Vol. 32 No.3

April - May 2014

From the Editors Desk

National Seminar on Asset Management towards Zero Break Down

Inauguration of QCFI Student Cell

5S Re-Certification to NTPC Ltd-Unit in Eastern Region-II

Report on 4-day Workshop on Training for Trainers by Hyd. Chapter

Report on 5S Certification at NSPCL CPP-2, Bhilai

Birthday Celebrations

Report on 5S Lead Auditors Training Programme

Five-S Lead Auditor’s Programme at Ankleshwar Centre

5S Review & Surveillance Audit at SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant

Report on Five S Certification Programe at SRICT

Chapters Activity Report

H.Q. Activity Report

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Greetings to You!

This issue of April – May 2014 comes to you when mercury is at its peak and added to this 2014 General Election fuelled it still further to feel the heat of the season. I take this opportunity to congratulate you all for participating in large numbers in 2014 General Elections of Lok Sabha and voting for victory to a single party with alliance.

QCFI – Pariwar wishes all the best to the new Government for Good Governance & Development. We hope that they will put Industrial Development on the top priority for progressive economy. While I am writing this letter to you, I heard Prime Minister Designate Shri. Narendra Bhai Modi in his address at Varanasi emphasizing the need of "Clean City of Varanasi" and a target of 2019 to make India neat and clean.

Friends, you all know QCFI is serving the Nation with propagation of Quality Concepts including 5S (Work Place Management). QCFI has already planned to implement this concept for the city of Varanasi including its famous ghats. We assure you that we are with people in this new era.

While talking about the elections, you will find Election Notice for the Executive Board of QCFI along with Election Schedule for the Period 2014-2017.

Beside regular features like HQ and Chapters’ Activity Report, there are reports on special events with photographs organised by our Chapters / Centres. One such event is inauguration of QCFI Students Cell by Pune Chapter, the first of its kind in India. You will find reports on “Train The Trainers” programme organised by Hyderabad & Gwalior Chapters, the reports on 5-S Certification to NSPCL, CPP-2, Bhilai & SRICT, Ankleshwar and also for 5S Re-Certification to the power units of NTPC Ltd. Eastern Region – II, viz. Talcher Thermal Power Station & Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, Kaniha. QCFI-HQ conducted 2 days 5S Lead Auditor Programmes in Bengaluru and also at Ankleshwar. Reports can be seen.

We have reprinted the report on “National Seminar on Asset Management Towards Zero Break Down”, due to some errors found in the last issue.

We are publishing the ICQCC-2014, Colombo, Convention Tour details for information to participants to take due action for registration and make necessary preparations.

We lost forever QCFI fraternity Shri. P.C. Bihari, Shri K. Narayanan, Administrator - Coimbatore Centre and Smt. Devaki Bai mother of our collegue Shri G. Vijay Babu who expired on 15th May 2014. We express our heartfelt condolence for their untimely death and pray God to Rest the departed souls in peace.

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while presenting their Paper.

During the question-answer session and panel discussion, the speakers addressed a number queries from the audience.

Out of three case studies presented, the Best Case study award was presented to Mr Bani Mukherjee of Bokaro Steel Plant.

During the concluding session, some of the participants from Bokaro Steel, Vedanta ,Uttam Galva, century Rayon, Ruchi Soya ,IPCA , RCF Ltd , Kokuyo Camlin etc shared their views about the seminar and thanked QCFI for selecting topics that concerned their area of work. The tone and tenor of all was "BAHOT JAGAH SEMINAR ATTEND KIYA LEKIN ITANA ACCHA KAHI BHI NAHI THA." They were happy that they could derive a pool of knowledge through this prestigious seminar.

Mr. Abir Banerjee also shared his views and complimented QCFI for their team work and for selecting excellent topics. Mr. KB Bharati, Chairman, QCFI Mumbai Chapter and Director, QCFI delivered concluding remarks. He thanked RCF Management& their volunteers for making the seminar successful. Mr. Jayant Malshe, Secretary, QCFI Mumbai Chapter compered two day seminar.

QCFI Mumbai Chapter, in collaboration with RCF Ltd, Trombay Unit, organized two day National Seminar on Asset Management Towards Zero Breakdown on 21st and 22nd February, 2014. Sixty delegates from Public and Private Sector Units participated in this seminar.

The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. HS Karangale, Director general of the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) In his brief inaugural address, Mr. Karangale emphasized the need to manage the asset management like human, knowledge, intelligence etc. apart from usual work equipments and machines. He said, management in the past was looked upon as “crisis management”; today the concept has changed to planning, study of history, acquisition and strategies. He further said, collective efforts and involvement of all concerned departments such as operations, materials, finance etc will help us achieve our objective towards zero breakdown.

