Efficiency division of Astra gets ISO 9001
Efficiency division of Astra gets ISO 9001
JAKARTA (JP): The Efficiency Division of PT Astra
International received an ISO 9001 certificate yesterday from a
British company for its internal consulting services on quality,
cost and delivery management.
Erik Roger, president of British company Societe Generalle de
Surveillance-International Certification Services, presented the
certificate to deputy chief executive of Astra International,
Benny Subianto, in a brief ceremony at the latter's office here.
"This achievement confirms that Astra International is the
first holding company in the country to receive the ISO 9001,"
Subianto said.
Astra International is the holding company of the diversified
Astra group of firms.
The ISO 9001 is one of a series of certificates issued by the
international standard organization for industry management of
design, operation and after sales services.
Subianto said the efficiency division, one of the eleven
divisions of the group, provides internal consulting services for
eliminating inefficiency in quality, cost and delivery
management.
Five subsidiaries of the Astra Group have received ISO 9000
certificates for operational processes; namely PT Astra
Microtonics Technology, PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya, PT GS Battery,
PT Sentral Lighting Indah and PT Dharma Polimetal.
Another subsidiary, PT United Tractor Pandu Engineering, is
slated to receive an ISO 9000 certificate from the Australian-
based SAQAS next week.
Astra International, established in February 1957, began
operations as a general trading firm and has developed
substantial core businesses in the automotive, motorcycle and
agricultural sectors.
Astra International floated part of its shares and listed them
on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in 1990.
The company reported that its consolidated sales revenues
increased by 41.88 percent to Rp 5.8 trillion (US$2.5 billion) in
the first semester of this year over the same period of last
year, while its net profit rose 58.20 percent to Rp 181
billion.(kod)