Debashis Sarkar
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Author, management consultant
Years active1998–present
Known forLean management, Operational excellence, The DEB-LOREX model[1]
Notable workBuilding a Lean Service Enterprise – Reflections of a Lean Management Practitioner (2016)
How Can I Help You – 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Customer Service (2013)
Lessons in Lean Management (2012)
Lean for Service Organizations and Offices–Holistic Approach for Achieving Operational Excellence (2008)
5S for Service Organizations and Offices–A Lean Look at Improvement (2006)
Lessons in Six Sigma (2004)
AwardsQCI's D.L. Shah Quality Champion Platinum Award (2017)
ASQ's Philip Crosby Medal (2014)
American Society for Quality Fellow (2013)
WebsiteOfficial website

Debashis Sarkar is an Indian author,[2][3] columnist and management consultant.[4][5] He is the author of 11 books, including Building a Lean Service Enterprise – Reflections of a Lean Management Practitioner (2016), How Can I Help You – 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Customer Service (2013), Lessons in Lean Management (2012), Lean for Service Organizations and Offices–Holistic Approach for Achieving Operational Excellence (2008), 5S for Service Organizations and Offices–A Lean Look at Improvement (2006) and Lessons in Six Sigma (2004).[2] He is noted for his work in Lean management and Operational excellence. Sarkar is an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Fellow.[6] In recognition of his book, Lessons in Lean Management (2012),[7] he was awarded the ASQ Crosby Medal in 2014.[8][9] For his contribution to the field of quality, he also received the first D.L. Shah Quality Champion Platinum Award from Quality Council of India for the year 2017–2018.[10] He has been credited for conceptualizing the DEB-LOREX Model.[1]

Work

Debashis Sarkar is the author of several books, some of which include Building a Lean Service Enterprise – Reflections of a Lean Management Practitioner (2016), How Can I Help You – 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Customer Service (2013), Lessons in Lean Management (2012), Lean for Service Organizations and Offices–Holistic Approach for Achieving Operational Excellence (2008), 5S for Service Organizations and Offices–A Lean Look at Improvement (2006) and Lessons in Six Sigma (2004) and Quality in Business (2003).[11] He has conceptualized the DEB-LOREX Model, a holistic approach for service lean transformation.[1]

A book review, published in Mint described him as "an authority on Lean management".[2] He served as the global head of reengineering at Standard Chartered,[12][13] head of organizational excellence group at ICICI Bank and also held various leadership positions in Unilever, Marico and Coca-Cola.[2][14] He also served as the chairman of the ASQ Automotive Division-Team India.[11][15]

Sarkar's writings have appeared in The Financial Express, The Smart Manager,[14] Performance Improvement Journal[16] and Quality Digest.[17] He is also a columnist at multiple publications, including Huffington Post and The Economic Times of India.[18]

Bibliography

Books

Awards and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beyond the textbooks". The Free Press Journal. January 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Extract – Lessons in lean management". Livemint. November 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Learn to look". The Free Press Journal. January 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "लीडरशिप के लिए संतुलन अनुशासन बहुत जरूरी" (in Hindi). Daily Bhaskar. August 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "मंजिल हासिल करने के लिए प्लानिंग से आगे बढे" (in Hindi). Karnal: Dainik Jagaran. August 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "25 ASQ Members Named Fellows". American Society for Quality. February 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Crosby Medalists". ASQ.org. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Recipients to be honored at May event preceding World Conference on Quality and Improvement". ASQ.org. February 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Debashis Sarkar wins the coveted 2014 Philip Crosby" (psf). Newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in. February 17, 2014. p. 14.
  10. 1 2 "Individual Based – QCI – D.L Shah Quality Champion Award Winners". qcin.org. Quality Council of India. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Who's Who in Q". Quality Progress. June 2013.
  12. 1 2 "The Asian Banker List of Leading Practitioners". The Asian Banker. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Annual Quality Conference". IMNU. November 16, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "The 6 great tips for improvement". Rediff.com. February 16, 2006.
  15. ↑ "ASQ Automotive Division". American Society for Quality. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Debashis Sarkar's articles". Wiley.com. Wiley Online Library. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Content by Debashis Sarkar". QualityDigest.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Debashis Sarkar's Articles". The Economic Times.
  19. ↑ Sanders, Seiche. "Keeping current" (PDF). Quality Progress (February 2013): 16. ISSN 0033-524X.

Further reading

  • "American Book Publishing Record". 17 (1). R.R. Bowker. 2005: 144. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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