Six eminent speakers – Mr. Anantha Subramaniam (Associate Director, Frost and Sullivan), Mr. Abir Banerjee, Executive Director, RCF Trombay Unit, Mr. AS Kashikar, GM (Maint), RCF Ltd, Mr. Rajendra Potdar, CEO and Founder, MABEC, Dr. Dibyenddu De, Director, Reliance Management Consultants Pvt Ltd, Mr. Jitendra Malhotra, General Manager (Business excellence) Aditya Birla Group, Mr.HarshadChhaya, Director, Business Development, IRD, Mechanalysis Ltd, Mr. Ajay Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Shell India Markets pvt. Ltd and Dr. TarapadaPyne, Head, RCF, JSW Ltd presented technical papers. Their presentations received thunderous applause from the participants. There was a Panel discussion on Centralized Maintenance and Decentralized Maintenance. Knowledge sharing in this was precise and precision. Participants were enthused in sharing their queries and getting them addressed through

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to sustain the Work Place Management with regular surveillance audits.

The Re-Certification Audits were performed by Sri.S. Srinivasan, Chairman, Certifying Committee and Dr. B.R. Bangray, Lead Auditor, QCFI.

Two units of NTPC Ltd in Eastern Region - II, viz. M/s. Talcher Thermal Power Station, an unit taken over by NTPC from Orissa State Electricity Board and the other M/s. Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, Kaniha, the second largest power producing unit of M/s. NTPC Ltd. have been Re-Certified for 5S (Work Place Management) implementation after conducting the Certification Audit from 10th - 12th Mar'14 & 13th - 15th Mar'14 respectively.

Both the units were first certified in the year 2004 & after a decade it was found that all the requirements are fulfilled by them to the satisfaction of auditors as per the laid down criteria.

Certificates were awarded to these units to sustain and improve further in the next three years. Both Heads of the Units were present respectively in their closing meeting to receive the award and assured untired efforts

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Inauguration of QCFI Pune Chapter) Student Cell at Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE) was done by the auspicious hands of Mr. S. J. Kalokhe, Chairman, QCFI-Pune Chapter in the august presence of Dr. A. M. Fulambarkar, Principal PCCOE, Pune on 10th April 2014.

This is for the first time in India, PCCOE, Pune has taken a lead in forming the student cell of QCFI at the institute. 52 students for Mechanical Engineering department studying in second year, third year and final year of engineering are the members of Student Cell. These 52 students are life members of QCFI and

PCCOE, Pune is an Institutional Permanent member of QCFI.

Under this student cell, students of Mechanical Engineering have formed Quality Circles and are working on various problems identified by them. QCFI (Pune Chapter) is going to arrange a special training programme of total 30 hrs. duration on TPM, KAIZEN, QUALITY CIRCLE and 5S in the academic year 2014-15 for these 52 students at our institute by professionals in this field.

Dr. Sanjay S. Lakade, Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, is the coordinator and facilitator for this student cell.

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QCFI- Hyderabad Chapter Organized A 4-day Workshop On Training For Trainers From 14th to 17th April 2014 at Golden Park Hotel – Secunderabad .

This workshop was Inaugurated by the Chapter Chairman, Shri Ch. Balakrishna Rao . The Sessions on various topics related to Quality Circles , 5-S , Kaizen, etc. 58 personnel participated from 16 organizations.

The topics like Scatter Diagram, Histogram & Control Charts were taught by Shri D.K. Srivastava, ED, QCFI followed by syndicate exercises which were appreciated by one & all . The senior faculty members from hyderabad chapter and industries who took various sessions were S/Shri. B. Subramaniam , Vishal Karan , S. Srinivasan, P.V. Satyavratan , S. Venugopal Rao , K. Ravindranath , P S S Hanumantha Rao , Ramesh Babu & S.N. Guha . The programme was Co-ordinated by Shri D.K. Bhattacharya.

At the valedictory session certificates & gifts were distributed to all participants .

In NSPCL CPP-2 Bhilai, Certification Audit was conducted by QCFI on 07/04/14. On this occasion Shri D.K.Srivastava , Executive Director, QCFI has unfurled the 5S flag at CPP-2 premises. He performed audit for the implementation of 5S in all Zones of the plant and CPP-2 has awarded with 5S certificate by Chairman QCFI Bhilai Chapter, Shri Y.K.Degan during the certification ceremony. In the event various prizes were distributed to 5S competition winner and 5S zones for achieving distinguished result.

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QCFI - Pariwar at HQ's celebrated 82nd birthday , 58th birthday & 38th birthday respectively of our family members Sri. B. Subramaniam, Sri. D.K. Srivastava(inabsentia) & Sri P.S. Ravi Kumar respectively on the auspicious day of 10th May 2014.

With Best Wishes for Many Many Happy Returns of the Day.

We wish them good health, prosperity & peace of mind.

May GOD Bless them.

