Tech Auto was proud to be a member of the UNIDO Partnership Programme, a joint project by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) and the Government of India, to strengthen the small and medium scale industries to face the challenges of meeting the stringent quality requirements of the automotive industry; by focusing on productivity and quality improvement skills and techniques and further enhancing their performance and competitiveness to facilitate their inclusion on the global supply chains.

This programme was started during the month of March 2003. This programme was spread over 30 months and exposed all the employees extensively with thorough in-plant training and shop floor interventions, emphasizing on 5S, Inventory Management, Productivity Improvement, TPM, TQM, and Lean Manufacturing processes. The modules which were covered in this programme were 5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Daily Work Management, Kaizen Methodology, Pokayoke, 3M’s, Inventory Turn Ratio, Containerization, SMED, One Piece Flow, Kobetsu Kaizen, Process Capability, Measurement System Analysis, 7 Q.C. Tools, Takt Time, Standard Operating Procedures, Planned Maintenance, Value Stream Mapping, FMEA, APQP, Kanban etc.

By the completion of this programme, we have achieved high productivity levels as this helped change the approach of our employees towards quality. This achievement has rewarded us in a way by becoming more competitive, offering better responsiveness to customers, reduced lead times and attaining high quality levels.