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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA<\/h1>\n

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Platinum \u2013 Consistency recognition will be entitled to those companies that have continuously applied Manufacturing Excellence Initiatives and have been sustaining the maturity steadily and effectively in a changing business environment.<\/p>\n

(Please refer to the eligibility criteria table below for Consistency\/Sustenance Recognition requirements.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Corporate Recognition under Gold & Platinum category will be given to organizations that have multiple manufacturing sites with all showing a uniform and high level of maturity on the assessment model.<\/p>\n

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Digital Factory recognition will be entitled to companies adopting Industry 4.0 and incorporating digital transformation journey in their organization and will be benchmarked with other Indian companies, by applying in only Digital Readiness
Assessment Framework.<\/p>\n

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Manufacturing Sites<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum sites to be nominated<\/strong><\/td>\nEligibility: mentioned sites should be minimum in Gold category (820) or above<\/strong><\/td>\nRecognition<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2 to 5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2 out of 3<\/td>\nEach site will get recognition for respective band Gold or Platinum
\n2nd fold recognition will be for Corporate Manufacturing Excellence for respective band Gold or Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 to 20<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n3 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 and above<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5 out of 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Organizations opting for Corporate Nomination will be eligible for one complementary value proposition from our Join the Journey Program – IAP, Webinar etc.<\/p>\n

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For Corporate Nominations & Bundle package benefits, connect with our team<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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