Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Global Benchmarking Network


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The result was keep, per the trend following Cunard's showing of sources. BD2412 T 00:13, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Global Benchmarking Network

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Doesn't meet WP:ORG or WP:GNG. Boleyn (talk) 15:19, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:03, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete as per nom. -Hatchens (talk) 12:29, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.      </li> <li></li> </ol>

<ol> <li> The article notes: "The Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) describes itself as 'an alliance of leading benchmarking centres worldwide who share a common vision and mission'. The membership of GBN includes benchmarking centres in 17 countries. GBN was founded in 1994. In 1998, GBN became affiliated with the Benchmarking Exchange Inc., an organization based in the USA, as a 'partner for technology'. The Global Benchmarking Network is an interesting and unusual site. Unlike many sites, it is not comprised primarily of links to reports, services, newsletters, articles, and such. The links available on this site are links to member pages. It is from the standard GBN member pages and member Web sites that visitors can obtain much benchmarking related information. The GBN site actually serves as a gateway to the 17 member centres. The 17 centres are located around the globe – there are centres in Europe, Africa, America, and Asia. The home page of GBN contains some basic information on GBN's vision, mission, affiliates, structure, benefits and services. The GBN home page also houses a list of GBN officers, an invitation to join, and contact information. The most significant feature of the GBN home page is the links to member centres. The GBN 'Member' links provide access to member pages, all of which have a relatively standardized format. Each member page is comprised of a description of the centre's institutional background, a statement of the centre's vision and mission, a general description of services, and beyond that, the centre descriptions tend to reflects the uniqueness of each centre. Even though the content of each member page is different, the uniform formatting employed on each makes it easy for the visitor to quickly inspect each GBN member page, to discover more about each centre. Each member page has contact information prominently displayed at the top, right-hand corner of each page. Addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses are included in each centre's contact information. On the left side of each Member page are links, in the form of national flags, to every other standardized GBN member page. GBN did a very good job of organizing the GBN site to facilitate easy access to Member centres and to make it easy to learn about each centre. Perhaps the most useful item found on member pages is the link, or in some cases links, to their unique centre Web sites."</li> <li> The book notes: The Global Benchmarking Network In 1993, discussions were held between the UK Benchmarking Centre, the Strategic Planning Institute (United States), the SIQ (Sweden), the IZB (Germany), and the Benchmarking Club of Italy to evaluate the possibility of a cooperative network. In 1994, after debate and agreement, the Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) was officially established by these founding members as a community of legally independent benchmarking centers, with the objective of achieving a consistent understanding of benchmarking as a management method and promoting its worldwide spread and utilization. Camp, whom some call the "father of benchmarking," came from the Best Practice Institute of the United States and was appointed the first head of the network. Since the GBN's founding, its members have held at least one meeting per year to discuss GBN matters and to exchange and share information on their respective activities. In 1998, the members agreed to annual affiliation fees when they approved a GBN logo and launched a Web site (www.globalbenchmarking.org) to facilitate communication among members and promote marketing. The network has been successful since at least 1996, facilitating the worldwide exchange of benchmarking activities among centers and companies as well as public institutions. GBN affiliates now respond to requests for benchmarking expertise from governments, including those of Germany and the U.K., and government ministries, like the Department of Trade and Commerce of the Slovak Republic, including such actions as the creation of national benchmarking centers. GBN affiliates also support several international organizations, such as the Benchmarking Competitiveness Group of the EU in Brussels and the International Trade Centre (ITC) of the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Current members represent 20 countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldavia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K., and the United States. They serve as focal points and operate benchmarking centers in their countries as well as serve as delegates to the network.</li> <li> The book notes: "Two channels for benchmarking are worthy of particular attention: the Internet and the Global Benchmarking Network (GBN). ... In 1993, discussions between the U.K. Benchmarking Centre, the Strategic Planning Institute (SPI) in the United States, the Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ) in Sweden, the Informationszentrum Benchmarking (IZB) in Germany, and the Benchmarking Club of Italy came together to evaluate the possibility of a cooperative network. In 1994, the Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) was officially established by these founding members as a community of legally independent benchmarking centers, with the objective to achieve a consistent understanding of benchmarking as a management method and to promote its worldwide spread and utilisation. I view the GBN as an extension of the Benchmarking Council of the Strategic Planning Institute, which preceded the founding of the APQC International Benchmarking Clearinghouse but focused on a few member companies following the model used by The Conference Board for cross-company sharing, thereby reducing its impact on diffusion of the benchmarking methods to a wider audience.14 The GBN currently includes benchmarking centers of 17 nations. Together, they represent more than 25,000 businesses and government agencies. The President of GBN is Dr. Robert C. Camp of The Best Practice Institute in the United States and author of the first book on benchmarking.15"</li> <li> The article notes: "There are several international organizations which have spread the word about benchmarking around the world. For example, the Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) was founded in 1994 and has played an important role in popularizing benchmarking (http://www.globalbenchmarking.org/home/). Benchmarking guru and author Robert Camp has served as the President of GBN (Mann, 2015, p. 133). GBN has Published reports such as the “Global survey on business improvement and benchmarking” (Mann, Abbas, Kohl, Orth, & Gomer, 2010). GBN has also launched different initiatives such as the Global Benchmarking Award1 founded in 2012 (Mann, 2015), as well as the GBN roadshow2, which has a stated purpose to increase understanding of the practice of benchmarking."</li> <li> The book notes: "In 1994, the Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) was established to bring together disparate benchmarking efforts in various nations, including the U.K. Benchmarking Centre, the Swedish Institute for Quality, the Informationszentrum Benchmarking in Germany, and the Benchmarking Club of Italy, along with U.S. benchmarking organizations."</li> <li> The book notes: "The Global Benchmarking Network The Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) is an international body that supports and promotes benchmarking in more than 25 countries. It is a global network of organizations and experts that work together to sponsor and support benchmarking research projects and activities including an annual conference and the Global Benchmarking Award. The GBN was formed in 1994 following discussions between the UK Benchmarking Centre, the Strategic Planning Institute (United States), the Swedish Planning Institute (Sweden), the Informationszentrum Benchmarking (Germany), and the Benchmarking Club Italy. Camp, who pioneered the benchmarking method at Xerox, was appointed the first head of the network and now serves as the honorary lifetime president of the GBN."</li> <li> The book notes: The Global Benchmarking Network (GBN) The GBN is a membership-based organization for those organizations that promote and support benchmarking within their country. Currently it represents over 25 countries. The purpose of the GBN is to promote and support benchmarking worldwide and the international exchange of best practices. Its members consist of the world's leading experts in benchmarking, and its president is Dr Robert Camp, the founder of benchmarking.</li> </ol>

There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Global Benchmarking Network to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 10:38, 28 June 2020 (UTC)</li></ul> <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amkgp  💬  17:35, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep: As per Cunard's excellently detailed comment citing various reliable sources. -  Harsh  07:15, 6 July 2020 (UTC)


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