CII Communique July 2011

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India and the worldChandrajit Banerjee, B Muthuraman, Sir Roger Carr, President, CBI, and Adi GodrejCII – CBI TiesThe delegation met with Sir Roger Carr, President,Confederation of British Industry, and Chairman CentricaPLC, at an internal meeting of the two organizations, toidentify areas of cooperation between CBI and CII.The mission concluded on a high note with the privatereception by Prof. Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director,Warwick Manufacturing Group, for the delegation at theHouse of Commons. Lord Bhattacharyya’s reception hasbecome a much awaited annual event that brings togetherthe delegation members with esteemed members of theBritish Government, MPs from all parties, Members ofboth the Houses, and UK Ministers.B Muthuraman with Gregory Barker, Minister of Statefor Energy and Climate Change, UK, at the CIIIndia ReceptionThe DelegationThe CII CEOs Delegation to UK, led byMr. B Muthuraman, President, CII, and Vice Chairman,Tata Steel Ltd, and Chairman, Tata International;included Mr. Adi Godrej, President-Designate, CII,and Chairman, Godrej Group; Dr. Mukesh Aghi, CEO,(Asia Pacific), Steria; Mr Subodh Bhargava, PastPresident, CII, and Chairman, Tata CommunicationsLtd.; Mr Naushad Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall;Mr Prashant Jhawar, Chairman, Usha Martin Ltd;Mr Rajive Kaul, Past President, CII, and Chairman,Nicco Corporation Ltd; Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, PastPresident, CII, and Chairman, Hero Corporate ServicesLtd.; Mr Sanjay Nayar, CEO, KKR India Advisors;Mr Deepak Premnarayen, Chairman, ICS Group;Mr Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd Ltd.; Mr DhruvM Sawhney, Past President, CII, and CMD, TriveniEngineering & Industries; Mr Suhel Seth, ManagingPartner, Counselage India; Mr Phiroz Vandrevala, MD& Vice Chairman, Deligenta Ltd and Mr ChandrajitBanerjee, Director General, CII.B Muthuraman; R C Solanki, Chairman, AMG, and Editor,Garvi Gujarat; Dr Vince Cable, and Nalin Surie, at theCII India Reception in LondonPeter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology,UK; Prof. Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director, WarwickManufacturing Group, and B MuthuramanCommuniqué July 2011 | 15
tributeDr. Eliyahu ‘Eli’ GoldrattGenius,Management Guru,Philosopher,Iconoclast...A TributeDr. Eliyahu Goldratt, or ‘Eli’ ashe preferred to be called, passed awayon 11 June after battling lung cancer.He was 64.The inventor and author of the ‘Theoryof Constraints’ was an internationallyrecognized leader in the development ofnew business management philosophiesand systems. His ideas and concepts arepracticed by consultants and educatorsaround the world, and utilized by manyof the world’s largest corporations,including IBM, Procter & Gamble,AT&T, NV Philips, ABB and Boeing.Unconventional, stimulating, and ‘aslayer of sacred cows,’ Dr. Goldrattwould exhort his audience to examineand reassess their business practiceswith a fresh, new vision.Originally trained as a scientist, Eli shot to fame withthe release of his first book ‘The Goal’ in the early 80s.The Goal, which still sells like hot cakes, has beentranslated into several languages across the worldincluding several Indian languages (Hindi, Marathi andTamil). A best-selling business textbook written in anovel form, The Goal illustrates his celebrated Theoryof Constraints (TOC), an overall framework for helpingbusinesses determine:• What to change —not everything is brokenDr. Eli Goldratt was an innovative management thinker and practitioner.His Theory of Constraints is a path-breaking management theory aimedat improving business performance by identifying system constraintsand de-bottlenecking them.The Godrej companies have engaged with Dr. Goldratt and implementedTOC concepts in several businesses. The results have been outstanding.We have effectively expanded production capacities with zero capexinvestment. We have also expanded distribution of our key productsin focused geographies without additional marketing investment.Moreover, TOC has given us a completely new perspective in dealingwith business issues.Dr. Goldratt’s unique contribution has undoubtedly left a lasting imprinton contemporary management thinking.Adi B Godrej,President-Designate, CII, and Chairman, Godrej Group• What to change to —what are simple, practicalsolutions, and• How to cause the change — overcoming the inherentresistance to change.Dr Goldratt has written numerous books on relatedtopics, including It’s Not Luck and Critical Chain. Hislatest book, The Choice, rapidly became the No 1best seller in Japan. A frequent contributor to scientificjournals, magazines and business publications, EliGoldratt was the Founder and Chairman of the GoldrattGroup (Goldratt Schools, Goldratt Marketing and GoldrattCommuniqué July 2011 | 17
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