From L to R: V Ramaswami, Manager, Phytochemicals, Berigai, T Sankar, AGM-HR, Dr T Devanathan, Senior Manager-Quality Assurance, P M Rao, AVP-Works and C G Sethuram, Chief Executive, SSCL at the award function held at Chennai recently.
Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited (SSCL), Berigai, was selected for the second prize in the annual awards programme for the best implementation of 5S under the category of medium scale industries.
The award is instituted jointly by ABK-AOTS DOSOKAI (Tamil Nadu centre), an alumni association of Japan-trained technocrats and executives, and Carborundum Universal Ltd., of the Murugappa group, Chennai. The award was announced after two rounds of facility inspections, each by a two-member panel of judges from ABK-AOTS DOSOKAI.
SSCL, Berigai, made a case study presentation of best 5S practices at a one-day seminar held at
Chennai on May 31, 2002. M M Murugappan, Director, Carborundum Universal Ltd., presented the AOTS-CUMI award at a colourful function.