National 10th Kaizen Competition a Booming Program Organized by CICU Drawn Overwhelming Respconse

Ludhiana, January 23, 2019: 10th Edition of the Kaizen Competition was successfully held at Sohan Lal Pahwa Auditorium, Focal Point, Ludhiana. Kaizen is a Japanese word, which belongs to the business philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices, personal efficiency, etc. Kaizen is applicable in all business processes including manufacturing and engineering with emphasis on improving productivity on an ongoing basis. Upkar Singh Ahuja, President, CICU said that Kaizen have been proved to bring quantum benefits to the company and employees whilst simplifying processes, eliminating waste, saving costs and other intangible benefits. It is a fact that the best ideas are born from the exchange and sharing of knowledge and experience. He further said that the objective of this Competition is to motivate for practicing KAIZEN & make it a way of LIFE. This Event provided opportunity to understand the philosophies, listen to Companies who have successfully developed Kaizen as a culture and also provided competitive Arena to witness and share the best Kaizen implemented. S.B. Singh, Joint Secretary, CICU, welcomes all the dignitaries and informed about the importance of organizing competition for the learning of other industrial units. He further said that the response, to this Competition is overwhelming, both from participating teams and attending delegates, as well as Trade & Industrial bodies in the region that have been enthusiastic in their support. Experienced employees of 24 companies presented their Kaizen in front of more than 200 audiences. The Program was sponsored by Sangeeta Steel Corporation (TATA Astrum). The competition was judge by 3-member jury comprising eminent professional’s A.P. Sharma, General Manager, Central Tool Room; Dr. Priyavrat Thareja, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, GNA University, Phagwara; Dr. Sachit Vardhan, Deputy Director- Research, CT University, Sindhwa Khurd. The judges selected following Award Winning Teams on the basis of points under various categories. Grand Awards: First Award: M/s Makino Auto Industries Team No. 22 M/s Rockman Industries Limited Team No. 7 Second Award: M/s Highway Industries Team No. 10 M/s SKG Engineering Co. Team No. 24 Third Award: M/s Vardhman Spinning & General Mills Ltd Team No. 1 Special Category Awards Environment: M/s Makino Auto Industries, Team No.5 Innovation: M/s Poddar Tyres, Team No. 16 Product Quality: M/s Moon Light Auto Inds (Team No.4); M/s Auto International (Team No.8) Productivity Improvement: M/s Steel Strips (Team No. 3) Process cost saving: M/s Farm Parts (Team No.21) Cost Saving: M/s Showa India Pvt Ltd (Team No.23) Safety: M/s Nicks India Tools (Team No.11) It was a packed program, deliberating on number of continuous improvement suggestions, which will be shared for implementation at all levels relevance to stakeholders engaged in Trade & Industrial activities. The program was attended by J.S Bhogal (Vice president Farm Parts), Ravi (Tata Steel), Mahendru (President Punjab Forging), Angad Singh (Big Ben), Mridula Jain (Director, Shingora Shawls), Sokhi (Sewing Machine Club), Kulwant Singh Sall (Sall brother) and other prominent members.