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QCFI –HQ conducted a two day 5-S LEAD AUDITORS' TRAINING PROGRAMME on 18th & 19th April'14. 34 participants from PSUs, Corporates, MNCs attended and were benefited by the program. The program was conducted by Sri. D K Srivastava, Executive Director, QCFI.

The participants were divided into groups and were given tasks to be completed. The GM of the Bell hotel witnessed the presentation of the groups and appreciated the participants for giving good and implementable suggestions with solutions to the Hotel Bell. The Valedictory session was addressed by Dr. S

Devarajan, Sr. Vice-President, TVS Motor Co. Ltd, Hosur. The program was very interactive & practical.

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QCFI Pariwar expresses with grief condolence on untimely demise of Shri P.C.Bihari, a committed, determined and devoted frater in the propagation of Quality Circle Movement in general and for students in particular.

Shri Bihari started Quality Circles in Diesel Locomotive Works (Northern Railways) Charbagh, Lucknow as a facilitator and then started Student's Quality Circle by name Jai Jagat at City Montessori School, Lucknow as mentor. The Student Quality Circle Movement has gone globally under his guidance and advise.After his retirement from Railways he

devoted his time fully for Students Quality Circles at International level as a Director-Trainee, International QC Academy. He was one of the organizers to conduct 16 International Conventions on Student's Quality Control Circles with a grand success. QCFI lost a QC practitioner and preacher.

Shri K. Narayanan, Administrator of QCFI Coimbatore Centre of Madurai Chapter died on 18th April 2014 due to heart attack.

Our collegue Shri G. Vijay Babu lost his mother Smt. Devaki Bai on 15th May 2014

We pray God Almighty to rest the departed souls in peace and also to give strength to their family members to bear this irrevocable loss.

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Quality Circle Forum of India ,Ankleshwar Centre organized a three Day Five-S Lead Auditor's Programme, under enthusiastic coordination of Mr.G.M.Bahudhanye, Ms.Sudha Arun Mujumdar and Mr. Raju Modi, Hon.Secretary from 23rd to 25th Apri l ,2014,which was conducted by Shri D.K.Srivastava, Executive Director at Hotel Lords Plaza,Ankleshwar.

The programme was attended by 45 participants from Industries & Institutions at Vataria, Vapi, Bharuch, Ankleshwar, Gandhidham, Vadodara & Ahmedabad. Three Life Members Dr.Mohit Kanwar,Shri Prakash Vaidya,Joint secretary QCFI-Vadodara Chapter and Mr.Ragesh Purohit who also was given an opportunity to make a presentation on Role of Lead Auditor.

The programme was very well appreciated by all the participants due to interesting style of presentation by

Shri D.K.Srivastava which included the visit to Five-S certified company GRP Limited for mock audit session.Mrs.Sudha Arun Mujumdar presented a case study on Five-S at Home. Dr.Mohit Kanwar,VP,SKNL made a presentation on competency of Lead Auditor.The Programme was inaugurated by Shri Pa rag Gandh i ,L ega l Adv i so r in L abour Laws,Ankleshwar, Chairman Shri Vijay Asar and enlightening address was delivered during Valedictory session by Shri S.Sankarnarayanan,Director-Operations, M/s. Speciality Polymers, Ankleshwar. The examination was passed by all the participants with zeal & enthusiasm.

An appreciation Programme on Five-S at Home was conducted by ShriD.K.Srivastava,ED at M/s. S.Kumars Nationwade Limited which was very well appreciated by Shri.Sunil Gupta,President and his entire team of managers and employees and their families.

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Periodical 5S Surveillance Audit & Status Review was conducted at SAIL - Bhilai Steel Plant from 5th - 10th May'14 by Sri. V.K.B. Das, Dy. Director. In the Surveillance Audit along with Sri. Sunil Deshmukh, 5S Coordinator, all the Zones / Sub-Zones were found

satisfactory in the sustenance of 5S status.

In the Review Meeting, observations made in Surveillance Audit were discussed for corrective actions & improvements with Zonal Coordinators & Sub-Zonal Leaders in the presence of HODs.

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attitudinal change in members of SRICT. SRICT has been doing FIVE S practises with great participation of all students which will lead towards a great culture in the society by the way of self-discipline and self-development. Being an educational institute this is really a movement towards developing a good and responsible human being.

An audit was held for final Certification of FIVE S at SRICT-Shroff Rotary Institute Of Chemical Technology on 26th April 2014 by QCFI audit team; Mr D K Shrivastava, Mrs.Sudha Arun Mujumdar, Mr. Raju Modi and Mrs.Alka Kale.

