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How is Industry 4.0 building on its predecessors?

Telecom plus sensors plus electronics devices kicked off the Industry 4.0. Prof R Jayaraman explains how Industry 4.0 has changed the global business scenario. Read more

Understanding the power of the PM Gati Shakti Scheme

By creating a six-point framework, the PM Gati Shakti Scheme (PMGSS) has put in place a mechanism to deal with the real challenges that are faced in infra projects. This mechanism is expected to lead India to a GDP of $ 5 trillion by 2025, says R Jayaraman.Read more

How the PM Gati Shakti is the culmination of many efforts

PM Gati Shakti scheme aims to create cohesion and co-ordination between as many as 27 government agencies. In the language used by John Kotter, a famous researcher and author on ‘leading and making change happen’, the PM Gati Shakti is the body that will build the ‘coalition for change’, writes Prof R Jayaraman.Read more

Towards a new paradigm in supply chains: The holistic supply chains

The 'holistic’ supply chain (HSC) is a new development, the next step in the evolution of supply chains. In essence, an HSC is a derisked, potentially high inventory holding alternative to resilient supply chain, says R Jayaraman.Read more

IPF’s 3i EXPO webinar: Vision 2025 for Indian manufacturing sector

As part of 3i EXPO 2023 webinar series, Industrial Products Finder (IPF) organised a virtual panel discussion on the topic ‘Vision 2025 for Indian Manufacturing Sector’ to discuss challenges and solutions for Indian manufacturing sector to achieve vision of 25 per cent contribution in GDP.Read more

Indian manufacturing at the crossroads: Global or local?

Indian manufacturing is trying to rediscover itself. The slogans that have been driving this trend are ‘Make in India’, ‘India as a Global Manufacturing Hub’, ‘China Plus India’ policies of many importing countries, etc. The next five to ten years will see the rise of the manufacturing industry in India, says R Jayaraman.Read more

Will manufacturing industry lead the move towards ‘social capitalism’?

Each company, whether small or large, must calculate a ‘Social Capitalism Index’ and an ‘ESG Index’. The debate will be about what will constitute the indices, says R Jayaraman.Read more

Quality and Innovation Management

Is there a link between quality and innovation? If you ask Toyota, the answer would appear to be a big YES, says R Jayaraman.Read more

Quality Control Circles: The basic building blocks of business excellence

Quality Control Circles (QCC) was the first innovation, which was formed to drive TQM (Total Quality Management) strong and deep in an organisation. A movement, which began in 1950 in Japan, is still going strong, says R Jayaraman.Read more

The way forward for India through Atmanirbharatha

On May 2020, PM Narendra Modi introduced the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat. He ignored the lockdown, and concentrated on the rebuilding work at hand. R Jayaraman explains how Indian manufacturers are playing a significant role in this revolution.Read more

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