PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK ON5S – A book review
Authors: Mr. DK Srivastava, Mr. Mahendra Shastri and Mr. VK Bhuvan Das Published By: Quality Circle Forum of India, Hyderabad Chapter Reviewed By: Vivek Shrouty This book is an excellent document for the beginners, learners and for them who want to implement the 5S work place management. Foreword for the book has been penned by […] Read more
ANATOMY OF TPM-TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE
BRIEF HISTORY OF TPM Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), was developed primarily in Japan during Second World War (late 1939 to early 1945). World War II devastated the Japan’s industrial infrastructure. Japanese move toward automation which increased the efficiency rate of production, which results in many unforeseen challenges. In the early 1950s Japanese Companies began to […] Read more
100 years of quality
100 years of quality, #CQIat100 is theme for this year celebration of World Quality Day, #WQD2019. The reason behind this theme is, Chartered Quality Institute, CQI is celebrating its centenary this year. The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) is the professional body for experts in quality management With 19,000 members located in 130 countries. World Quality […] Read more
BOOK REVIEW: Multifaceted Dimension of Quality Team Concepts (for inclusive growth)
Author: Mr. B.Subramaniam Published By: Quality Circle Forum of India, Hyderabad Chapter Reviewed By: Vivek Shrouty Reading this book is a deep drive into the quality concepts. From the page one to the end, experience the journey of author Mr.B Subramaniam in the quality concepts, the day first he attended the seminar on Workers Participation […] Read more
My Experience at National Convention on Quality Concepts, NCQC 2018 at Gwalior
It has been a great opportunity to attend the remarkable National Convention of Quality Concepts organized by Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI). Convention at a glance: When NCQC2018 organized : 21st to 24th Dec 2018 City at which NCQC2018 organized : Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh , IndiaPlace of NCQC 2018 : ABV-IIITM , Gwalior […] Read more
5S: My favourite 1S, “SEIRI”
Seiri is the first S from the 5S methodology, the other S stands for Seiton, Seiso,Seiketsu and Shitsuke. The meaning of each one of 5S is, Seiri – is organization and for second time it called as ReorganizationSeiton- Neatness, Place for everything & everything in its Place Seiso – CleanlinessSeiketsu – StandardizationShitsuke – Discipline […] Read more
The Hurdles and challenges in implementation of quality concepts programme and a way forward for its success in organizations
( This article is in continuation to last article dated 25.12.2018 “QCFI – NCQC-2018 Souvenir and My Article”) There are various hurdles and challenges for success of the quality concepts (like Lean Management, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, Quality Circle and others) programme. Some of them are mentioned as below, which are commonly referred as failures: […] Read more
Quality Management, Zero Defects Zero Effect (ZED) way
The quality management is a very old concept with aim to improve the quality standard of the product(s) or the service(s). The basic and fundamental concepts of Quality Management are: Customer satisfaction Continuous improvement to attain next level of benchmark Cost reduction Reduction in waste Involvement of all stakeholder Upgrading knowledge of human resources The […] Read more