Introduction
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is operating a scheme of implementation of Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Schemed under National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme. Under the 12th Five Year Plan scheme has upgraded and Ministry has set a target of 500 clusters for implementation. QCI has been appointed as one of the National Monitoring and Implementation Unit (NMIU) for the implementation of Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme under National Manufacturing Competitiveness programme.