A training programme designed by Corporate Quality was held at the Human Resource Development Centre recently in association with the Quality Circle Forum of India.
Kishore Purswani, Executive Director, Corporate Quality was present as the chief guest while DK Shrivastava, ED-QCFI was present as the special guest. During the concluding session AMV Yugandhar, Executive Director, BHEl, Bhopal; PK Goyal, General Manager, HR and l Gopalkrishnan, General Manager, Quality were present. About 10 participants attended the programme from other units and from Bhopal.
Purswani in his address talked about implementation modalities with the participants about the prime 1S and 2S activities. He said that 5S is a long and continuous journey. He also briefed about the apex formation of 5S with senior officials from all the units. A live presentation was made by ED QCFI about 5S activities in other public and private sectors. The 5S carried out at DRM Kapurtala was appreciated by all.
Goyal reiterated the importance of 'conceptualisation' of 5S thereby creating a permanent soft copy in mind. Gopalkrishnan termed 5S as Business activity which shall affect operations, time reduction and reduction in inventory. Daisy C Bhalla, Sr DGM-CQ Bhopal gave a brief note at the outset, about 5S as related to Prime Minister's Swachta Abhiyan.
Yugandhar asked the participants to become facilitators for other employees to continue 5S activities in the unit. He also assured a steering committee formation with coordinators in Bays and all the blocks of the unit with continuous audits by top management for 5S implementation.
Brajesh Agrawal- AGM HRDC proposed the Vote of Thanks. Umesh Savle compeered the program rendering all helps to CQ Bhopal for training arrangements.