Tata Steel is a Deming Prize winner – which is considered as the Nobel in Quality Management. Under the leadership of Late Sir JJ Irani, Tata Steel has pioneered the concept of TQM and TPM in India. Here is a detailed chat with Pankaj Kumar who has been the head of quality management at Tata Steel. He shares this incredible journey of implementing TQM and TPM at Tata Steel.
IR Talks with Pankaj Kumar, Ex-Chief TQM & Corporate Quality Assurance, Tata Steel
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