Signing MOU with Toyota

 

It was a great occasion to rejoice on 13 November 2021 at Alliance University. After lot of communication and visits, Alliance University was signing a momentous MOU with Toyota Kirloskar Motors in Bidadi, near Bangalore. The Deputy General manager from Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Mr. Roshan R. (Roshan san) and the Pro Chancellor of Alliance University, Bangalore Mr. Abhay Chebbi put their signatures on the accord that will see many an Alliance student and faculty get trained in world class Toyota Production system and the Toyota culture. In the 25 year history of Alliance University, this is the most notable and proud achievement. Never have we had an MOU before with a Fortune 10 company of the world. Great leadership from Abhay Chebbi. A very big thanks for Surekha Shetty for making all this possible.

The MOU is mainly to help the students and faculty from Alliance University schools of Business and Engineering to learn the Toyota Production System, their working culture and superior manufacturing processes. 

 

A photo opportunity with Roshan san

Toyota may not be a market leader in India, but is undoubtedly the best in the world. What distinguishes Toyota from the competition are the following interesting points

• high quality
• high reliability
• low cost to own and maintain
• the way they treat employees
• safety 
• trustworthy

Denis Chambers in his book, How Toyota changed the world, writes of 7 points that has helped Toyota make a big difference in this world.

• humility 
• investing in the future
• immerse everyone in the corporate culture
• removing waste
• promoting cleanliness
• concentrate on flow of parts / assembly
• no complacency with success

Humility was writ well on the face of the Toyota senior officials. Toyota is ranked at position 9 in the Fortune list of global companies just ahead of Volkswagen at no. 10 and behind Walmart and Amazon at no 1 and no 3 respectively. (click here). 

 

The charismatic Roshan san

Toyota was established in 1939 in Japan after transitioning from the Toyoda textile loom company established in the beginning of 1912, before the first world war.  The second world war did a lot of damage to Japan and Toyota's factories were used to manufacture war planes for the Axis forces. Toyota products then were synonymous for poor quality. After the second world war and active support from US, the visit of Prof. Deming and Juran, there was no looking back for Japan and especially Toyota in the area of quality of manufacturing. The early 80s saw Toyota consolidating in Japan and also establishing itself as a small car manufacturer of the world, delivering quality vehicles for a global audience. 

 

The signing of the MOU with Toyota is a significant step in improving the academic environment in Alliance University, enabling delivery of high quality learning and training sessions both at Toyota premises and University premises for the students and faculty of Alliance University. 

 

The leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way - John C. Maxwell

 

Toyota is truly the leader we all look upto ..

Roshan san gelled well with students

We are more than committed to follow the leader and are much delighted about it. Immediately after the MOU ceremony, the first engagement we had was for about 50 students with Roshan San. Roshan San had a session on the Toyota Lean Practices. This session was so simple and full of practical cases and examples, the students really loved the session. On 19 th November, already a batch of 30 students had been to the Toyota plant for the first one day plant visit and training. Because of the heavy rains lashing Bangalore the previous night, the roads were all soggy, resulting in slow traffic, but for a shaky start, the training session of about 7.5 hours,, with a working lunch in the ISO 21000 certified canteen, was very much valuable for the students. It gave them an idea of what corporate training is all about. And they received it not from any ordinary trainer, across the road, but from the world's top automobile manufacturer, Toyota.  

From the time Alliance University was interested in signing the MOU with the active help provided by senior management and our visit to the Toyota campus, everything has happened for the good. The University and students are very thankful to Toyota for giving this great opportunity to them to know more about the Toyota way of life and culture.

 

We are sure this is an alliance which Toyota will never regret having entered into. It is going to be a synergising and mutually beneficial one.  Sudhakar san who accompanied Roshan san was a great support for all of us and we hope will be into the future too.

George.