100 Best-Managed Companies. Companies on IndustryWeek's fourth annual list of the world's 100 Best-Managed Companies not only consistently demonstrate an ability to grow sales and profits; they also invest in their employees, new technologies, the environment, safety, and their local communities. Faced with consolidation, the challenges of globalization, and a quickening pace of change, our elite group of winners is poised to outperform their competitors far into the new millennium.

American Productivity & Quality Center. The American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) is a world-renowned resource for process and performance improvement for organizations of all sizes and industries.

National Institute of Standards & Technology. Home of the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award.

Communications
Cable Communications Benchmarking Consortium
Telecommunications Benchmarking International Group
Wireless Industry Benchmarking Consortium
Yellow Pages Benchmarking Association

Customer Service
Call Center Benchmarking Network
Customer Database Management Benchmarking Association
Customer Satisfaction Measurement Association

Education & Training
Best Minds In Benchmarking - Training
Consortium for Higher Education Analysis
Knowledge Management Benchmarking Association

Environmental
Environmental Health & Safety Benchmarking Association

Financial Services
Accounting and Finance Benchmarking Consortium
Financial Services and Banking Benchmarking Association
International Credit & Collections Benchmarking Association

Government Related
Aerospace & Defense Benchmarking Council
International Governmental Benchmarking Association

Healthcare
Association for Benchmarking Health Care

Hotel & Hospitality
Consortium for Hospitality Industry Practice Benchmarking

Human Resources
Human Resources Benchmarking Association

Insurance
Insurance Industry Association for Benchmarking

Manufacturing
Agile Manufacturing Benchmarking Consortium
Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence
Product Development Benchmarking Association
Best Manufacturing Practices Matrix
Procurement and Supply Chain Benchmarking Association
Society for Inventory Management Benchmarking Analysis
Industry Week's America's Best Plants

Media
International Newspapers Financial Executives
Organization for Magazine Executives Benchmarking Analysis

Petro & Chemical
Consortium for Petrochemical Industry Benchmarking
Gas Benchmarking Studies

Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical Industry Benchmarking Group

Retail
Retail Benchmarking Association

Sales & Marketing
Power Marketing Benchmarking Network
Sales Force Effectiveness Benchmarking Association

Technology
Extranet Benchmarking Association
Intranet Benchmarking Association
International Institute for Internet Industry Benchmarking
Information Systems Management Benchmarking Consortium
IndusrtyWeek's: 25 Technologies That Make A Difference

Transportation
Airline Association for Benchmarking and Measurement
Automotive Suppliers Benchmarking Association
International Fleet Management Benchmarking Association
The Airport Association for Benchmarking
Transportation Industry Benchmarking Consortium

Utilities
Electric Utility Benchmarking Association