The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence is named for Japanese industrial engineer Shigeo Shingo who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts in improving manufacturing processes. Dr. Shingo has been described as an “engineering genius” who helped create and write about many aspects of the revolutionary manufacturing practices which comprise the renowned Toyota Production System.

 

MISSION: The mission of The Shingo Prize is to create excellence in organizations through the application of universal, self-evident principles of operational excellence and the alignment of management systems and improvement techniques throughout an entire organization.

VISION: Our vision is to be globally recognized as the premier Center for principle-based leadership in Operational Excellence and for providing the highest standard of excellence to which any organization may benchmark themselves and plan for improvement.

 

The Shingo Prize was established in 1988 as the standard of excellence to educate, assess and recognize organizations that achieve the highest level of world-class operational excellence around the globe. The philosophy of The Shingo Prize is that sustainable results are achieved through the application of universal, self-evident principles of operational excellence and the alignment of management systems and improvement techniques throughout an entire organization. The Shingo Prize is administered by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

The Shingo Prize recognizes organizations and research that is consistent with its model & guidelines with the following recognition programs:

• The Shingo Prize - promotes use of world-class operational excellence strategies and practices to achieve world-class results in business and public sector/government owned facilities.
• Research Prize - promotes research and writing regarding new knowledge and understanding of operational excellence.

Recipients of The Shingo and Research Prizes are honored at the international Shingo Prize Annual Conference.

The Shingo Prize is directed by the Board of Governors who are leading representatives of businesses, professional organizations, and academic institutions. A dedicated management team oversees day-to-day operations. Individuals who have distinguished themselves in the area of operational excellence are able to serve as promotional ambassadors through The Shingo Prize Academy.