FLAVOUR OF QUALITY CIRCLE IN SMEs

摘要

In today's competitive environment the very success and survival of any enterprise whether it is a small manufacturing unit (SME) or large scale enterprise depends upon the achievement and maintenance of a satisfactory level of quality, productivity, with the optimum use of the all the factors of production The little and medium Enterprises has been assuming a critical part in the development procedure of Indian economy since autonomy, in spite of the fact that there is a firm rivalry from the expansive area.Due to globalization, rivalry is extremely intense and huge players have a solid grasp available as they are prosperous in every field whether it is cash, administration, hardware or strategies.Presently SMEs need to rival these enormous players.It is a labour intensive industry but it is not using the modern methods of management rather they are still having the old concept of management, quality method Quality Circle is cutting edge administration idea intended to unite all level of workforce in an association for setting principles of brilliance and accomplishing better results.Quality circle provides the employees at the base level to continue towards the top level with chances to perform adequately and taking care of the every day issue of the unit.Now the market place is highly competitive and it becomes tougher every minute and this is particularly applicable in SME's .In this research paper a study has been made on the impact of quality circle techniques on the quality of the product while dealing with the causes of the material losses related to man, machine, materials, methods in SME, at a manual foundry shop.