Indian Process Excellence Awards Announced

NEW DELHI, India, September 5 - The first round of 2011 finalists for IQPC Process Excellence Network's Annual Process Excellence Awards for India were announced today. Launching for the first time within the Indian community, these prestigious industry awards recognize organizations that have made significant project and program level improvements in the region.


Megan James, Director for the Regional Indian Awards and Summit program commented: "Year on year the Process Excellence Network has received global entries from thought leading Indian businesses employing Lean Six Sigma. Based on this continual demand we were excited to launch this regional awards program and I've been delighted with the scope and quality of the entries we received. All applicants should be proud of their achievements and I look forward to working with the judges to select the final winners next month."


As an established and global awards series the Process Excellence Awards are judged by a panel that is comprised of thought leading Business Process Improvement companies and executives from across the country. The judging panel brings to the table the highest level of industry expertise making it the only awards program judged purely by the industry for the industry.


The shortlisted Award finalists for the Indian region include:

Manufacturing

- Reliance Industries Ltd, Hazira Manufacturing Division:

To Increase Auto Loading Efficiency of Bobbins from 95% to 99%

- Reliance Industries Ltd, Hazira Manufacturing Division:
(Reliance Retail will soon enter in retail market segment on the pattern of Walmart Stores)

To Improve Productivity of CP-10

- SKF India Ltd:

Six Sigma DMAIC Project: Bore Grinding Wheel Yield improvement by 20% in Channel 3, 4 & 5

- TVS Motor Company Ltd:

Achieve Process Robustness in Main Bearing Bore Operation in Two Wheeler Crank Case


Service & Transaction

- Capgemini Business Services (India) Ltd:


Process Improvement Project

- Genpact India:

Improving End Customer Satisfaction for a Life Insurance Major in India by Reducing Service Request Resolution Time

- Max New York Life Insurance Co.:

Improve ULIP - 37th Month Persistencey of Agency Channel

- Syntel:

Utilization Improvements in Asset Management


Improvement Programme

- Genpact India:

Customer Xcelerate

- Sutherland Global Services:


BPO Process Improvement Programme

- WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd

Lean Six Sigma, under Business Process Excellence & Transformation


Process Excellence Award winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on the 22nd September in New Delhi during the Process Excellence Network regional Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit. Individuals interested in attending the ceremony and the conference can register at www.processexcellenceindia.com.