September 2009 - ACMA Automotive Component Manufacturers

September 2009
Special Edition
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WINNERS OF THE QUALITY CIRCLE
COMPETITION FOR 2008-09
NATIONAL WINNERS
Position
Name of QC Team
Company Name
First
Second
Third
Third
Shreshtha
Jai Ho
Vijeta
Santhosam
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd., Noida
Subros Ltd., Pune
Mindarika Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
Lucas-TVS Ltd., Chennai
REGIONAL WINNERS
NORTHERN REGION
First
Second
Third
Incredible
Shreshtha
Vijeta
Napino Auto & Electronics Ltd., Gurgaon
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd., Noida
Mindarika Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
SOUTHERN REGION
First
Second
Third
Rambo
Marvellous
Santhosam
Wabco-TVS India Ltd., Chennai
Wheels India Ltd., Chennai
Lucas-TVS Ltd., Chennai
WESTERN REGION
First
Second
Third
Kevda
Jai Ho
Jidnyasa
Harita Seating Systems Ltd., Pune
Subros Ltd., Pune
Bharat Gears Ltd., Mumbai
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The ACMA Quality Circle Competitions
4th National QC competition was successfully concluded on 21st August, 2009 in New Delhi. The winning teams from
Southern Region, Northern Region and Western Region contested for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions. An eminent Jury
comprising of experts from OEMs adjudged the presentations made by eight QC teams, contested in the National
Competition.
Mr. Arvind Kapur, Chairman ACT and MD, Rico Auto Industries Ltd. graced the occasion and distributed the trophies to
the winning teams. The winners of National QC Competition are:
Winner
‘Shreshtha’ Quality Circle from
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd., Noida
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. is one of the leading
manufacturers of wiring harness used in
automobiles.
Quality problem selected by the QC Team was “To
eliminate branch length short problem in floor
wiring harness of Maruti Swift model.”
The problem identified above caused due to slips
in wire during taping operation. Introduction of
jigs ensuring proper holding of wires and change
in sequence of taping reduced the length variation
problem to zero.
The team has used various QC Tools like Flow
diagram, Pareto Chart, Fish Bone Diagram etc. to
find out the root cause of the problem and its
counter measures.
Shreshtha QC Group
Team Members
Mr. Pradeep Chauhan
Ms. Jaya Praveen
Ms. Meenakshi
Ms. Indu Bala
-
Coordinator
Leader
Dy. Leader
Member
Ms. Anju Chawla
- Member
Mr. Rajesh Gupta
- Member
Mr. Vikas Kumar Gupta - Facilitator
1
st
Runner Up
‘Jai Ho’ Quality Circle from
Subros Ltd., Pune
Subros Ltd. is one of the largest AC manufacturers
in India, supplying to all major OEMs in country.
The theme selected by the QC Team was to reduce
Brazing & Bending Defects in AC pipes.
Team has used primarily Cause and Effect
diagram and why-why analysis to identify the root
cause of the problem. Various countermeasures
taken in the process has finally resulted in overall
reduction in rejection from 2300 ppm to 225
ppm. This has also resulted in productivity
improvement by 13 %.
Jai Ho QC Group
Team Members
Mr. Ranjit Bapkar
- Team Leader Mr. Baliram Birajdar
- Member
Mr. Tejas Deshpande
- Member
Mr. Shivdarshan Birajdar - Member
Mr. Santosh Deshpande - Member
Mr. Narayan B Reddy
- Facilitator
To recognise the outstanding contribution of the Associates, the QC Circle Team who won the First Position in the National QC
Competition is invited to the ACMA Annual Sessions for collecting the Trophy from the Chief Guest.
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This year Jury has decided to give 2nd runner ship trophy to two teams as they were contesting too close to each other.
2
nd
Runner Up
‘Vijeta’ Quality Circle from
Mindarika Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
Mindarika Pvt Ltd. is one of the known
manufacturers of switches for four wheelers.
Problem selected by the team was “To bring down.
in-house rejection of M41041 from – 113967
ppm to 500 ppm & customer rejection to zero”.
The team applied Pareto Analysis and Fish Bone
Diagram to find out the root cause of the problem.
The problem of non sticking of stickers and
temperature knob fitment NG were solved by
modifying surface finish of the mould and
correction in tools.
2
Vijeta QC Group
Team Members
Ms. Sunita
Mr. Khushi Ram
Mr. Mukesh Mamgai -
Leader
Member
Member
Ms. Nisha
Mr. Piyush Pandey
Ms. Shubhra Goel
-
Member
Coordinator
Facilitator
nd
Runner Up
‘Santhosam’ Quality Circle from
Lucas-TVS Ltd., Chennai
Lucas-TVS Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers
of starter motors, used in automobiles.
The problem selected by the Team was “Delay in
dispatch to main assembly from SM 50 Armature
line.” To identify the root cause of the problem,
various QC tools like: Fish Bone Diagram, 4W-1H
and Scatter diagram were used.
By increasing Lever length from 170 mm to 174
mm and improving clamping unit, down time
reduced from 7 hrs to zero.
Santhosam QC Group
Team Members
Mr. Noble Ramesh
Mr. S. Poonthamilan
Mr. V. R. Veerappan
-
Leader
Member
Member
Mr. K. Sankar
Mr. G. Hariharan
Mr. B. Ramasubramaniam -
Member
Member
Facilitator
The Jury ……………..
Mr. V. Ramesh
Vice President, QA
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt, Ltd.
Jury, Member
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Mr. N. P. Chandok
General Manager, QA
Hero Honda Motors Ltd.
Jury, Member
Mr. Prasanna Katti
Quality Head
JCB
Jury, member
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Regional Award Winners
NR
SR
WR
Incredible
Rambo
Kevda
Napino Auto and Electronics Ltd., Gurgaon
Wabco-TVS India Ltd., Chennai
Harita Seating Systems Ltd., Pune
Incredible
Team
NR- Incredible QC Team from Napino Auto and Electronics Ltd., Gurgaon
SR - Rambo QC Team from
Wabco-TVS India Ltd., Chennai
Rambo
Team
WR - Kevda QC Team from
Harita Seating Systems Ltd., Pune
Kevda
Team
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