NEWSLETTER

Vol 1 issue 2: 2018

Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity (SLAAQP) was founded in 1996 and was the successor to the Quality Circle Association of Sri Lanka, which had been established in 1989. Since then the association has immensely contributed to the Quality and productivity of our nation. SLAAQP is a nonprofit making organization comprised of Professionals those who wish to contribute their time and knowledge to uplift the Quality and Productivity in our nation.

ABOUT SLAAQP

Board of Advisors

Prof. Mangala FonsekaDr. A K L Jayawardana

Mr. Mahinda SaranapalaMr. Sunil G. Wijesinha

Council 2017/2018

PresidentMr.D B Gamalath

Immediate Past PresidentMr.Nimal Perera

Vice PresidentsMrs.Sakunthala Durairatnam

Mr.S P RanasingheMr.Ajith N Weeratunga

Mr.S A Wipul Kularathne

SecretaryMs.Surani S Dias

TreasurerMr.S P Ranasinghe

EditorMr.Uditha Senaratne

Asst. SecretaryMrs.Medhani Somasinghe

Asst. TreasurerDr.Karthika Kathiresan

Asst. EditorProf.Hemanthi Ranasinghe

Council MembersMr.Namal DharmaratneMr.Premalal Pathirana

Mrs.Sakuntala GoonethillekeDr. Nirmali de Silva

Mr.Hemantha WeerakoonDr. Wimal Karandagoda

OFFICE BEARERS

The National Convention for Quality and Productivity is organized to promote quality and productivity in Sri Lanka and encourage employee involvement and leadership role in performance excellence. Improving quality and productivity on a national scale will deliver many benefits including better quality, higher reliability, reducing costs of production and service thereby reducing the cost of living and improving competitiveness of Sri Lankan industries.NCQP 2018:

thŸ 12 July @ Sri Lanka Foundation InstituteŸ 52 companies -135 TeamsŸ Chief Guest - Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, the speaker

of the Parliament of Sri LankaŸ Keynote - Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri, the Director

of the Postgraduate Institute of Management

NCQP 2018

4 day Intensive Training on "Achieve World Class Quality and Win the

th th Deming Award” from 26 - 29November 2018 at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo

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KEY DATES

Innovation & Quality Control Circles are timeless tools for organizations seeking to achieve excellence. In recognition of this, a group of 13 regional economies, including Singapore, have been taking turns to annually host an International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) since 1976. ICQCC 2018:

nd thŸ 22 -24 Oct-2018 @ SingaporeŸ 8 Teams, 4 Judges from SLAAQP, 3 Council

Members represented SLAAQPŸ 6 Teams won Gold Award & 2 teams won

Silver Award

ICQCC 2018

ICQCC 2018

NCQP 2018

Ÿ 18-Oct-2018 @ Post Graduate Institute of

Management

Ÿ 88 Teams participated

Ÿ Key Note - Mr. Upali Marasinghe -Secretary,

Ministry of Petroleum Resources

Total Quality Environment (5S) Convention

CONTACT US

The importance of quality in the contemporary compe��ve business environment cannot be over emphasized. Total Quality Management (TQM), is a company – wide, all pervasive management philosophy, which organisa�ons globally, in many business sectors have embraced, in the a�empt to enhance their compe��ve abili�es and provide strategic advantages in the market. TQM, rooted in the core principles of employee focus, customer focus and con�nuous improvement, creates a quality culture where all employees work towards mee�ng and exceeding customer expecta�ons.

Deming Prize The Deming Prize, is the ul�mate recogni�on of TQM prac��oners in the world. The award scheme was established in 1951, in commemora�on of the late Dr. William Edwards Deming, whose efforts a�er World War II, contributed greatly to Japan's product quality being recognized as the world's best. In apprecia�on of Dr. Deming's unique contribu�on, the Japanese Union of Scien�sts and Engineers (JUSE) established the Deming Prize. This pres�gious global quality award, recognizes effec�ve quality management program development and implementa�on by an organisa�on, regardless of the types of business, public or private, large or small, Japanese or overseas, or part of or en�re organisa�on.

The unique characteris�c of the Deming Prize is that it does not require applicants to conform to any specific model prescribed by the Deming Prize Commi�ee. Instead, the applicants are expected to understand their own current situa�on, establish conducive themes and objec�ves and improve and transform themselves organiza�on- wide. The award focuses beyond implementa�on and results and also looks to the con�nued future effec�veness.

The award criteria consider whether the organisa�on has clear management policies and has established proac�ve customer driven objec�ves and strategies based on social responsibility of the organisa�on. The examina�on process will probe whether TQM principles are being suitably u�lized and implemented for the realiza�on of business objec�ves and strategies and whether organisa�onal ability for future growth has been aptly secured.

The Deming Prize, promo�ng TQM in both theore�cal and prac�cal pla�orms, makes its awards in 4 categories. The first two categories recognise individuals or groups. who have made outstanding contribu�ons to the study of TQM or those who have made outstanding contribu�ons in the dissemina�on of TQM. The third category - The Deming Prize, is for organiza�ons that have implemented TQM suitable for their management philosophy, scope, type, scale of business and management environment. The culmina�on of this award scheme is the Deming Grand Prize, which is for organiza�ons that had already received the Deming Prize or the Deming Grand Prize, for maintaining and further enhancing the level of TQM for more than three years a�er winning the Deming Prize.

Sri Lanka Associa�on for the Advancement of Quality and Produc�vity (SLAAQP) was founded in 1996 and was the successor to the Quality Circle Associa�on of Sri Lanka, which had been established in 1989. Since then the associa�on has immensely contributed to the Quality and produc�vity of Sri Lanka. SLAAQP is a non-profit making organiza�on comprised of professionals, who contribute their �me and knowledge to upli� the Quality and Produc�vity in the country. The key event in the calendar of ac�vi�es of SLAAQP, is the Na�onal Conven�on on Quality and Produc�vity. This annual event is the only na�onal pla�orm provided for floor level employees of organisa�ons to showcase their achievements in quality related problem-solving projects at their workplaces. SLAAQP is a member of a 13 Asian -country forum hos�ng the Interna�onal Conven�on on Quality Control Circles.

Deming Award: World Class Quality Recognition

CRITERIA TO BECOME A SLAAQP MEMBER

Individual Members: Persons who are interested in and engaged in the promo�on of Quality, Produc�vity, or members of Quality Circles, facilitators, Steering commi�ee members or those involves in the opera�on or promo�on of Quality Circles.

Ins�tu�onal members: Universi�es and other ins�tu�ons promo�ng the development of the theory and prac�ce of an integrated approach of quality and produc�vity with the par�cipa�on of employees at all levels.

Organiza�onal members: State or private enterprises which have programs to promote Total Quality Management and Quality circles or which have embarked on a programmed to launch quality circles in their organiza�ons.

“The right quality and uniformity are founda�ons of Commerce, Prosperity and Peace”- Edward Deming

Sri Lanka Associa�on for the Advancement of Quality and Produc�vity

Vidya Mandiraya, 120/10, Vidya Mawatha, Colombo 07Mrs. Malathy Shanmuganathan, Administra�ve Officer – SLAAQP

Tel: 011 2678808 E-mail: info@slaaqp.org website: h�p://slaaqp.org