All departments and sections of SRICT were found as per FIVE S standards and SRICT was awarded FIVE S Certificate in the closing meeting by Mr. D K Shrivastava, Executive Director in the August presence of Mr. Vijay Asar, Chairman, QCFI-Ankleshwar Centre, Mr. Ashok Panjawani, Vice-Chairman, ARES, Mr. Angiras Shukla, Hon. Secretary, Ankleshwar Rotary Education Society ,Dr. Shrikant Wagh, Principal SRICT, many other dignitaries of Rotary Club of Ankleshwar and all the students, faculty and staff members of SRICT.

SRICT is the first Engineering College in the world managed by ROTARY CLUB and an emerging technical Institute in the field of CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY established in 2011. Now it also the first Five S Certified Engineering College in India. FIVE S practises in SRICT have really made the

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participants attended.

4) Awareness Programme on Quality Circles was organised for M/s. Ramco Cements Ltd. on 18.02.14. 25 members attended.

5) Roles & Responsibilities of Facilitators was conducted for M/s. Ramco Cements Ltd. on 18.02.14. 25 members participated.

6) Problem Solving Techniques – 12 steps was organised for M/s. Ramco Cements Ltd. on 19.02.14 & 20.02.14. 25 participants attended respectively.

7) QC Handholding & PPT Competition was conducted for M/s. Manjushree Techno Pack Ltd. Bidadi on 20.02.14. 50 members attended.

8) QC Handholding & Presentation was organised for M/s. Manjushree Techno Pack Ltd. Bommasandra on 21.02.14. 60 participants attended.

9) SPC was conducted for M/s. Kirloskar Textile Machinery on 24.02.14. 21 members participated.

10) SPC was organised for M/s. MothersonSumi Electrical Wires on 25.02.14. 19 participants attended.

11) QC Handholding was conducted for M/s. Manjushree Technologies, Bommasandra on 27.02.14 & 28.02.14. 50 participants attended respectively.

12) Parenting for wellbeing of Children was organised for M/s. BRBNMPL ON 03.03.14. 178 members participated.

13) Retirement Planning was conducted for M/s. KPTCL, Hoody on 06.03.14. 30 members attended.

14) International Women's Day was organised on 10.03.14. 89 members participated.

15) Problem Solving Techniques was conducted for M/s. Synthesis Winding Technology Pvt. Ltd. on 15.03.14 & 16.03.14. 19 participants attended.

16) QC Handholding & PPT Competition was organised for M/s. Manjushree Techno Pack Ltd. Bidadi on 21.03.14. 50 members participated.

17) QC Handholding was conducted for M/s. Manjushree Techno Pack Ltd. Bommasandra on 28.03.14 & 29.03.14. 50 participants attended respectively.

Promotional Activity on:

1. Continual Improvement was conductedfor M/s Rangsons Electronics Ltd. on 01.02.14. 40 participants attended.

2. Kaizen was conducted for M/s. Fitwell Forgings & Tools on 07.02.14. 55 participants attended.

3. Team work was conducted for M/s. Mathruchaaya on 08.02.14. 60 participants attended.

4. Success Through Problem Solving Teams was conducted for M/s. Reva Institute of Management on 13.02.14. 60 participants attended.

5. Productivity Improvement Through Problem Solving

AURANGABAD CHAPTER:

Governing Counci l Meet ing was conducted on 07.02.14&04.03.14. 14 & 11 members attended respectively.

Main Points discussed

1. Conduct of Mini Conventionon Allied Case Studies& fixation of date

2. Conduct of Kaizen Competi t ion for College student&fixztion of date

3. Training Programme for Small Scale Industries & Educational Institute.

4. Preparation of Balance Sheet.

Workshop / Training programmme

1. Mind Mapping was organized for M/s JNEC College on 01.02.14 & 03.02.14. 78 & 72 participants attended respectively.

2. Time Management was conducted for M/s. JNEC College on 06.02.14 & 12.02.14. 75 & 78 members attended respectively.

3. QC Tool & Kaizen was organised for M/s. JNEC College on 07.03.14. 13 participants attended.

4. Kaizen was conducted for M/s. JNEC College on 17.03.14. 22 members participated.

5. Kaizen presentation by students was organised for M/s. JNEC College on 22.03.14. 21 participants attended.

6. Stress Management was conducted for M/s. JNEC College on 24.03.14. 228 participants attended.

BENGALURU CHAPTER:

GC Meeting was conducted on 15.02.14& 15.03.14. 10 & 11 members attended respectively.

The Main points discussed were:

1. Training Programmes

2. Membership Growth

3. Progress of Mysore Sub-Chapter

4. Conduct of Regional Convention at Mysore

5. Monthly Financial Report

6. Appointment of Mr. S.S. Divanaji as Returning Officer

7. International Women's Day Workshop

8. 5S Lead Auditors Programme

Training programme/ Workshop on

1) Problem Solving Tools &Techniques wasconducted for M/s Track Components on 06.02.14. 28 members attended.

2) Five –S was organized forM/s Manjushree Techno Pack Ltd. on 10.02.14. 45 members participated.

