Sustainable Innovation, PPA Group Wins 3 Awards at TKMPN XXVII in Yogyakarta

PT Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA) and PT Antareja Mahada Makmur (AMM) won 3 awards at the Temu Karya Mutu dan Produktivitas Nasional (TKMPN) XXVII 2023, themed "Mewujudkan Generasi Emas Melalui Green Innovation dan Productivity", at the Alana Convention Center, Yogyakarta, on 27–30 November 2023.

PPA received a Platinum award for Solar Team for its improvement to the low-power PC 2000 booster to prevent battery drop, and a Silver award for Strong PPA for its electric ladder improvement for the maintenance process. AMM, meanwhile, received a Platinum award for SS6 Tangguh on dump truck safety. PPA & AMM, taking part in the event for the first time, won all three awards because their improvements and innovations in their line of business were judged apt, successful in solving real problems in the field, and successfully applied in day-to-day operations.

"Kami sangat mengapresiasi penghargaan ini. PPA Group berkomitmen untuk terus melakukan inovasi baik dalam operasional, keselamatan & kesehatan, maupun di bidang lingkungan," said PPA HCGA Director Teguh Sapto Subroto.

PPA COE Division Head Mochammad Suwito also voiced his appreciation of the event as a forum for companies in Indonesia to learn from one another.

"Acara ini sangat bermanfaat bagi kami karena bukan hanya memberikan apresiasi kepada kami tapi juga memberi kami kesempatan untuk saling belajar mengenai inovasi-inovasi yang kini dilakukan oleh perusahaan-perusahaan lainnya di Indonesia," said Suwito.

TKMPN has been running since 1997 and comprises several elements such as a competition forum, a product exhibition forum, awards and industrial visits, joined by professionals from state-owned enterprises, government institutions, universities, cooperatives, non-profit organisations, private companies and multinational companies based in Indonesia.

"Temu karya yang diikuti oleh para profesional ini didesain sebagai wadah lahirnya karya terbaik dalam rangka improvement dan inovasi. Sehingga dapat memperbaiki kinerja untuk meningkatkan mutu dan produktivitas usaha di bidang-masing-masing. Sebab ketika kemampuan kompetensi dan keterampilan SDM berhasil kita tingkatkan maka inilah modal kuat agar kita mampu bersaing dengan negara-negara lain," said the Governor of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, who attended to deliver his remarks.

This time the event was joined by more than 2,000 participants across 561 teams from 183 companies. Besides the Governor of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, it was also attended by the Director General of Small and Medium Industries and Miscellaneous Industries at the Ministry of Industry Reni Yanita, and the Chair of the TKMPN XXVII Organising Committee Setyo Budi Anang Yuliarto. The event was organised by Wahana Kendali Mutu (WKM) in cooperation with the Indonesian Quality and Productivity Management Association (AMMPI).

"Saya sampaikan selamat kepada seluruh peserta TKMPN XXVII 2023. Selamat berkompetisi dengan mengikuti standar-standar yang sudah diterapkan. Yang diusung adalah bagaimana kita maju bersama walaupun masih dalam tahap kompetisi," said Reni Yanita.