Period

Process improvement

Results achieved

Further E & I identified

‘80 = ‘85

Modernisation phase I: LD, Continuous Casting, VAD

Better liquid steel and billet quality, production of lower gas steel

Higher continuous casting ratio, better coke properties, more finishing facilities

‘85-‘90

Stamp charging battery, Wire Rod Mill, Bedding & Blending Yard, ISO 9000, TQM

Better coke quality (CRI/CSR), better sinter quality, better process documentation

Enhance IT support, improve quality of rebars

‘90-‘95

TMT facilities at WRM, FP Complex, coal beneficiation, certification of more units to ISO 9000, VE, QIPs

Better quality of rebars, better quality of coal (lower ash), better process control

Enhance quality of flat products, improve project management process

‘95-‘00

World class project management, TPM, benchmarking, TBEM, ISO 14,000, QS 9000, MDP, Key business processes

World class CRM commissioned at lowest cost and time, process standards improved, new efficient processes introduced

Enhance environmental controls, reduce process variability, process model of Tata Steel

‘01-‘02

Vigorous deployment of TBEM and EFQM, continuous improvement, organisational learning

World’s lowest cost producer of HRC, “Best Steel” plant in the world

Top Box in CSI, Tata Steel Enterprise Process Model, New Vision