3) Problem Solving Culture through People Involvement was conducted for M/s. Triveni Turbines Ltd. on 16.02.14. 19

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Mr. Venkatesan of M/s. Lear Automobiles Ltd., Mahendra World city was contacted on 07.03.14 for QC activities.

Details of Approach to New Organization

M/s.Nipan Electricals Ltd. (Puducherry &Hosur) was approached for enrolling them as a newInstitutional Member.

M/s. Federal Mogal VSP Ltd. was approached on 06.03.14 for enrolling them as new Institutional Member & for training programmes.

Details of Long Term Tie-Up (Package Deal)

M/s. Valeo Friction Materials Ltd. was approached for long term package deal for QC activities.

HYDERABAD CHAPTER

GC Meeting was conducted on 01.02.14. 11 Members attended

Main Points Discussed

1) To Organize seminar for education sector

2) Propagation of TQM concepts in PSU

3) Membership Drive

4) Preparation of points for Retreat Meet.

Training / Workshop on:

QC Project Review &Preparation of Case Study was conducted for M/s.The Ramco Cements Ltd. (Kolaghat Unit) on 07.02.14 & 08.02.14. 20 members attended.

QC Circle & 5S implementation was organised for M/s. Orissa Power Generation Corpn. Ltd. on 10.02.14, 11.02.14 & 12.02.14.

QC Methodology & PST was conducted for M/s. BHEL, R.C. Puram, Hyd on 21.02.14. 30 participants attended.

Promotional Activity on / Visit To:

M/s. Rolan Seals was approached on24.02.14 regarding QC awareness programme & membership drive.

VidyaBharathi High School (2nd& 3rd Unit) was approached on 13.02.14 regarding Quality Circle & 5S in Education Sector. 32 Members & 5 teachers participated.

Service to Member Organisation

½ day promotional programme on Work Place Management was conducted for M/s. Atlas Copco on 18.02.14.

Mr. R. Srinivasan attended the One day Internal Convention organised by M/s. Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. on 27.02.14 as “Panel of Judge.

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Promotional Activity on / Visit to:

India Government Mint was made on 12.02.14 regarding conduct of training programmes. 2 participants attended.

Mission of Mercy Hospital was made on 14.02.14 regarding conduct of training programmes. 2 participants attended.

Punjab National Bank was made on 17.02.14 regarding

Techniques was conducted for M/s. Automotive Axles Ltd. on 22.02.14. 22 participants attended.

6. Creating & Improving Quality in Production was conducted for M/s. ACE Manufacturers on 12.03.14. 55 participants attended.

7. Creating Quality Products was conducted for M/s. NTTF on 13.03.14. 28 participants attended.

8. Kaizen for success of Organisation was conducted for M/s. Micromatic Grinding Technology on 20.03.14. 25 participants attended.

CHENNAI CHAPTER

GC Meeting was conducted on13.02.14& 12.03.14.20 Members attended respectively.

The main points discussed were:

1. Confirmation of the Minutes of the previous GC Meeting.

2. Membership Drive

3. Training Programmes

4. CCQCE - 2014&SIT Competition

5. Income & Expenditure Statement

Membership Drive

One Permanent Institutional Member, One Annual Institutional Member, One Life Member & One Indl. Annual Member were enrolled during the month of Mar'14.

Service to Member Organisations

Mr. A. Mayuranathan, Chairman, QCFI – Chennai Chapter inaugurated &attended the Quality Circle Awareness programme conducted on 13.02.14 as a Chief Guest.

Assessment & evaluation of QC presentation was made for M/s. TAFE Ltd. on 01.03.14 & 27.03.14

Programme on 7 QC Tools was organised for M/s. Saint Gobain Glass Ltd. on 11.03.14 & 21.03.14.

Inauguration of Student Chapter at SRM University was made on 26.03.14.

Inauguration of Students Chapter at Renganathan Engineering College was made on 27.03.14.

SIT Competition

4th SIT Competition was conducted on 08.03.14. 43 teams from 25 Organizations participated.

Promotional Activity

Mr. Barath Kumar of M/s. ILJIN Automotive India Ltd. was contacted on 17.02.14 for QC activities &programmes

Mr. K. Suresh of M/s. Valeo Friction Materials Ltd. was contacted on 22.02.14 for QC activities.

M/s. Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. was contacted on 06.03.14 for QC activities.

Mr. Y. Kiran Prasad of M/s. Lear Automobiles India Ltd. was contacted on 07.03.14 for QC activities.

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Seven QC Tools was organised for M/s. Cadbury India Ltd.

Team Work & Positive Energy was conducted for M/s. Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd.

QC was organised for M/s. Cadbury India Ltd.

Industrial Safety & 5S was conducted for M/s. Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd.

Problem Solving 7 QC Tool was organised for M/s. Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd.

