23 manufacturing units of renowned companies in India where honored at the National Awards for Manufacturing Competitiveness (NAMC) hosted by the International Research Institute for Manufacturing (IRIM) at Hotel ITC Grand Chola in Chennai on 7th August 2015.
Among the Award winners, The Hindustan Unilever Limited’s unit located at Barotiwala in Himachal Pradesh bagged the top award followed by the Hindustan Zinc Limited of Dariba and Carrier Air-conditioning of Gurgaon which received the First and Second runner up respectively.
Mr.Anand Louie, Director-IRIM Welcomed the gathering and spoke about the optimistic trend prevailing in the Indian Manufacturing Scenario despite the challenging times at the Global arena.
The Chairman & Managing Director of Gujarat state fertilizers and chemicals Ltd Dr.S.K Nanda I.A.S was the chief guest and distributed the awards. Dr.S.K.Nanda I.A.S addressed the gathering and encouraged them to adopt global best practices. He also insisted them on the development of new technology and products where he hinted that Improving Environmental health & safety standards will be a key to growth in sustaining manufacturing standards.
The highlight of the event was a Panel discussion on the topic “Why is Services growing than Manufacturing in India for the last 25 years ?” featuring Mr.RahulMohnot CEO of Ultra Tech white cement division, Mr.NandaLakkaraju,Director-
IRIM, as an unbiased third party evaluated and rated each company on its unique manufacturing competitive index. This rating was achieved through a structured assessment of the manufacturing facility on 10 indicators of manufacturing competitiveness which are building blocks behind the calculation of this index. The assessment was customized to each facility by assigning unique weightage to each of these indicators based on organization’s priorities to become more competitive.
This is the second time such a Program has been conducted by IRIM in India.
Compared to the Previous Edition, There has been a 70 percent increase in the number of participating companies.
About International Research Institute for Manufacturing:
The International Research Institute for Manufacturing (IRIM) is a professional body involved in supporting the manufacturing industry in various parts of the world through research, consulting and training services. IRIM is considered as the most preferred partner by renowned manufacturing organizations when it comes to deploying the right manufacturing strategy and it seeks to be agents of positive change.
