Dankotuwa Porcelain quality circle convention

Dankotuwa Porcelain, a pioneer in implementing the Japanese style small group activity 'Quality Circles' held its convention at the factory premises.

Quality Circles were introduced to Dankotuwa in 1990 and has been a significant element in their employee-involvement program, which has tapped the knowledge and creativity of entire workforce. Dankotuwa Quality Circles have participated in international conventions in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Taiwan.

Dankotuwa was the second company in Sri Lanka to hold a company Quality Circle convention in 1993.

Quality Circles originated in Japan in the 1960s and is credited with having made vital contribution to the Nation's drive to improve quality of products and services and also make use of the talents and knowledge of its educated workforce.

Soon after World War II when Japan introduced American methods of management, they were seen to create many problems as they were dysfunctional in the Japanese culture.

Quality Circles commenced when Japan realised that the concept of "You are paid to use your hands and should carry out instructions to the letter without any change by you, and you should keep your lunch box and your brains in the locker before entering the factory", did not work in the Japanese workplace.