November 2003 | Business Newsweek
A glance at the recipients of IMC Juran Quality Medal and their endeavours.
November 2003 | Business Newsweek
The IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award has become one of the most sought-after awards in the country. Chandragupta Amritkar goes through the process involved in obtaining the coveted award.
November 2003 | Business Newsweek
The Birla Group has the unique distinction of three of its companies bagging the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award.
November 2003 | Business Newsweek
One of the few privileged to have been the chief guest giving away the awards in an earlier IMC RBNQA function and then two years later to have been awarded the coveted IMC Juran Medal is Dr R A Mashelkar, DC, CSIR, New Delhi.
October 2003 | Bombay Management Association
To telescopically look into the future, one needs to reflect on the past. At least in the macro. To the surprise of most, India played a significant role in the history of quality.
September 2003 | Qimpro Communiqué
Motorola developed the Six Sigma concept during the 1980’s and 90’s with the support of Dr J M Juran. The result of Dr Juran’s work with Motorola, Texas Instruments and other early adopters ultimately lead to today’s Six Sigma expertise.
September - Ocotber 2003 | BMA Review (A journal of the Bombay Management Association)
This paper outlines the current scenario in the healthcare industry in India, particularly it’s deficiencies relating to quality of care. It raises the question whether modern quality improvement methods are applicable in modern healthcare.
September - October 2003 | BMA Review (A journal of the Bombay Management Association)
We are surrounded by quality failures that are appallingly costly in rupees lost, opportunities foregone and grief incurred. Our lives are full of mundane personal failures.
July - August 2003 | IMC QT2
To the surprise of most, India played a significant role in the history of quality. In fact, it was the benchmark for World Class Quality (WCQ). A significant reference to India in A history of Managing for Quality edited by the quality guru, Dr. J. M. Juran, bears testimony.
02 June 2003 | indiainfoline.com
People have various definitions for the term Quality. It may refer to a characteristic, a mark, a peculiarity, a feature or an attribute, the list seems to be endless. When it comes to defining and explaining world-class quality, Suresh Lulla seems to have done it well.
02 June 2003 | IT People (Supplement to Express Computer-I
The essential goal of development in an organisation is to achieve the best possible fit between the aspirations of its people and the organisation’s needs, culture, and requirements for change
28 April - 11 May 2003 | Business India
In geography, the old axiom was: ‘The world is flat’. It looks flat, so everyone thought it was flat. No longer. Ever since Nicholas Copernicus, the flat world has become round. Now that space seems curved.
28 April - 11 May 2003 | Business India
In geography, the old axiom was: “The world is flat.” It looks flat, so everyone thought it was flat. No longer. Ever since Nicholas Copernicus the flat world has become round. Now it seems the space is curved.
14 April 2003 | Economy & Business
The author Suresh Lulla, is the founder of Qimpro Consultants who has been spearheading the application of Juran Quality principles in different segments of the Indian industry.
March 2003 | Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Address at Qimpro Awards 2002
Let me first say that I am very fortunate to have a team that is committed and dedicated to the mission of achieving world-class quality. And their dedication and commitment have been critical inputs to our success.
March 2003 | Business Standard
The IMC Quality Awards process has completed six cycles, in 2002. These awards are presented by category to corporates for quality of management performance, as well as to a statesman with a quality orientation who serves as a role model.
17 February - 2 March 2003 | Business India
In a recent survey conducted by ORG-MARG, a substantial mix of economists, experts and intellectuals were asked to suggest ideas (for policy-makers) that would enable India to prosper at the global level.
17 February - 2 March 2003 | Business India
Quality and competitiveness are twin fundamentals in managerial economics. India Inc needs to wake up to this before it’s too late.
February 2003 | Indian Management
About two years back, I read a book titled ‘Jamming: The art and discipline of corporate creativity’, by John Kao. Since then, I have got passionately interested in the subject of creativity. It bears a very substantial relevance for problem solving in quality management.
February 2003 | Indian Management
The Six Thinking Hats designed by Dr Edward de Bono, is an ingenious framework to think through a subject in a focused way that makes time and space for creative thinking.