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 |