Supervisory Development Programme was conducted for M/s. Lumax Industries Limited

Kaizen &Poka Yoke was organised for M/s. Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd.

Kaizen was conducted for M/s. JCB India Ltd.

QC was organised for M/s. Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd.

MUMBAI CHAPTER

Details of Promotional Activities

National Seminar on Zero Break Down was conducted at M/s. RCF Ltd. on 21st& 22nd Feb'14. 70 participants attended.

Felicitation of schools in the area of 5S was organised on 26.03.14.

Details of Approach to New Organisation

M/s. Portpscap India Ltd. was made on 12.02.14 regarding launch of QC &5S movement.

M/s. Aditya Birla Group Companies was approached on 21.03.14 regarding launch of SGA& 5S activities.

Service to Member Organization

Visit to M/s. RCF Ltd., Thal& M/s. Cadbury Ltd. was made on 10.02.14& 22.02.14 regarding 5S concept.

Visit to M/s. Camlin Ltd. was made on 19.02.14 regarding TPM.

Visit to M/s. GAIL India was made on 22.03.14 regarding QC & 5S

Visit to M/s. RCF Ltd., Mumbai was made on 28.03.14 regarding 5S

Visit to M/s. Zenith Rubber was made on 16.03.14 regarding 5S.

Details of Audit

5S Audit was conducted forM/s. Tata Steel, (CRC)& for M/s. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. (Transmission) on 11.02.14, 13.02.14 & 24.02.14.

5S Audit was conducted for M/s. Tata Steel (CRC) on 28.03.14 & for M/s. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. (Transmission) on 5th, 11th& 18th Mar'14.

5S Audit was conducted for M/s. Gulf Oil on 28.03.14.

Details of Long Term Tie Up (Package Deal)

awareness programme to staff. 12 Members attended.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. was made on 20.02.14 to meet & felicitate Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of M/s. GRSE Ltd. 30 members participated.

Coal India Ltd. was made on 19.02.14 regarding Sponsorship & Advertisement

The Calcutta Medical Research Institute was made on 14.03.14 regarding fixing of Board Room for holding Core Committee Meeting . 2 members attended.

BSNL, Calcutta Telephones was made on 20.03.14 for a meeting with Secretary to Sr. General Manager – (HR). 2 members participated.

The Calcutta Medical Research Institute was made on 24.03.14 for conduct of training programmes. 2 participants attended.

The Calcutta Medical Research Institute was made on 25.03.14 regarding conduct of Core Committee Meeting. 9 members participated.

Executive Committee Meeting was conducted at Chapter Office on 31.03.14. 6 members attended.

Innovative / Popular Programme

Chapter Annual Family Meet was organised on 16.02.14.

Training / Workshop On

5S wasorganised for Post Graduate Engg. Students of M/s. Calcutta Business School on 19.02.14. 20 participants attended.

Work Place Management was conducted for India Government Mint on 21st& 22nd Feb'14. 28 members attended.

Presentation Skill was organised for M/s. SolyventFlakt (India) Ltd. on 23.02.14. 25 members participated.

QCwas conducted for M/s. Hindustan Copper Ltd. on 24th& 25th Feb'14. 20 participants attended.

5S was organized for M/s. The Times of India Groupon 13th& 14th Mar'14. 20 members participated.

PUNE CHAPTER

GC council meeting was conducted on 14.03.14. 5 Members attended.

Promotional Programme

Safety Week Campaign was organised on 10.03.14. 128 members participated.

Workshop / Training Programme on

Basics of Quality, Measurement Systems & Control Chart, Process Flow, Line Start Up, Work Instruction, Control Plan, FTT, OEE, Scrap, Basics of ISO Board, Basics of Engineering,

Mechanical, Machines, Electronics & ESD, Basic Etiquettes, Overview & Test was conducted for M/s. Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd.

5S Implementation was conducted for M/s. DMI India Private

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5S for Grass Root Level Employees was conducted for M/s. Diamond Power from 13th – 15th Mar'14.

Concepts – Role & Implementation was organised for M/s. NTPC Ltd – JhanorGandhar on 24.03.14.

5S was conducted for M/s. GACL on 26.03.14.

Promotional Activity on

Harmony in Relationships was organised on 13.02.14. 64 participants attended.

Details of Audit :

5-S Audit was conducted for M/s. Western Rly. Workshop on 10.12.13 & for M/s. Essar Oil Ltd. from 27th – 31st Jan'14.

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Main Points Discussed

Preparation & Finalization of Date & Agenda by Chairman for Meeting

Training Programme / Workshop

5-S Implementation was organized at office from 12th – 15th Feb'14, & from 17th – 25th Feb'14 & on 27.02.14, 04.03.14, 10th – 14th Mar'14, & from 27th – 29th Mar'14 & on 31.03.14.

5-S Awareness & Audit of 1-S was conductedfor M/s.Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. from4th – 6th Feb'14.

