An award given annually to organizations that, according to the award guidelines, have successfully applied company-wide quality control based on statistical quality control and will keep up with it i n the future. Although the award is named in honor of W. edwards Deming, its criteria are not specifically related to Deming's teachings. There are three separate divisions for the award: the Deming A pplication Prize, the Deming Prize for Individuals, and the Deming Prize for Overseas Companies. The award process is overseen by the Deming Prize Committee of the Union of Japanese Scientists and eng...