IMexI Version 2.0 – 2026: Comprehensive Updates and Enhancements

The IMexI 2026 initiative, rebranded as IMexI Version 2.0, elevates its focus from merely evaluating Business Performance links of Operational Excellence to actively enabling actionability and fostering Continuous Improvement. The following changes and enhancements detail the updated approach.

IMexI Model’s Emphasis Areas

IMexI Version 2.0 integrates a systematic approach to Operational Excellence. The emphasis areas, in sequence, include:

  1. Business Excellence Sustenance Requirements.
  2. Linkage to Operational Metrics and identification of critical ones.
  3. Process Control and Process Performance Requirements.
  4. Work Practices and Skill Development.
  5. Sustenance of Results and Continuous Improvement.

IMexI Advanced Quality Excellence (AQE)

Building Predictable Quality

What is Advanced Quality Excellence?

Advanced Quality Excellence (AQE) is IMexI’s advanced framework designed to assess whether a plant’s quality system is preventive, stable, and predictable — not merely compliant.

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IMexI Advanced Supply Chain Excellence (ASCE)

Building Predictable Supply Chains

What is Advanced Supply Chain Excellence?

Advanced Supply Chain Excellence (ASCE) is IMexI’s advanced framework for assessing whether a plant’s supply chain is predictable, governed, and resilient—not merely responsive.

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Post Assessment Enhancements

Ignite to Improve and Readiness & Trajectory Review (RTR)

IMexI extends beyond assessment through two clearly bounded, non-scoring interventions that help organisations convert insight into action and decide the right moment for reassessment—without compromising assessment integrity.

Together, they ensure that improvement is owned, governed, and sustained, not episodic.

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What Continues From 2025 Onwards

To maintain continuity and encourage excellence, the following aspects from previous cycles remain unchanged:

PLUS Categories:
  • Commitment PLUS: Conferred to sites scoring over 650.
  • Distinguished PLUS: Conferred to sites scoring over 750.
  • Apex PLUS: Conferred to sites scoring over 850.

Sites must also satisfy other specific conditions to qualify for these categories.
This comprehensive overhaul ensures that IMexI Version 2.0 fosters preparation, drives actionable improvements, and promotes a culture of sustained excellence across participating sites.