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This research is an effort to realize the strong linkage between quality and productivity. The main focus was on "RIM manufacturing" of the motorbike manufacturing division to improve quality, productivity and reduce the number of defects in the RIM section. The aim of the study was to investigate implementation of seven quality control (QC) tools in the selected manufacturing company to identify the highest defects which occur at the company production lines and propose new methods for the reduction of defects and thus improve the productivity of the company. The objectives of the study were (1) the flow of the process to produce, (2) each frequency of defects at the workstation was collected by using check sheets, (3) data was arranged according to highest and lowest frequency in cumulative table and (4) Pareto chart was made according to cumulative table. A brain storming session was carried out in order to build a detailed cause and effect diagram. In each of the board areas the cause was Methods, Machines Manpower, Measure and Materials (5M) and Environment (1E). Based on the cause and effect diagram, solutions were arranged. The work goes in parallel with the new initiative Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) proposed by the manufacturing standard which promotes a complete knowledge of all the process or product as well as using technologies to monitor quality within the process.