A farewell lunch with all the HLYM TAG members was organized by the operation manager Mr. Jim Khor at a Thai Restaurant in Sungei Puloh. Unfortunately two of them could not run up due to last minute crisis due to vendor failed to delivery components. Without much choices, we proceed with the lunch. Those present were Ms. Lim SC ( Engineering Manager), Tag members were Ms Ho, En Zul, John, Chua, Leong, Yong and Loh.
I shared with them how I involved in QPP, the belter program in 1995/6, and ended up in QPP department in head office. They asked me about the plan for future TAG activities. I advised them they have completed one round of the TAG training, the next plan is really depend on how they want to move head. I advice them to work out a proposal and seek their sponsor’s support. I emphasized that the development of the TAG is carried on but now it is left to the sponsor to put all training into action in their day to day operation. What the TAG member could do it to help the sponsor by initiating own improvement projects for their support an approval.
All of them curious bout my post-retirement plan. I told them I had no plan for my post-retirement until I got the retirement notice letter from the company. It is a short notice which I have to start to plan what I wanted to do. I reinstated that I will continue to work on QPP or Total Quality Management in general and will certainly serve the Hong Leong Group. I endeavor to transfer all my work knowledge in Total Quality Management and Operation Management into the cyber space via the Internet. I pick Internet because of its technological advantages to reach out to unlimited number of people who may find my work value to them. Further more the maintenance cost of a website or blog is quite small.
I advice them to get in touch with me and my knowledge at my personal blog at http://lmfoong.com which was created 2 weeks after I receive the retirement notice. I will include relevant links to SWOT Analysis etc
