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The
Urban Mass Transit Benchmarking Association™ is
an association of companies that conduct
benchmarking studies
to identify the practices that improve the overall operations
of its members.
UMTBA™ Scope
and Objectives
- To identify "Best in Class" business
processes, which, when implemented, will lead member companies
to exceptional performance as perceived
by their customers.
- To conduct
process benchmarking studies.
- To create
a cooperative environment where full understanding of the performance
and enablers of "best in class" business processes
can be obtained and shared at reasonable cost.
- To use
the efficiency of the association to obtain process performance
data and related best practices from companies.
- To support
the use of benchmarking to facilitate process improvement and
the achievement of total quality.
UMTBA™ Membership
Requirements
The scope
of UMTBA™ membership includes individual employees who work
for corporations.
- Company
membership will be considered with respect to compliance with
UMTBA™ mission, goals and operating guidelines, as well
as, qualification of the organization within the scope of membership.
- Participation
in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members
with costs shared by the participants.
- Companies
in the consulting industry and others likely to resell the data
are not considered for membership.
Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
UMTBA™ will
identify and present to members opportunities to participate
in Benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues of
importance
to urban mass transit companies.
There are two
types of Benchmarking studies provided:
- Consortium
studies are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.
- Single company
sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company
can be offered to other selected members for no fee.
The association
will also support pharmaceutical benchmarking efforts:
- Research
- Access public and private databases.
- Identify
study participants - Top companies in urban mass transit.
- Collect
data - Manage response collection with the participants as a third
party.
- Lead site
visits - Structured with best participants.
Roundtables:
Interest group roundtables can be organized throughout the year.
Members will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable
discussions that address specific processes.
Cost:
Currently, membership in UMTBA™ is at no cost!
Costs of studies are shared by the participants.
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