The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) partnering National Productivity Council (NPC), organized a workshop on “Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)” on Friday, 27th May 2016 at 3.00 p.m. in the Chamber premises.

The workshop was conducted by an eminent faculty from Japan, Mr Hiroshi Tachikawa, who is an expert in the field of MFCA and he is also the Managing Director of Propharm, Japan.

The objective of the workshop was to make the participants aware about the concept of MFCA which would help them in further mapping the actual cost and quantity of materials required for production, the waste generated – how it could be measured in terms of quantity and cost and how the waste could be further reduced in terms of quantity and cost and how it could be properly recycled to produce a by-product suited for industry requirements. Besides, this concept would help the participants in judging the actual energy cost required for production and how it could be properly mapped and reduced further to maintain the optimum level of production.

The workshop was an eye opener for industry representatives and it gave them a clear idea about the material and energy costs and about their quantities and how these could be properly mapped and reduced further in terms of quantity and cost with proper application of related tools and techniques to enhance productivity.

The workshop was attended by industry leaders from the MSME manufacturing units and some of the large manufacturing houses.