MUMBAI, India, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan, a global growth partnership company, on the eve of its recently held Manufacturing Summit, hosted the India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA) 2008, at The Leela Palace, Bangalore. Instituted in 2004, the awards aim to highlight the very best and indeed, India's world-class manufacturing capabilities and acknowledge the best facilities in India that have achieved and sustained manufacturing excellence through a balanced mix of diligence, perseverance, foresight, and dedication required to develop a successful manufacturing organization.
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With Mr. Vikram Kirloskar and Mr. S M Trehan honoring the awards ceremony as the Chief Guests, this high-profiled awards night saw CEOs, CXOs of leading business houses all under one roof, to celebrate the spirit of supply chain and manufacturing excellence in India.
The highlight of the evening was the panel discussion titled "A Resurgent India -- To be driven by Manufacturing and Logistics?" The panelists for this session included Mr. Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Limited and Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Systems Ltd, Bangalore, Mr. S M Trehan, MD, Crompton Greaves Ltd, Mr. Anand Rangachary, MD, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia and Middle East, Mr. C Narasimhan, Ex-President, Sundaram Clayton Ltd, Dr. N Ravichandran, CEO, Lucas TVS Ltd, Mr. Shyam Bang, Executive Director, Jubilant Organosys and Mr. Dilip Oommen, CEO, Essar Steel (India).
IMEA 2008 saw both Large and Emerging Enterprises (defined as SMEs or companies with turnover less than INR 100 Crore) presented the Corporate Platinum Award and Corporate Gold Award across sectors such as Automotive, Automotive Ancillaries, Engineering, Ch
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