5-S implementation & Audit was organised for M/s. Adani Power Ltd. from 18th – 21st Mar'14.

Service to Member Organisation

Preparation for a visit to M/s. Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. was made on 01.02.14.

Mr. ArifHussain Khan attended & acted as a Judge for National Convention conducted on 10th& 11th Feb'14 by M/s. NTPC Ltd. Badarpur.

Proposal for 5S Implementation was sent to M/s. Bharti Infra Tel.

VISAKHAPATNAM CHAPTER

GC Meeting was conducted on 13.03.14. 11 Members attended.

The Main points discussed were:

1. BOD Meeting & Retreat Meet

2. Chapter Convention

Details of Approach to New Organisations

M/s. Material Organisation was approached regarding implementation of QC, 5S & Membership Drive.

Service to Member Organisation

Dept. Coordinators Meet was organised at M/s. RINL – VSP on 26.02.14. 39 members participated.

Training / Workshop on:

Employee Involvement in on QC & 5S was conducted for M/s. RINL – Vizag Steel Plant on 06.02.14 & 05.03.14. 29& 30 participants attended respectively.

Long term package deal on 5S & QC concept is going on with the following organizations:

i) M/s. Mazagon Dock Limited

ii) M/s. Tata Steel, CRC

iii) M/s. Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

iv) M/s. Reliance Infra Ltd

Training / workshop on

CSR activitieswas conducted for M/s. Ideal School Project on 08.02.14, 17.02.14 & 29.02.14. 30 participants attended.

5S Reviewwas organized forM/s. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. on 14.02.14. 25 members participated.

LQC was conducted for M/s. RCF Ltd. Thal on 04.02.14. 23 members attended.

5S Audit was organised for M/s. Mazagon Dock Ltd. on 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th – 14th Mar'14, & from 18th – 20th Mar'14. 220 participants attended.

Counselling Session was conducted for M/s. Gail India on 14.03.14. 22 members participated.

Tools & Techniques was organised for M/s. IPCA Lab on 19.03.14. 26 members attended.

VADODARA CHAPTER

Governing Council Meeting was conducted on 19.02.14, 28.02.14& 12.03.14. 7, 8&6 members attended respectively.

Main Points Discussed

Celebration of Silver Jubilee Year of VCQCC - 2014

Training / Workshop On

QC Counselling Projectswas organised for M/s.GAIL (I) Ltd. Hazira on 18.02.14 & 27.03.14.

QC Counselling Projects was conducted for M/s. GAIL (I) Ltd. Waghodia on 19.02.14 & 29.03.14.

5S was organised for M/s. Diamond Power on 21.02.14, 24.02.14, 05.03.14,

QC guidance was conducted for M/s. Atul Ltd. on 21st& 22nd Feb'14.

5S was organised for M/s. GACL- Dahej on 25.02.14.

QC Counselling Projects was conducted for M/s. GAIL (I) Ltd. Gandhar on 27.02.14 & 28.03.14.

5S was organised for M/s. TranspekSilox on 03.02.14.

QC Counselling Project was conducted for M/s. GAIL (I) Ltd. Jhabua on 04.03.14.

5S (Auditors) was organised for M/s. Diamond Power on 06.03.14.

QC for School Teachers & Students was conducted for M/s. NTPC Ltd. JhanorGandhar on 10.03.14.

Presentation Sill Case Study was organised for M/s. NTPC Ltd – JhanorGandhar on 11.03.14.

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12th – 14th Apr'14 – Jaypee Bela Plant

15th – 17th Apr'14 – Jaypee Rewa Plant

16th.–17th Apr'14 – Sesa Sterlite Ltd.

18.04.14 – Bhilai Jaypee Grinding Plant

28th – 29th Apr'14 – Adani Power Ltd.

5th – 10th May'14 – SAIL – Bhilai Steel Plant

5S Audit:

10th – 14th Mar'14 – HZL - Chanderiya

20.03.14 – NTPC – SAIL Power Co. Ltd. (PP-II)

22nd – 23rd Apr'14 – Sesa Goa Ltd., Chitradurga

28th – 30th Apr'14 – NTPC Ltd., Dadri

21st – 23rd May'14 – Dalla Cement Factory

5S Certification

21st – 22nd Mar'14 – Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd.

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25.03.14 – Ruchi Infrastructure Ltd.

22.04.14 – 23.04.14 – NTPC Ltd., Vindhyachal

7th – 8th May'14 – Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd. Sitarganj

5S Training & Surveillance

18th – 21st Mar'14 – Adani Power Ltd., Mundra

26th – 29th Mar'14 – NTPC Ltd. Farakka

26th – 29th Mar'14 – NTPC Ltd. – Vindhyachal

3rd – 5th Apr'14 – Jaypee Sidhi Cement Plant

05.04.14 – Paradigm Services Private Ltd.

