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Toyota Production System Workshop at TEC Japan Cricket Hungama at Texlan Center

Interloop Limited has always been ardent about keeping its Management / Cost Reduction, ChangePoint Management. Men Cricket Tournament
management thinking, methodologies and technology The Participants went for plant visits to DENSO;
abreast with the modern world-class practices. It has been TAKATANA FACTORY, AVEX, TOYOTA MOTOMACHI In collaboration with Texlan Management, a cricket between the winning team; Knitting C and the
applying LEAN in pursuit of continuous improvement of its PLANT & DADIO; Industrial Robot Exhibition Hall. They tournament was organized on Jul 16, 2019 at BOI grounds, Management. The best baller, batsman, outstanding
manufacturing processes and becoming more robust in its also visited Toyota Museum Nagoya, learnt about the Katunayake. Employees from each department player, runner up and winning teams were awarded
operations. history of Toyota’s growth and got inspired by process passionately participated in the tournament. Twelve teams trophies and cash prizes. Irfan Nazir, Plant Head and
implementation across operations. While in Japan, the battled hard in the pool matches after which the final was Nirosh De Silva, General Manager Human Resource &
As part of training its people on Toyota Production System, team enjoyed Japanese, Nepali and Indian Foods. During played between Knitting C and Finishing C teams. It was a Administration (HRA) Texlan Center appreciated the
LEAN concepts, tools and practices, Interloop sent the 3rd the weekend team spent a well-earned day full of fun and combative match where both teams played with great players for displaying top quality game & the organizers for
delegation of its employees to Japan, from Jul 1 – 12, entertainment at Tokyo, Yokohama. energy and confidence and Knitting C won the organizing such an enjoyable competition.
2019. Championship. Later on, a friendly match was played

Azhar Sadiq, Vice President Hosiery Operations; Aqeel
Ahmad, Asst. Vice President People & OD; Saeed Ahmad,
DGM Operations Plant 5; Shakeel Ahmed Anjum, DGM
Quality Denim and the middle management from across
the company attended the Toyota Production System
(TPS) & Toyota Management System (TMS) workshop with
American Links & Toyota Engineering Corporation (TEC).
The visit included classroom training, practical exercises
and simulation games such as Kanban, Convenience store
game (Lot Size) & Fan assembly.

Key learning areas at the workshop were Workplace
Improvement, Quality, Just in Time, Total Preventive
Maintenance, Visualization & 5S, HR Development, Kaizen TPS Trainer, Masamori Naka Shima giving an example about quality
during a lecture

Panoramic view of the cricket tournament

Participants performing production simulation activity
through fan assembly Interloop Delegates at the TPS Workshop

Audience enjoying the cricket battle between departments Champions of the Men's Cricket Tournament

Women Cricket Tournament

Texlan Center’s Management Team organized the 1st
Texlan Women Cricket Tournament at BOI Sports Grounds
on Jul 16, 2019. Four teams from Quality Assurance/
Knitting, Administration and 2 teams from Finishing
participated in the tournament.
The Quality Assurance/ Knitting and finishing teams lock
horns in the final round. Quality Assurance/ Knitting team
won the Championship. Irfan Nazir, Plant Head and Nirosh
De Silva, General Manager HRA awarded the trophies to
wining and runner up teams.
Interloop Delegation visiting the Toyota Motomachi Plant to observe final vehicle assembly
Champions of the Women’s Cricket Tournament

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