Sucofindo, SI, extend accords with SIRIM
Sucofindo, SI, extend accords with SIRIM
JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Sucofindo and PT Surveyor Indonesia signed agreements with Malaysian Technology Consultants (MTC) here yesterday on technical assistance for quality certifications of medium and small scale industries.
Under the agreements, MTC, an affiliate of the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), will provide consultancy and training on the development of quality services and the development of laboratory business and management for the two Indonesian firms.
Yesterday's agreements were signed by Sucofindo's president, Moedjiono, Surveyor Indonesia's president, Faried Syibli Barchia, SIRIM's chairman, Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, Surveyor Indonesia's finance director, Toga M. Sitompul and MTC's general manager, Akhmad Kamil Abu Bakar.
Sucofindo has actually had technical cooperation from SIRIM since November 1993, when the two parties signed an accord on superintending services.
Sucofindo's president, Moedjiono, said yesterday: "The agreements will be very helpful because my company is currently developing five major projects to create more favorable services on quality management for the country's industrial businesses."
He explained that the five major projects include Internal Quality Improvement, Sucofindo's Registrar for Quality Assurance (SRQA), Quality Management Trainings, Quality Service Consultancy and Quality Improvement Certification Scheme (QICS)."
With the SRQA project, domestic firms requiring certificates for ISO-9000 quality standards -- set by the International Standard Organization -- do not have to go abroad and hire foreign auditors, who are usually more expensive, Moedjiono said, adding that his company can provide such certificates.
He said his company is also pursuing joint projects with certification boards from Germany, the United States and Japan.
Moedjono said that upon finishing QICS, Sucofindo will cooperate with MTC in promoting the products of small and medium scale industries.(icn)