Assignment
Instructions
From the NEU Database, (e.g., Business Source Complete) perform a search on benchmarking. Note that you need your username and password to access the database. Find and review three sources from the search results. These three sources, along with your reading assignments, should be used to answer the following questions:
1. Describe benchmarking and explain its role in quality management.
2. Provide an example of how a company that you are familiar with could use benchmarking to improve its performance.
3. What is a benchmark project? Give an example.
4. What are the processes involved in benchmarking?
5. How does process benchmarking differ from product benchmarking? Support your statements with examples.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.