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Bangalore,
23 August 2004. On receiving the award from Mr. Kapil
Sibal – Union Minister for Science & Technology, Aravind
Melligeri, President QuEST said:
"It is truly a wonderful moment for QuEST wherein we were
convinced that following a global-local strategy, unlike
others who follow a local-global model, will help us stand
out in the market place. This award reposes the faith in our
beliefs of being innovative in the way we do our business
and will help us achieve a stronger position in the global
arena."
QuEST has been conferred with the prestigious Golden Peacock
Innovation Award 2004, for its innovative business model
that makes it Truly Global by following a unique
global-local business model. By providing a near shore
technical single point of contact, by understanding the
localities of its customers and by understanding their
challenges prior to development of the end product, the
QuEST business principle ensures that ‘Time to market’ is
improved by a large extent with significant cost reduction.
QuEST possesses the necessary domain expertise that allows
it to provide solutions for varying engineering needs. This
domain expertise is constantly updated through a unique and
innovative initiative called "Skill Owner" by which
personnel are identified and their skill sets continuously
updated.
QuEST also has the ability to ramp up its capabilities
through a unique program called ‘CADAM’ by which it has
collaborated with engineering institutes to impart current
industry needs and latest application study, as part of a
separate curriculum, to many aspiring engineers helping them
to face the "real world".
QuEST realizes its responsibility to the society by
providing opportunities for engineers in product development
and core engineering development. QuEST also runs various
programs for development of talents in rural areas while
ensuring that international standards in engineering are
maintained.
About The Golden Peacock Awards
The Golden Peacock Awards are highly coveted awards,
conferred by the Institute of Directors (IOD), committed to
improving the competitiveness of Indian businesses. The IOD
currently has over 3000 corporate members. The panel of
judges for the Golden Peacock Awards includes the heads of
pre-eminent training, industry and business organizations
from government, public and private sectors. |
