Weapons and Performance Excellence
December 11th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
In the last three years, five healthcare organizations have won the Baldrige Award. Over the same span, three organizations that design, manufacture, and/or distribute weapons have also won the Award. Since there have only been 13 winners, that’s a significant number.
- The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center develops 90% of the Army’s armaments and ammunition.
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies manages a plant that supplies 85% of the non-nuclear parts that go into a typical nuclear weapon.
- MidwayUSA offers shooting, reloading, gunsmithing, and hunting products from more than 700 vendors.
I can think of a lot of industries I would rather see leading the Baldrige charge. Airlines, insurance companies, banks, and schools come to mind. The performance of the weapons industry certainly reflects the priorities of American culture and politics, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing. I don’t think the fact that we are becoming more efficient at killing things is any cause for celebration.
What do you think?
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