• Dr.S.Subbulakshmi

The world of business is changing with multiple resources to establish them in globalized market. It gave rise to change in structure of Indian companies. This new era seeks support from technical and human resources. There are numerous systems available to update the technical resources but to get human support, organization were forced to involve employee in organization decision making process and this can be successfully implemented through quality circle activities. The purpose of this study is to know the influence of quality circle activities on cost reduction and innovation in manufacturing companies. To proceed with the study, standard questionnaire was designed and data collected from members of quality circle in eighteen manufacturing companies’ .The data were analyzed through Pearson correlation and regression analysis. Results emerging from the analysis show that innovation and cost reduction are having significant and positive relationship with quality circle activities. Finally the article furnishes few implications to progress quality circle activities, innovation and cost reduction.

Quality circle activities, innovation, cost reduction, globalization and Manufacturing companies

"A STUDY ABOUT IMPACT OF QUALITY CIRCLE ACTIVITIES ON INNOVATION AND COST REDUCTION IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.177-181, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCZ06023.pdf

"A STUDY ABOUT IMPACT OF QUALITY CIRCLE ACTIVITIES ON INNOVATION AND COST REDUCTION IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp177-181, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCZ06023.pdf