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How will Indian manufacturing industry promote sustainable practices?

Modern day factories are much larger in size, automated, and far more efficient, writes R Jayaraman. But, are they all tuned up to operate in a sustainable way?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

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

Is TQM totally practiced in Indian industry?

It is a matter of concern that many of MSME units are not able to participate in the Total Quality Management (TQM) and business excellence movements, 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

Branding tips for industrial product manufacturers

Often industrial product manufacturers scoff at the idea of branding and advertising. Here, Prof Ambi Parameswaran offers simple tips to industrial product companies for building a successful brand and reap rich rewards.Read more

The contribution of the Deming Awards and Prizes to Indian industry

The path to this Prize is filled with difficulty and hard work. In the history of the Deming Prize for organisations, Indian companies have won the maximum of these, outside of Japan, says R Jayaraman.Read more

A tribute to Dr Jamshed Irani, the father of quality in Indian steel industry

Dr Jamshed J Irani, the steel industry veteran and Tata Steel's former MD, passed away on October 31, 2022, at TMH, Jamshedpur. R Jayaraman pays a tribute to Dr J J Irani, considered to be the father of quality in the Indian steel industry.Read more

Is this good news for the Indian auto industry?

It appears that the Indian auto industry has deftly handled the covid related adversities, and has come out a winner. It remains to be seen how this will be continued into the future years, says R Jayaraman.Read more

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