as a service company that specializes in marketing organizational assessments, education and training, and awards for excellence, all based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria.

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