FICCI initiates an awareness program with Quality Council of India for manufacturing
In association with the Quality Council of India, FICCI on June 26, 2015 initiated an awareness program about the ‘Zero Defect, Zero Effect’ Maturity Assessment Model. “This initiative is intended to give a major fillip to Prime Minister Modi’s vision to manufacture products with 'zero defect' in terms of quality and with 'zero effect' in terms of environmental impact under the ‘Make in India’ umbrella,” said the industry body in a statement. In his maiden Independence Day speech on August 15, 2014, Modi along with ‘Make in India’ pitched for ‘zero defect zero effect’ strategy giving out a clear message that India manufactured products should meet global standards with zero effect on the environment. FICCI added that the Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) represents a model with the ability to holistically change the concept of quality from a tool for compliance to a source of competitiveness. Operationally, it is meant to evolve from a total dependency on inspection of the final product to correct defect, to a proactive process of enablers of quality like quality planning, product and process designing, optimum processes, efficient resource management, effective outsources activities and breakthrough outcomes, thereby, improving productivity. The model equally emphasises elimination of impacts on environment through adequate planning at product and process design, pre-production (startup activities), production and maintenance activities, post production (disposal after use) and outcome of environment performance. The Chairman for FICCI’s Manufacturing Committee M M Singh, Executive Advisor, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, emphasized ZED’s significance by saying “ZED is not a philosophy. It’s a commitment”. FICCI believes that the scope of the model spans across all sectors of manufacturing and service industry with a special focus on SMEs. “It reflects a mechanism that will provide the Indian SMEs with a roadmap to improve from one level to the higher one along with hand-holding from consultants/e-learning courses and providing other infrastructure requisite to make the enterprises more competitive globally,” FICCI said. The ZED Rating is poised to emerge as a credible recognition of the domestic industry for international customers and foreign direct investors seeking investments in India. ZED is further likely to be made as a benchmark for suppliers to PSUs and defence offsets.
June 27, 2015 | 4:02 pm IST.
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