Benchmarking for Quality Management & Technology: Volume 5 Issue 3

Benchgrafting: a model for successful implementation of the conclusions of benchmarking studies

Brian S. Codling

Many benchmarking exercises identify process improvements but frequently this does not lead to significant transfer of learning or knowledge. This paper introduces the concept of…

Methodological strategies for benchmarking accounting processes

Sergio Beretta, Andrea Dossi, Hugh Grove

In this article it is contended that methodological issues implicit in benchmarking studies have to be clearly appreciated by management in assessing the reliability of…

Best practices in the food and drinks industry

Robin Mann, Oludotun Adebanjo, Dennis Kehoe

In June 1996, Leatherhead Food Research Association launched the “Food and Drinks Industry Benchmarking and Self‐Assessment Initiative” with the support of the Department of Trade…

The Employment Service benchmarking study: Internal vacancy filling

Nick Parker

This article describes the Employment Service approach to the use of benchmarking as a tool by looking at how it was used to improve a key human resource area ‐ internal vacancy…

Integrated benchmarking: a holistic examination of select techniques for benchmarking analysis

Pervaiz K. Ahmed, Mohammed Rafiq

Notes the fact that benchmarking has become a widely used management tool. Also points out that benchmarking is an evolving concept, giving a brief historical overview of the…