Strategic Initiatives
- Quality Circles
Since 1989,Quality Circle, a technique
developed in Japan in 1958,has been initiated as a ‘Small
Group Activity’ in The Tinplate Company of India Limited.
This concept is very useful & facilitates a cost effective
improvement in product, process & services of work,
work environment & neighboring area & people building
process. Its application has reached a very wide range in
hospital, operation, maintenance & services. Training
on QC tools & other problem solving techniques have
been imparted to all 91 Quality Circle Leaders and further
cascaded to their team (Family) members. Since we have started
WIN Process and are committed to emerge as a trained 100%
work force, therefore, 2 days training on QC Tools is also
prevalent to strengthen usage of QC tools & techniques
to the grass root level employees.
Quality Circle in TCIL has a three tier Organizational Structure of Top Management, union representative & 24 Facilitators from neighboring areas.
A planned
approach
Team members, to solve problems in respective
areas, use Quality Circle Tools. Problems by QC are taken
for (1) System Correction (2) To reduce Cost (3) To improve
Throughput (4) Customer Satisfaction (Internal or External)
(5) Method Improvement (6) Yield Improvement (7) Elimination
of defects in various areas of Quality, Production, Maintenance
& Services.
Based on concept & experience in the
Quality Circle methodology, there exists three level of
Organizational Structure in QC to develop positive attitude,
creative & innovative ideas to meet company Objective
& to be a World Class Leader.
Objectives
| • |
Getting grass root
people involved in Continuous improvement. |
| • |
Self-development
of Employees. |
| • |
Problem solving
and Team building opportunity through improved participation. |
| • |
Improvement in
Quality, product & Communication. |
Participation
& Awards
| Year |
Activities |
| 1999
: |
One Circle participated
in CII(ER) QC convention |
| 2000
: |
One Circle participated
in CII(ER) QC convention |
| 2001
: |
One Circle participated
in CII(ER) QC convention |
| 2002
: |
Three Circles
participated in CII(ER) QC convention |
| 2003
: |
Three Circles
participated in CII(ER) QC convention and One participated
in National convention |
| 2004
: |
Outstanding
Award, QCFI,Kolkata,2004 |
| Excellence Award,
TCIL ,Business Excellence Nite,2004 |
| Distinguished
,NCQC,2004 |
| 2005
: |
First Position & Second
Position CII State Level,2005 |
| Second Position CII Eastern
Region,2005 |
| Par Excellence Award ,CCQC,Kolkata,2005 |
| First Position in CII State
Level,Par Excellence in QCFI (ER), Excellent in
NCQC-2005 |
| 2006
: |
Excellent Position in CCQC-2006(Kolkata Chapter
: Eastern Region) by “AKARSHAN” QC of
CRM( E & E) |
| Distinguished Case study Award in CCQC-2006(Kolkata
Chapter : Eastern Region)” SUDHAR” QC
( CRM :D.M.Plant) |
| First Position obtained by ” SUDHAR”
QC ( CRM :D.M.Plant) in 19th CII state level convention
including Bihar, Chhatishgarh & Jharkhand |
| Benefits |
| • |
Changing
attitude from "I don't care"
to "I do care" thru continuous
improvement brought out 'Hidden potential"
of people and their additional skills. |
| • |
Developed
team spirit - Individual Vs team - "I
could not do but we did it" by eliminating
inter departmental conflicts. |
| • |
Perceptible
improvements felt in contribution to organizational
capability and results. |
| • |
Helping
prepare employees at shop floor level
to face and overcome business challenges. |
| • |
Employees
benefited by exploiting opportunities
in their areas of work to solve problems
on their own by applying creative / innovative
approaches. |
| • |
Tapping
creativity and overcoming of obstacles
to and challenges of innovation. |
| • |
Developing leaders
at shop floor level amongst employees. |
|
Quality Circle
is a strategic initiative, which is driving man, machine,
material, means, measure, mosphere of products, processes
& services across employees & organization with
cohesive bonding relationship towards Excellence. As
a result, approximately 191 lakh savings for the financial
year 2005-06 & 55.12 lakhs in 2006-07 have been
reported.
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