National Productivity Summit successfully held in Bangalore

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The 13th edition of National Productivity Summit (NPS 2019) was choc-a-bloc with various activities. The summit, which was held on August 20-21, 2019 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) featured pre-event plant visits, keynote addresses, case studies and productivity championship awards.

Over 300 delegates from 130 companies participated in the NPS 2019 summit. The summit was inaugurated by Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Company Limited. In his opening address Bhat spoke on the ‘Impact of Productivity on India’s Manufacturing Competitiveness’.T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education delivered a speech on ‘Winning in the Digital World’ at a special session of CEOs.

This year’s edition featured three keynote speakers who spoke on the following topics:

  • ‘Adopting modern manufacturing technology to enhance productivity’ by Parthipan, CEO, Rane TRW Steering Systems.
  • ‘Innovation as a powerful tool to enhance productivity’ by Babu Padmanabhan, Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer, Steer Engineering.
  • ‘Thriving in the era of disruption – How organisations stay afloat’ by Sandeep Kumar Maini, Chairman, Maini Group

More than 150 case studies were received this from which only 11 were shortlisted. Eight large companies: Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing, Carborundum Universal, Bosch, Rane TRW Steering Systems, SAAB Engineering, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, and Mahindra & Mahindra presented their case studies.

Winners of the IMTMA-ACE Micromatic Productivity Championship Awards 2019

  • Mahindra & Mahindra won the first prize for ‘Reduction of Specific Carbon footprint by using Waste to Wealth, TPM and Industry 4.0 concept in the utility management area.
  • Second prize went to Bosch Limited for ‘Innovative approach using Mould Flow Analysis for productivity improvement in Common Rail Pump Housing’.
  • Third Prize was given to Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing for ‘Use of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing for resource utilisation and reducing conversion cost’.

SME Productivity Award 2019 was won by Khutale Engineering for ‘Learn and Green approach to layout planning’.

 

 

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