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FOSMI organises session on Quality Management Standards, Quality Technical Tools

Updated: Jan 07, 2015 03:41:04pm
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Kolkata, Jan 7 (KNN)  To sensitize and encourage micro and small enterprises to adopt latest quality management standards (QMS) and quality technical tools (QTT) and to keep a watch on sectoral developments by undertaking the required activities, FOSMI has organised a session here.

The session is a part of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) sponsored by Ministry of MSME, Government of India in association with Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) and supported by Santiniketani Artistic Leather Goods Manufacturers Welfare Association (Santiniketan Leather Cluster).

The event to be held on January-10 falls under the Scheme for "Enabling manufacturing sector to be competitive through quality management standards and quality technology tools."

World over, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are recognized as an important constituent of the national economies, contributing significantly to employment expansion and poverty alleviation. Recognizing the importance of micro and small enterprises, which forms an important segment of the Indian economy, for its contribution to country's industrial production, exports, employment and creation of entrepreneurial base, the Central and State Governments have been implementing several schemes and programmes for their promotion and development.
 
Among the six basic principles of governance underlying the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP) of the Government, "Sustained economic growth in a manner that generates employment" has a pride of place.

Major activities under the scheme are introduction of appropriate course modules for technical institutions. In addition, there would be a study of the gap analysis; development of training materials kit; training of 80 master trainers and identifying ITIs/polytechnics.
 
The components of the scheme are efficient use of resources; improvement in product quality; reduction in rejection and re-work in the course of manufacturing; reduction in building up inventory at the various stages in the form of raw materials, work-in-progress, finished components, finished products etc.  (KNN/ES)
 

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