The Shanghai Association for Quality Management and Shanghai Mobile Communication Corp. recently formed a Scientific Research Base of Quality.The Scientific Research Base of Quality will lead the Shanghai Mobile Performance Excellence Management project, which will help Shanghai Mobile improve its competitiveness through the use of quality management principles. The project will last for five years and be implemented in three phases.

The new research base marks the first time the SAQM has partnered with a large private enterprise. Shanghai Mobile received the 2005 China National Quality Award and the 2005 Asian and Pacific Quality Award.

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