07.04.14 – Bhilai Jaypee Cement Ltd.

8th – 11th Apr'14 – Birla Corporation Ltd.

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31.03.14 – 03.04.14 – NTPC Ltd. Singrauli

26.04.14 – HZL, Pant Nagar

5S Lead Auditor Programme

31.03.14 & 01.04.14 – NTPC Ltd. Farakka

TQM / TPM / PQS / MQC

21st – 26th Apr'14 – Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd., Khopoli

4th – 5th May'14 – Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.

7th – 8th Apr'14 – NTPC – SAIL Power Co. Ltd. (CPP-II)

12.04.14 – Parle Products Pvt. Ltd.

16th – 20th May'14 – Chunar Cement Factory

QCFI - HQ has organised the Retreat Meet on 22nd and 23rd March 2014 at Shelter Beach Resort, Mahabalipuram. The focus is on the following issues :

A. Governance issue (Discussion on report of Committee with Mr. B. Balakrishnan as Convenor):

a) Structure of the Board

b) Election/term of office for President/Vice President/Treasurer

c) Restructuring membership

B Future development plans (Disscussion by Mr. S.J. Kalokhe Committee

C. Matters pertaining to Chapters/Headquarters - Chapter relationship/ Management of Finance.

D. Annual Chapter and organisational Awards (Discussion on Criteria by Mr. S. Srinivasan Committee)

Discussions were held on above issue in various groups

The 129th Executive Board Meeting conducted on 23rd March from 2.00 PM onwards.

Directors, Chairpersons / Secretaries / GC Members from chapters attended the meet and BOD meeting.

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QCFI - Gwalior Chapter has organised a 4 days Train the Trainers programme on Quality Concepts & Problem Solving Techniques from 12th - 15th May' 2014. The programme was conducted by Sri. D.K. Srivastava, Executive Director, QCFI.

There were 25 participants from 11 organisations which includes industries & educational institutes. The programme was well appraised by all the participants.

The programme was inaugurated by Sri. Rajesh Chandra, GM, M/s. Godrej CP Ltd. & Sri. S.P. Bindal, Chairman, Gwalior Chapter Chaired the valedictory session. The dignitaries present in the programme were Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, Mrs. Rajeshwri Sawant, Principal of Gwalior Glory High School & Ms. Richa Verma, Registrar, Vikrant Group of Colleges.

Sri. Avinash Mishra, Hon. Secretary, proposed vote of thanks to all dignitaries & participants.

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A one day training workshop on lean QC was

organised by vadodara chapter and conducted by Mr.

D. K. Srivastava E.D. QCFI HQ on 27th April 2014 at

qcfi office training hall. This was the first training

workshop conducted at the new office premises.

The programme was attended by 21 participants from

different member organisations. The programme was

inaugurated by lighting of Lamp by Mr. D. K.

Sirvastava, Dr. Mohit Kanvar, Mr. Y. M. Nanavati

Chairman QCFI Vadodara Chapter and GC Members

present.

Mr. Y. M. Nanavati delivered the welcome speech

followed by presenting bouquets to Mr. D. K.

Srivastava and Dr. Mohit Kanvar by Mr. S. P. Bakshi

Hon. Secretary Vadodara Chapter. Vote of thanks was

given by Mr. A. J. Vasavada at the end of the

Programme. Certificates were awarded to all

participants by Mr. D. K. Srivastava.

" Kaizen Mela was organised by Madurai chapter of QCFI

on 18-5-2014 . Before the kaizen Mela event out of 176

kaizens from various industries such as spinning mills,

weaving mills, knitting industry,Garment industry,cement

industry,engineering industry,Rubber industry,79

Kaizens were selected as best Kaizens. From 79 Kaizen

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presentation.Panel of judges after seeing the

performance gave cash award to all the 23 Kaizens as

detailed here in.

First prize 6 from each category of industry Rs 8000/ each.

Second prize 9 from each category of indurtry Rs5000/ each.

Consolation prize 8 from each category of industry Rs 3000/each.

180 delegates participated and they were very

enthusiastic in learning Kaizens from other organisations.

The purpose of Kaizen Mela is to share the knowledge on

Kaizen,how the ideas were generated and also to

motivate the employees. This Mela will help to compile

live case studies relating to various industries on different

issues.

Mr. B. Balakrishnan, Vice President QCFI briefed the

participants about the purpose of Mela and gave a brief

talk on Kaizen by logical thinking and creative thinking

which has the source of causal nature, when one feels the

pain of others, need based and forced Kaizen. Mr.

Mohanakrishnan resource person gave inputs, live case

studies on Kaizen with Video Clippings. Earlier Mr. M.

Sankarasubramanian, Director QCFI welcomed the

gathering. Mr. W.S. Sathchidanandam presided over

valedictory function and cash awards were given to the

winners.

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