(1)Application April to June
(2)Deadline for JQA Application Document June 30
(3)Individual Review Late July
(4)Individual Review Report Mid August
(5)Consensus Review Early September
(6)Consensus Review Report Mid September
(7)Site Visit Early October
(8)Feedback Reports Mid October
(9)Judge’s Final Review and Recommendation Late October
(10)Japan Quality Award Committee’s Final Decision Early November
(11)Feedback Reports and Meetings Mid November
(12) Announcement of award-winning companies Mid November
(13) Awards ceremony Feb,2015
(14) Reporting session on awarded companies