October 08, 2008

BHEL to enhance scope of quality circles

BS reported that Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited would enhance the scope and number of quality circles from the present 998 across its units.

Mr AV Krishnan GM of BHEL, while addressing the 18th inter unit quality circle convention, said that there were over 1,200 quality circles a few years back but this number had come down to 998 due to voluntary retirement scheme and superannuating exercises.

At present, the quality circles cover 14 areas like manufacturing and production, quality improvement productivity, cycle time and cost reduction and safety. Quality circles would also be set up in non manufacturing areas such as outsourcing, human resources activities, vendor development, engineering and design and also for canteens and medical services.

Meanwhile, the 3 circles of BHEL namely Trichy, Hyderabad and Haridwar, would attend the international quality convention to be held in October 2007 at Beijing.