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Quality Circle India A Two day National Workshop for Co ordinator in Salient points which emerged out after group

National Workshop for Coordinator
in Management of Quality Concepts

Management of Quality Concepts was held on 13th & discussions of all the participating coordinators
14th May 2019 at Hyderabad Mariott. 33 participants
(from middle and upper mgmt from different regions
inadequacy in management support
attended the program. The workshop had both class
2) No xed budget for QC activities
room and syndicate exercises. Mr. SK Verma 1) There is a general feeling that there is an
welcomed the gathering and spoke about the 3) Inadequate training to employees on QC
objective of the workshop. Faculties were D.K. concepts
Srivastava, P.V. Satyavratan QCFI and Vishal Karan 4) Attrition of contract labour and subsequent need
from Usha International. The participants were very for training new labour
enthusiastic and interactive. Mr. Rituraj Mehta 5) Due to pressure of work, coordinators are unable
corporate business Head Adani Power Mundra was to spare sufcient time for QC coordinating
the keynote speaker who spoke on the role of the
coordinators in Quality Concepts. In his keynote activities.
address, he emphasized coordinators function in 6) Non-availability of adequate facilities to conduct
different aspects to ensure sustenance of the Quality QC activities such as meetings, trainings, etc.
Concepts. His PPT was excellent highlighting the role 7) QC and 5S training to be made mandatory for
of management and coordinators empowerment new entrants in the induction programmes,
followed by implementation in every area.
During syndicate session they were given topic of 8) Coordinators felt strongly that they should be
common bottlenecks and redressal mechanism empowered to carry out QC activities in a
in coordinator’s role. Some of the salient points and structured way, and it should form a part of KRA –
recommendations that emerged out are as follows : (Key Result Area) in management appraisal
systems
9) Management should seek documentation of the
activities carried out by coordinators with respect
to number of projects in hand, number of projects
completed, tangible results and management
presentation. This review should be carried out
every quarterly without fail for sustenance of
activities of QC concepts.
10) Recognition and reward system has got to be
more attractive as felt by coordinators.
11) Registration of improvement projects is not done
across the organization.
P.S. Ravi Cumar and Manoj Reddy of QCFI
presented on recent developments in QCFI with P.V. Satyavratan R. Srinivasan
respect to Online activities from membership to Coordinator
ICQCC registration

Ramco Cements Limited JPM Jaggayyapet met
the requirements 5S Juse Certication during the
re certication audit done by ED and his team on
2nd May 2019.

Mr. N Ravi Shankar president (Manufacturing)
received the QCFI 5S certicate on the
concluding session of the audit.

10 April - May 2019