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Q1: What is the name of the company's Quality & Service Delivery (QSD) function at Delhi International Airport?
A1: The QSD function at IGIA Airport is responsible for delivering superior service as per the standards of the airport administration, spearheaded by a small group of professionals.
Q2: What are the three verticals under the QSD umbrella?
A2: The three verticals under the QSD umbrella are Operational & Process Excellence, Service Excellence, and Business Excellence.
Q3: What is the name of the workplace organization method used in IGIA's Operational & Process Excellence?
A3: The workplace organization method used in IGIA's Operational & Process Excellence is 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain).
Q4: What is Kaizen and its key elements?
A4: Kaizen refers to Japanese for "Continuous improvement" or "change for the best". Its key elements include making a task simpler and easier, eliminating process Muda's (Waste), and enhancing the efficiency of the work process.
Q5: What is Wandering about Audit (WAA) in IGIA?
A5: Wandering about Audit (WAA) is an audit conducted every week where a team consisting of QSD, Safety, P& E, and an Auditee look for observations related to Statutory, Safety, Aesthetic, Ambience, Function, Fit, Feel, Energy, Environment.
Q6: What is the name of IGIA's dedicated Quality function?
A6: IGIA incorporated a dedicated Quality function in 2006, which has been responsible for identifying quality gaps, providing solutions, doing process audits, and overall quality control at the airport.
Q7: What is the focus of IGIA's Business Excellence initiative?
A7: IGIA's Business Excellence initiative focuses on recognizing that Quality is a journey and not a destination, with the goal of achieving Malcolm & Baldrige Business Excellence Principles.
Q8: What is IGIA's strategic initiative to build a customer-focused organization?
A8: IGIA's one of the key Strategic Initiative is 'Building a Customer Focused Organization', which aims to understand the importance and value the Voice of Customer.