SKF India Ltd awarded 1st Prize, at CII's 5th NATIONAL CONVENTION on Six Sigma

The two day National Convention on Six Sigma was organized on 25-26 September, 2008 at New Delhi. This was the 5th National Convention on Six Sigma which focused on the theme of "Achieving Business Excellence for Global Competitiveness" and saw a participation of more than 120 quality experts from all across the industry in India.
21 presentations were selected for the competition, SKF being one of it, who showcased their projects through Case Studies.
The participating teams for the Convention were -Vipin Dongre (Six Sigma Black Belt DGBB-P) who presented his Project namely "Reduce the Heat Treatment Cost by reducing the power consumption KW/MT by 20 %" & got stupendous success by winning First Prize, Gold Medal at the convention.
The Project Sponsor-Sunil Deshpande, Process Owner-Vishnu Gulanikar, Master Black Belt-Nitin Ghatpande & other team members have made a remarkable contribution to the success of this project.
Rahul Pawar (Six Sigma Black Belt-TMC) through his Project- Reduction in SLR of HF line by 75% highlighted the benefits of Six Sigma.
The Team members of his Project -Pradeep Govil(Project Sponsor),Santosh Sindagi(Process Owner),Nitin Ghatpande(Master Black Belt) who, by their steadfast dedication, determination and sustained focus added to the success of the Project.
To summarize, SKF India Ltd, was the eventual winner and proud recipient of "Tecumseh India Rolling Trophy". Bosch Group, Bangalore bagged the first runner up "Rico Rolling Trophy" and The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd, Mumbai bagged the Second Runner Up "Autofit Rolling Trophy. The prestigious award was presented in a ceremony conducted on 26th September 2008 in New Delhi.
While concluding the Convention, the CII Jury Members said that Commitment at the highest level within an organization is essential for creating a culture for Six Sigma implementation.