Evaluations of Nominations

The evaluation committee is composed of Kaizen Institute Netherlands and partners.

• The initial analysis of the application will be based on the submitted application form. For applications that pass the second phase, a visit to the company will be made. The criteria for the evaluation process integrate various items such as the implemented actions, continuous improvement methodology and results.
• The evaluation committee will chose the winners. The committee reserves the right to abstain from awarding any prizes if none of the applications meet the minimum quality requirements. The decisions of the evaluation committee are final and cannot be appealed.
• The evaluation committee is formed by representatives from the Universities of Tilburg, Groningen and Arnhem/Nijmegen. Together with a representative of the last KAIZEN™ Award winner Shell Chemicals Europe.

Application

Please complete and send the application to awards-nl@kaizen.com not later than 30. September 2021. Nomination Guidelines:

• Submitted projects shall not be older than two years.
• Candidates' projects may already have been recognized by other awards (not awarded by Kaizen Institute).
• Additional information about the project may be submitted (e.g. indicators, photos, movies, etc.).

September 30^th, 2021, Application deadline
October 1^st, 2021, Preliminary analysis completed
October 21^st, 2020, Evaluation at applicants’ local facilities completed
October 28^th, 2021, Selection of winners
November 4^th, 2021, KAIZEN™ Award Ceremony

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