The 12th IQ Anniversary of the CII Institute of Quality was celebrated on 9 May 2013 at Bangalore. Addressing the gathering N Kumar, Chairman, CII IQ stated, "Enhancing and growing an effective talent base remains core to competitiveness among the traditional manufacturing leaders -- and increasingly among emerging market challengers as well. Manufacturing still matters a great deal for economic prosperity."
Inaugurating the First National Business Excellence Competition sponsored by the National Stock Exchange, Kumar said, "The experience and knowledge of this unique and diverse group of organisations form the platform upon which we build CII's activities and services to members. CII IQ's products and services have been tailored to support the systematic implementation of the EFQM Excellence Model in any organisation, regardless of size, sector or maturity. The CII EXIM Bank Award helps industry to compare one organisation against other world-class leaders based on rigorous and holistic assessment by a panel of external experts and professionals providing comprehensive feedback on all aspects of business and strategy."
Talented workers are the top indicators of a country's competitiveness -- followed by the country's trade, financial and tax systems, as well as the cost of labour and materials.
The CII Institute of Quality strives to address people and organisations on the needs of continuous improvement through Business Excellence, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, Safety, Quality Management System, Metrology, Laboratory, Risk Management, and Education Excellence.
N Kumar, said that there was a need to go beyond manufacturing industry. In fact, while manufacturing remains the core of CII IQ's activities, the Institute has already established itself as the champion of Quality in Education, the service sector and the Government. IQ will work with leading organisations for leveraging quality in areas like retail, manufacturing, financial services and infrastructure. Safety in industry will be one of the new services that IQ will extend to members -- mainly audits. It will also create CII National Safety Awards along with BSC.
CII IQ 12th Anniversary celebrations: (L to r): Soumitra Bhattacharya, Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council & Joint Managing Director, Bosch Ltd; L Krishnan, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council & Vice President, IMTMA, Managing Director, TaeguTec India P Ltd; Alex Botha, Chief Executive, British Safety Council, UK; V Shankar, Managing Director & CEO, Rallis India Ltd; N Kumar, Chairman, CII Institute of Quality & Vice Chairman, The Sanmar Group; Bhupinder S Bhalla, IAS, Hon'ble Administrator, UTs of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli; Aroon Raman, Research & Innovation Entrepreneur; Greeta Varughese, Executive Director, CII Institute of Quality.
Bhupinder S Bhalla, IAS, Hon'ble Administrator, UTs of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Greeta Varughese, Executive Director, CII Institute of Quality exchanging MoU on improving Education in the UTs of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli in the presence of N Kumar, Chairman, CII Institute of Quality &Vice Chairman, The Sanmar Group.