CII Communique - February, 2010
CII Communique - February, 2010
CII Communique - February, 2010
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towards excellence<br />
competitiveness<br />
Trichy SME Cluster Launched<br />
SME Cluster launch in Trichy<br />
The <strong>CII</strong> L M Thapar Centre for Competitiveness launched<br />
a cluster comprising of 10 Small and Medium sized<br />
suppliers of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)<br />
on 6 January in Tiruchirapalli.<br />
Mr A V Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL, noted that<br />
the current business models and practices may not be<br />
enough for scalability. Hence, there is a strong need<br />
from industry for introducing structured approaches<br />
and systems to equip employees to create solutions<br />
continuously. He said quality can be achieved only by<br />
creating a strong culture within organizations for which<br />
all must move from competition to cooperation.<br />
Mr Krishnan described <strong>CII</strong>’s Cluster Approach as a<br />
comprehensive model that could be absorbed by SMEs<br />
to stay competitive. He committed that BHEL would be<br />
glad to fine-tune its internal systems and processes<br />
in line with what cluster members implement through<br />
<strong>CII</strong>’s programme.<br />
Avon Advance Cluster<br />
The Avon Advance Cluster successfully completed its<br />
advance level with a formal closure ceremony on 22 January<br />
in Ludhiana. The cluster was launched in December<br />
2008 when companies, having already undergone<br />
the learnings of the Basic level cluster, committed to<br />
move forward to achieve higher level of excellence in<br />
Advance Cluster closure ceremony in<br />
Ludhiana<br />
manufacturing through<br />
<strong>CII</strong> LM Thapar Centre<br />
for Competitiveness for<br />
SMEs. The advance<br />
c l u s t e r e x p o s e d<br />
the participants to<br />
a superior level of<br />
global practices. The<br />
participating companies<br />
were encouraged and<br />
enabled to be on<br />
their own path of selfsustained<br />
rapid progress. The success of the Cluster<br />
is evident from the fact that the companies together<br />
achieved savings of Rs 182 lakhs and generated 1573<br />
Kaizens in the process.<br />
Energy Management<br />
Energy conservation practices have acquired top priority<br />
in the present context of acute power shortage and global<br />
environmental compulsions, requiring Industry to take<br />
up the latest trends in using energy efficiently. Energy<br />
Conservation offers an excellent opportunity to reduce<br />
operating energy costs to remain competitive.<br />
A two-day Advanced Training Programme on Energy<br />
Management’ from 28-29 January in Chandigarh,<br />
discussed energy saving techniques with the latest<br />
case studies and practical examples.<br />
7 QC Tools- A Way to Problem Solving<br />
The training programme on 7 QC Tools A Way to<br />
Problem Solving on 22 January in Chandigarh updated<br />
the participants on the advantages of the popular<br />
Seven QC tools, which are used by quality-conscious<br />
companies throughout the world for improvement of<br />
products and processes. They form the fundamental<br />
foundation for all problem-solving and quality control<br />
activities and are also an important element of Lean<br />
Manufacturing.<br />
Training programme on 7 QC Tools in Chandigarh<br />
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