World Class Manufacturing (WCM) is a unique strategy for Enterprise Excellence through focus on Manufacturing. This strategy encompasses the essentials of most of the labeled change initiatives in the world of managing manufacturing. It is a long-term structure approach that is a cyclical (PDCA - Plan, Do, Check, Act), comprehensive and systematic business tool. The process involves a cultural transformation leading to Organizational Change, better Management Processes and Organizational Learning. It focuses on people, process, and results on a continuous basis. WCM is in itself, a competitive strategy that aims for stakeholders, including customers and employees delight through focus on sustainable and superior QCDIP (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Innovation, Productivity and Pride) performance and other parameters. WCM helps in achieving this sustainable, superior performance by putting in place the "Art of Manufacturing for Consistent Excellence". It is diagnostic in nature as it enables the abnormalities to show themselves.
Thai Sulphites and the Aditya Birla Group as a whole strive on many business tools in its own flavors to solidify itself as a World Class Manufacturer. These include but are not limited to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) , Total Quality Management (TQM), Kaizen Suggestion System (KSS), Six Sigma , 5S Improvement Principles, Quality Circles, and the adoption of Quality of Life Clubs . |