The Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing (VLFM) Program, a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) initiative, is a pathbreaking program aimed at creating a critical mass of 250 Visionary Leaders over a three year period. These Visionary Leaders are being skilled in leading the Indian manufacturing sector to the next leap of growth in the highly competitive global scenario. The participants of the 1st Batch of the Programme have completed their training and Batch 2 has just been launched. To mark this occasion, the VLFM Division of CII organized the 1st Annual Session of the VLFM Programme in Mumbai on Saturday, 26th July 2008. This 1st World Wide Innovative Management Transformation Program is being implemented under the guidance of Prof. Shoji Shiba, the world renowned expert in Breakthrough Management. Apart from Prof. Shoji Shiba, other Japanese and Indian faculty from the industry share their experiences with the participants in this very innovative program. The Japanese faculty includes representatives from Canon, Toshiba, Sony, experts in Toyota Production System and those awarded the Merit of Culture by Govt. of Japan. It is also being implemented under the Technical Collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency, Govt. of Japan.

Earlier during the launch of the Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing Programme, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, Govt. of India, had expressed his happiness in noting that CII had started the VLFM programme, an initiative under the Joint Co-operation Agreement between the Govt. of India and the Govt. of Japan. He had further added that while providing impetus to the growth of manufacturing, this programme will also enhance the government's skill building initiatives critical to developing competency in India's manufacturing sector.

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