Enterprise have “abundant” by continuous improvement in quality and productivity

Begining as a small business, after many years of persistently pursuing the goal of change and improvement to develop, Tan Quang Minh and SAMCO have become a good example in the quality productivity movement of Ho Chi Minh City.

Change to viable, improve to develop

Exchanged to Discovery Magazine, Mr. Nguyen Dang An, Quality Director of Tan Quang Minh Production and Trading Co., Ltd, said when the company first started its business in the early 1990s, Company only have rudimentary technologies with the majority of unskilled labor. But right from that moment, the company’s leaders determined policy of Change to viable, improve to develop.

The company promotes investment in technology improvement. In addition to technologies transferred from foreign country, the company’s staff are also encouraged to research and apply new ideas. Mr. An said that currently the company’s technical team is not only self employed, able to self-maintain and repair foreign production lines, but each year over 10 major improvements from R&D results are applied.

The company is also one of the first enterprises in Vietnam to apply Lean Production Management System (LEAN). By applying LEAN, company saved significantly production space, reduced excess movements and increased productivity by 15%. Along with that, the quality management system is also used by company to prevent risks at all stages of production.

Currently, Tan Quang Minh company with brand Bidrico beverage is one of the leading names in the country in this field. The company currently has more than 80 different types of products. The company’s products were selected as official drinks at the APEC 2017 summit.

2017 is also the first year Tan Quang Minh participated in the National Quality Award and won the Silver Award. “The award not only helps to enhance the brand name, increase competitiveness but the process of joining the award is an opportunity for company to review its activities. Since then, company perfects the missing content and continues to improve technology, improve product quality to serve the increasing demand of consumers, ”Mr. An shared.

“Enterprises that want to develop sustainably must rely on S&T. Therefore, we are looking forward to the agencies and units to further support technology development and transfer as well as legal support and trade promotion, ”Mr. An added.

Domestic awards but international stature

Unlike Tan Quang Minh, Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (SAMCO) is one of the “familiar faces” of the National Quality Award with three awards in 2005, 2011 and 2017. Ms. Tang Thi Thu Ly – Deputy General Director of SAMCO, cheerfully said that this is a “gold guarantee” for enterprised.

According to Ms. Ly, SAMCO don’t have intention of seeking mass awards but SAMCO attach special importance to the National Quality Award because the award is evaluated according to 7 criteria that are very close to the set of criteria of the Asia-Pacific International Quality Award. Yang. Therefore, “achieving the National Quality Award will demonstrate the quality of products and services provided by SAMCO on a regional and international level”.

During 3 consecutive years, SAMCO has prepared and directed activities to improve technology, invest in machinery and equipment, as well as improve the quality of human resources – the management system in the spirit of the set include 7 criteria for judging.

In particular, SAMCO always focuses on the task of managing and training human resources. This, according to Ms. Ly, is not only to serve the immediate demands of enterprise but also to ensure future plans in the context of service and technology constantly changing in the trend of globalization and revolution industry 4.0.

All employees, technicians at SAMCO are trained and received professional certificates from reputable businesses such as Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Isuzu … Every time there is a change in processes, technology or quality upgrades services from partners, SAMCO employees are also quickly “supplemented with knowledge and skills” through training activities to ensure the best operation.

In addition, the long-term development strategy is always focused by the Corporation so that it can formulate overall plans in material investment, human resource development, technology improvement, etc, suitable to the domestic market, and export-oriented as well as participating in global supply chains.

During the awarding process, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology as well as Ho Chi Minh City Department of Standards and Metrology, worked closely with SAMCO, worked directly and went to the factory to verify details and clarify the evaluation criteria associated with the actual operation of the unit.

“Because the system of evaluation criteria has many changes and high levels of complexity, requiring comprehensive coordination of all management, production part, etc of the enterprise, the Department of Science and Technology and the Department have actively supported. support to organize the dissemination of regulations and method of application registration, ”said SAMCO representative.

Ms. Li affirmed that, through participating in the National Quality Award, SAMCO has learned a lot more in medium and long-term planning activities associated with long-term development strategies of enterprises.

At the same time, participating in the National Quality Award also helps SAMCO to further strengthen investment activities to improve the quality of the management system, the quality of human resources and to upgrade machinery, equipment and infrastructure to improve product and service quality providing services to the market always meet the diverse needs of the market and empower the business.

Productivity and Quality Office