Report
ISQ annual conference 2007 was held on 24th December 2007 at Hotel Crowne Plaza, New Friends Colony, New Delhi. A total of 120 delegates and guests participated in the conference.
Inaugural Address
Dr V Krishnamurthy Chairman ISQ delivered the inaugural address
Awards
Chairman Dr V Krishnamurthy gave away the awards as under.
Prof. Shoji Shiba was honoured with Dronacharya Award for year 2007 for having made significant contribution to the Indian society through his work of teaching and counseling in the field of Quality Management with humility, dignity, respect for others and a sense of service.
Dr. Surinder Kapur CMD Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited was awarded Jamsetji Tata Award for year 2007 for having made outstanding contribution in the field of Quality Management.
Dr. N. Ravichandran, President (Operations) Lucas-TVS was awarded with Ashoka Award for year 2007 for outstanding practices in the field of Quality Management.
Presentations made by Dr Surinder Kapur and Dr N Ravichandran can be accessed at ISQ website www.isqnet.org under the link “ISQ Annual Conference 2007” and sublnk “Presentations” Photographs can be viewed under the link “Gallery” on the ISQ website
Programme
Programme of the conference was as under.
| 0800 - 0900 | Registration |
|---|---|
| 0900 – 0910 | Lighting of lamp & welcome speech by Mr. N Ramanathan |
| 0910 – 0925 | Chairman Address by Dr V Krishnamurthy |
| 0925 - 0945 | Citations and Award Presentation |
| 0945 – 1000 | Introduction to INQ |
| 1000 - 1030 | Presentation by Prof Shoji Shiba |
| 1030 - 1100 | Presentation by Dr Surinder Kapur |
| 1100 - 1130 | Tea break |
| 1130 - 1200 | Presentation by Dr N Ravichandran |
| 1200 - 1255 | First In-depth Case Study by UCAL |
| 1255 - 1345 | Lunch |
| 1345 - 1440 | Second In-depth Case Study by SRF |
| 1440 - 1535 | Third In-depth Case Study by Tata Motors |
| 1535 - 1600 | Tea break |
| 1600 – 1650 | Forth In-depth Case Study by Yuken India |
| 1650 – 1655 | Closing remarks by Mr. A. K. Jain |
| 1655 – 1700 | Vote of thanks by Mr. N. Ramanathan |
Introduction to INQ
Mr. N. Ramanathan President ISQ made a detailed presentation on Indian Network for Quality (INQ)
In-depth Case Study Presentations
Four in-depth case study presentations were made as under
- UCAL “Paradigm Shift in New Product Development approach” by Mr. Ram Mohan and Mr. R. Senthil Kumar.
- SRF “Application of Advanced tools in New Product Development” by Mr. J. Ravikant and Prof: G. L. Keshav Bhat
- Tata Motors “TATA ACE “ by Mr. Nikhil Suresh Deshpande and Mr. Agarwal.
- Yuken India Limited “Solenoid Controlled Direction Control Valve” by Mr. P. S. Ravi
Technical sessions were chaired by Mr. Kiran Deshmukh of Sona Koyo, Mr. Inderjit Singh of Escotrs and Mr. C. P. Singh of BHEL
Sponsors
The event was sponsored by
- Bharati Airtel Limited
- Maruti Suzuki India Limited
- NHPC Limited
- NTPC Limited
- Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited
- SRF Limited
Organizing Committee
Organizing committee consisted of the following
- Mr. A. K. Jain Chiarman
- Mr J Ravikant
- Mr. Arun K Malik
- Mr. R. B. Madekhar
- Brig. J. K. Bajaj
- Mr George Yohannan
Closing Remarks &Vote of Thanks
Conference ended with closing remarks by Mr AK Jain and a vote of thanks to the awardees, speakers, guests, delegates, sponsors, hotel management and organizing committee by Mr N Ramanathan
Awards
| Dronacharya Award | Jamsetji Tata Award | Ashoka Award |
|---|---|---|
| Winner for Year 2007 Prof. Shoji Shiba |
Winner for Year 2007 Dr. Surinder Kapur |
Winner for Year 2007 Dr. N. Ravichandran |
Presentations
| Title | Author | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Our Journey towards World Class Enterprise | Dr. N Ravichandran | Lucas-TVS Limited. |
| Entrepreneurship to Corporate Leadership | Dr. Surinder Kapur | Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited. |