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Qatar Steel holds its quality control circle
Qatar Steel Company, the first integrated steel plant in Middle East, held its 34th edition of Quality Control Circle in Al Reem Club in Mesaieed. This was attended by managing director and general manager as well as division managers and department managers, other than the employees of the company.
“This forum aims to encourage employees to innovate and contribute towards improving the working conditions, maintaining safety standards and attaining quality, while working to increase production,” according to Mohamed bin Nasser al-Hajri, managing director and general manager of Qatar Steel. Qatar Steel has been conducting the forum of quality control circles for many years now and is aimed at excelling in operations and manufacturing techniques used, he said.
This activity was originally associated with the Japanese Kaizen management and techniques, which has been accepted all over the world as a very effective tool to improve the quality of work environment, he said, adding it facilitates total involvement of employees aspiring them to evolve solution of the problems.
“We intend to continue to take advantage of the best outputs from this forum by applying best practices and innovations that help us improve products and services that enhance customer satisfaction and reduce waste time,” al-Hajri said.