1000 - 1100 hrs

Tea/Coffee

1100 - 1315 hrs

Inaugural Session

• Arrival of Guest
  
• Offering of Bouquets etc.
  
• Welcome Address by Mr. K C Mehra, Chairman, NBQP
• Vote of Thanks by Mr. Vipin Sahni, Director, NABET, QCI

Technical Session I

• Keynote adress on Strategy for Quality and Competitiveness of SME's in India by Lt. General H.Lal, Former Chairman, NBQP
• Successful case study in Design innovations by Shashank Mehta, Senior Faculty, Industrial Design, NID
• Energy Efficiency and Productivity Enhancement initiatives undertaken for MSMEs by Mr. Upendra Singh Dhingra, Research Associate, Industrial Energy Efficiency, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI)

1315 - 1400 hrs

Lunch

1400 - 1530 hrs

Technical Session II :

• Lean Manufacturing Implementation in SMEs by Shri A.N. Singh, Lean Management Consultant

• Lean Manufacturing Implementation In the Meerut Engineering Cluster, Under DC - MSME by Mr. Dilip Kumar, Lean Expert

• SMES & Fia Cluster Program on Lean Manufacturing. by D. S. Lodhi, Plant Head, Panchal Manufacturing Co. Pvt Ltd.

• Q & A Session

1530 - 1600 hrs

Tea/Coffee

1600 - 1700 hrs

Technical Session III: Building Skills in MSME

• Government Initiatives For Enhancing MSME Competitiveness by Mr. Abhay Bakre, Joint Development Commissioner, MSME
• Role Of Standards And Certifications In Improving Competitiveness by Mr. Anil Jauhri, Director, National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies, QCI
• Scope for MSME Participation in Skills Building - by Shri R. L. Singh, DDG. D.G.E&T., Ministry of Labour and Employment
• Experience Sharing on ITI Teachers Training - By Maj. Gen. N.K. Dhir
• Q & A Session

1000 - 1115 hrs

Technical Session IV : Capacity Building Tools for MSMEs

• MSIL approach for supplier upgradation through cluster activity by Dr. K. Kumar, Director, Maruti
• MSME Upgradation Through Mace Cluster Approach At Genba Using QC Tools by Mr. Aseem Magow, Precall Ltd.

• Subros : An Update MSME by Mr. Y. Negi, Subros.

• MONOZUKURI - a Tool for Excellence & Sustainable Development of MSME's by Mr. J.P. Malhotra, President, DLF Industries Association, MD, Bhartiya Valves Pvt. Ltd.
• Q & A Session

1115 - 1145 hrs

Tea/Coffee

1145 - 1315 hrs

Technical Session V : Building System to support competitiveness of MSMEs

• Vendor Approval & Performance Monitoring by Mr S. N. Jha, General Manager, BHEL

• Quality Management Systems for MSMEs by Mr. M. Chandrasekhar, QMS Consultant
• IT Enabled Supply Chain Management by Mr. Sanjay K Nigam, Head SCM & Procurement, Mara-ison Technologies Ltd
• Q & A Session

1300 - 1400 hrs

Lunch

1400 - 1530 hrs

Panel Discussion on Building Competitive Strength of MSMEs

• Perspectives on Marketing Issues - Mr. P Udaykumar, Director, Planning & Marketing, NSIC
• Perspectives on from HR / Labour Issues - Mr. Vikram Hoon
• Perspectives on Government Support - Mr Abhay Bakre
• Perspectives on IPR by Ms. Manisha Gupta

• Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme (LMCS) in India: An Experience by Subrata Pal, Director & Chief Consultant-NMIU, National Productivity Council

• Q & A Session

1545 - 1620 hrs

Valedictory Session

• Dr. H. P. Kumar, CMD, NSIC
• Mr. Abhay Bakre, Joint Development Commissioner, MSME
• Vote of Thanks by Mr. Vipin Sahni, Director, NABET, QCI
• Q & A Session

1620 - 1700 hrs

Tea (end of the programme)