Posted on October 26, 2015

After winning the Championship title, the search for the WITtiest Project Award on May 24, 2013 during the SMYPC WIT Convention at the Center for People Development (CPD) Laguna,San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation's (SMYAC) Ratcheteers Team, successfully delivered their WIT Project at the International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) in Taipei Taiwan, on October 23, 2013. Out of the 290 Quality Circle presentations from the 15 countries, the Ratcheteers Team made it to the top, making them a recipient of the Excellence Award - the highest award given at the ICQCC.

Their WIT project entitled "Reduction of Heavy Fuel Oil and Lube Oil Separator Failures" gave them the edge to win the prestigous award.

What is ICQCC?
International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) is an annual event held in different countries every year with the purpose of celebrating, sharing, and recognizing outstanding circles from all corners of Asia. The idea of organizing the International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) began in 1975. During the Korean Control Conference, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference proposed that opportunity of exchanging idea and experience on QC Circle activities should be held periodically among the countries for further development of the activities. For this reason, in 1976, the first International Convention on Quality Control Circle was materialized in Seoul and the participating countries were Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Since then, the number of countries and regions attending had increased. This year's conference was hosted by the Association of Pioneer Quality Control Research (PQCRA) in Taipei, Taiwan. Around 200 presenting groups from 15 participating countries were present during the event, sharing their wonderful experiences and exchanging innovative management strategies among all the delegates. This will be followed by the ICQCC 2014 hosted by Sri Lanka.