MECCAward Structure
MECCAward Regulations
MECCAward quality scheme was first proposed by a group of senior assessors from Iran's National Quality Award (INQA) to Islamic Chamber of Research and Information Center (ICRIC) in 2006. Following the negotiations made with other members of Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), the award was finalized in September 2006. ICRIC has been henceforth assigned as the executive director of the Award. MECCAward Secretariat is located in, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
MECCAward objectives
1. To perform a leading role in enhancing the efficiency of Islamic countries organizations.
2. To take advantage of the Muslim world potentials to develop and advance excellence culture.
3. To encourage organizations to perform self assessment operations, using experiences of qualified Islamic organizations in order to recognize their own merits as well as needed improvements.
4. To improve Muslim-country organizations' competitiveness in international trading and to increase their compatibility with global markets.
5. To improve quality and productivity levels and to achieve sustainable economic progress among Islamic countries.
6. To recognize and praise the most successful organizations of Islamic world.
7. To promulgate Islamic values in business and at international levels.
Content of this manual as included below contains the guidelines for celebrating the first round MECCAward:
Definitions and scope:
1. Definitions:
Muslim Excellence Competitiveness Corporation Award abbreviated as MECCAward is an award granted on the basis of the contents of this manual and its instructions. The award is offered by Islamic Chamber of Research and Information Center (ICRIC) to qualified organizations possessing the requirements set by members of Islamic chamber (according to No.3 classification of the Award) and held each year on the holy day of prophet's Mabás.
2. Decision making reference:
The MECCA ward Governance Board is the highest decision making sector, the members and duties.
3. scope and award levels:
All organizations and economic agencies registered in ICCI can request for the award. The award is performed for 2 groups of large organizations and economic agencies having more than 150 personnel and those having less than 150 personnel.
4. assessment criteria:
The main assessment criteria for MECCAward applicants based on fundamental values and concepts are as follows:
a) Customer focus
b) Leadership
c) Involvement of people
d) Process approach
e) System approach to management
f) Continual improvement
g) Factual approach to decision making
h) Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
5. MECCA Excellency Levels:
Different Levels of MECCAward Excellency distinguish companies according to their achievements in excellence and demonstrate that to what extent the companies are successful to achieve exellency. Excellence levels, according to records ratified by experts committee at the beginning of each period are as follows:
MECCAward winners that include three levels listed below:
A. GOLDEN prize: the winner is chosen among the candidates of each level. Candidates, who achieve the highest score, are chosen as the role model at the level of Islamic countries and will receive The Golden award.
B. SILVER prize: between the candidates at each level, those known as the role model and achieve a higher score than set point will receive the prize.
C. BRONZE prize: Applicants who have applied the organizational model completely and have obtained an incessant improvement in a specific period are entitled as the winner of Bronze prize.
Level I:
Those applicants who have achieved some improvements in organizational excellency with a good management system, if attain a better score than set point, are qualified to receive the certificate of recognized for excellence.
Level II:
Is assigned for organizations that hold training courses and perform self-assessment procedures properly and put their commitment into the practice.
Note 1: participation of winners of golden prize is forbidden for the next three years to pave the way for other applicants and give them a better chance of winning the prize.
Note2. All winners of GOLDEN, SILVER and BRONZE prizes are allowed to announce their achievement in less than three years from thetime of being entitled as a winner. In this case, they should also mention the exact date of their attainment.
6. MECCAward grant period :
The award grant ceremony is held annually and the prize will be offered to applicants assessed based on this manual and award time table.
Note: applicants of level 2 and 3 in Act.5 of this manual are not compelled to observe MECCAward time table's regulations and can present their application request to the secretariat whenever they want.
7. MECCAward time table : the time table of award grant in each round is prepared by expert committee and will be approved at the first meeting of governance board.
MECCAward bodies and their duties:
Bodies:
MECCAward Secretariat
MECCAward's constant secretary is located in Tehran and is in charge of all executive procedures. Secretary Manager is the head of Steering Committee.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Holding meetings and managing MECCAward secretary and performing all related executive procedures.
· Cooperation with Experts Committee in preparing the timetable of each round.
· Preparing and editing regulations and instructions and offering them to the related bodies in order to be approved.
· Taking necessary and expert actions needed for award bodies.
· Publishing related publications.
· Arranging a public recalling to enroll applicants.
· Setting necessary arrangements for holding Governance Board meeting, Steering Committee, and Experts Committee.
· Holding training courses for assessors and senior assessors.
· Receiving needed information from applicants, classifying and analyzing them.
· Planning and sending assessors to assess applicants.
· Referring feedbacks taken from the assessments to the jury (Governance Board and Steering Committee) for making final decision.
· Preparing prizes to grant to qualified organizations (Gold, Silver and Bronze statures, certificates and letters of appreciation).
· Preparing performance report and presenting it to the steering committee.
· Cooperation with the award executer in performing the final ceremony award grant.
· Preparing time table of the next round and presenting them to steering committee.
Note: MECCA secretariat can devolve the assessment making or award granting on another governmental or non-governmental organization (as executors of the award) if approved by the Governance Board.
PERIODIC MECCAward executor
A) Process
MECCAward executor is assigned 18 months before the ceremony (6 months before present round) among volunteer countries of OIC in the Governance Board meetings. All executive procedures and sub-programs like scientific conferences and qualified-organizations visits of the same country will be performed by the executor and under the supervision of Governance Board, Steering and Experts Committees.
B) Duties and responsibilities:
· Arranging executive team and assigning ceremony's executor and manager.
· Preparing operative affairs timetables and having it approved by the related organizations.
· Arranging lateral programs like holding scientific conferences and visiting successful organizations.
· Holding the awarding ceremony and lateral programs.
· Preparing and presenting performance report and offering them to the related references.