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LCI Wins Oklahoma Quality Award for Commitment
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Leader Communications Inc., won the 2007
Oklahoma Quality Award for Commitment this month, laying the
foundation for future Oklahoma Quality Awards, and the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award.
"This award highlights LCI's commitment to quality and efficiency
through systematic process development and employee training,"
said Sam Sammons, LCI Quality Manager.
LCI is an award-winning, ISO 9001:2000 certified, Capability Maturity
Model Integrated (CMMI) Level 3 Rated, small Disadvantaged, Service-Disabled
Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB), SBA certified 8(a) firm. The Oklahoma Quality Award
for Commitment is awarded to organizations who have progressed to
a point of serious commitment to the use of continuous improvement principles
in their operations, according to the Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation website.
Participating in the Oklahoma Quality Awards Program gives LCI access to outside
expertise and helps the company expand its successful performance strategies and
improve business operations, Sammons said. To be successful in today's
competitive environment we must fully embrace and integrate quality management,
systematic processes, and continuous improvement in all facets of our business
operations.
By participating in the process, companies can advance through a series of
developmental steps allowing them to ultimately apply for the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award. With the proper application of knowledge gained,
organizations can expect significant gains and positive results in performance,
according to the foundation's website.
The Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation awards the Oklahoma quality awards and
promotes and rewards performance excellence in Oklahoma, according to its
website. The Oklahoma Quality Award promotes awareness of performance
excellence as an increasingly important element in competitiveness and
information sharing of successful performance strategies and the benefits
derived from using these strategies.
This will be another proof point that LCI is focused on quality and customer
service, Sammons said. This distinction will help set LCI apart from our
competitors. We constantly strive to find ways to improve our processes
and deliver higher quality products and services more economically and
efficiently than our competition.
"The quality process is never finished. We will continue on the quality journey."
About LCI: Leader Communications, Incorporated (LCI)
is an award-winning, ISO 9001:2000 certified, CMMI® Level 3 Rated, Small
Disadvantaged, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business
Administration (SBA) 8(a) certified Information Technology (IT) and
Management Services firm, committed to providing the highest level of
professional services and cost-effective solutions for today's challenging
requirements.
Governor Henry's Press Release Listing 2007 Oklahoma Quality Award Winners
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