ASQ operates regional centers in North Asia, South Asia, and Latin America, and has established strategic alliances with organizations through the World Partners® Program[1] in countries like Japan, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates to promote ASQ products and training.

The organization was first created as a way for quality experts and manufacturers to sustain quality-improvement techniques used during World War II.

ASQ is a founding partner of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a quarterly economic indicator.

[7][8] The ASQ also gives the Dorian Shainin Medal, which is awarded annually for the "Development and Application of Creative or Unique Statistical Approaches in the Solving of Problems Relative to the Quality of Product or Service".

Professional certification exams are translated into five languages included English, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish.