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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In 1921, 3 young Japanese chemists in Tokyo laid
3the foundation for the GC Corporation; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The GC Corporation is one of the world's largest
5manufacturers of dental products with nearly 2,600 associates
6and production sites in Japan, United States, China, and
7Europe; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The GC Corporation's subsidiary in the United
9States is known as GC America; and
 
10    WHEREAS, GC America works with dentists, technicians,
11hygienists, and other dental professionals around the world to
12be a leader in providing quality dental care products that make
13a major contribution to people's health; and
 
14    WHEREAS, GC America constantly seeks to produce original
15products that consciously curtail the environmental impact of
16the production process; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The GC Corporation recently celebrated 94 years as
18a leader in innovation and technology of dental materials; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Deming Prize was established in 1951 to honor

 

 

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1W. Edwards Deming who contributed greatly to Japan's
2proliferation of statistical quality control after World War
3II; and
 
4    WHEREAS, W. Edwards Deming's teachings helped Japan's
5industries become recognized as delivering the highest quality
6in the world; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Deming Prize is a global quality award that
8recognizes businesses that have successfully implemented Total
9Quality Management (TQM); and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Deming Prize is one of the oldest and most
11widely recognized quality awards in the world according to The
12Management and Control of Quality (4th ed.), written by James
13Evans and William Lindsay in 1993; and
 
14    WHEREAS, GC America received the prestigious Deming Prize
15in 2014 for their continued quality; and
 
16    WHEREAS, GC America is the first dental company in the
17United States to earn the Deming Prize; and
 
18    WHEREAS, GC America is only the fourth company in the
19United States to earn the Deming Prize; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3congratulate GC America on receiving the prestigious and
4globally recognized Deming Prize for being a worldwide leader
5in Total Quality Management; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to GC America as an expression of our esteem and
8respect.