FICCI, QCI begins awareness program for 'Zero Defect Zero Effect' among mfg & service sectors
Updated: Jun 26, 2015 04:48:09pm
This initiative is intended to give a major fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to manufacture products with “zero defect” in terms of quality and with “zero effect” in terms of environmental impact under the ‘Make in India’ umbrella, FICCI said in a press release.
It reflects a mechanism that will provide the Indian SMEs with a roadmap to improve from one level to the higher one along with handholding from consultants/e-learning courses and providing other infrastructure requisite to make the enterprises more competitive globally.
ZED represents a model with the ability to holistically change the concept of quality from a tool for compliance to a source of competitiveness. Operationally it is meant to evolve from a total dependency on inspection of the final product to correct defect, to a proactive process of enablers of quality like quality planning, product and process designing, optimum processes, efficient resource management, effective outsources activities and breakthrough outcomes, thereby, improving productivity.
The model equally emphasizes elimination of impacts on environment through adequate planning at product and process design, pre-production (startup activities), production and maintenance activities, post production (disposal after use) and outcome of environment performance.
The scope of the Model spans across all sectors of manufacturing and service industry with a special focus on SMEs.
The ZED Rating is poised to emerge as a credible recognition of the domestic industry for International Customers and Foreign Direct Investors seeking investments in India. ZED is further likely to be made as a benchmark for suppliers to PSUs and Defence Offsets. (KNN Bureau)