Category Archives: manufacturing

Chinese Quality- Myth or Reality

Posted on October 6, 2008 by indra

I have a respect for the Chinese, the way they have gone in manufacturing. This time, I find, American stores and households having almost everything manufactured in China. The other day Anand and Shannon bought a frying pan. After a … Continue reading →

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Indian Automakers and Hybrids

Posted on August 6, 2008 by indra

It is great news. Toyota is going to launch its hybrid Prius in India. I don’t know how reliable is the news. I wish it to be correct. Honda has already done that. However, with no concession on taxes, the … Continue reading →

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Mamta! Please Spare ‘Nano’

Posted on August 4, 2008 by indra

I was myself against Tata Motors using fertile Singur land of the marginal farmers for setting up the manufacturing plant for Nano, a car that if prudently produced and distributed can bring about a revolutionary change in manufacturing sector of … Continue reading →

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Arjun Looses Main Battle

Posted on July 19, 2008 by indra

Many years ago in a visit to a machine tool company in Germany, I came across a very sophisticated production line for manufacturing the components of Arjuna tanks. Only the defence could afford those sophistications of CNC flexible manufacturing system … Continue reading →

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Winning Manufacturing Strategy and Indian Manufacturers

Posted on June 23, 2008 by indra

The latest issue of Strategy and Business has an article by William J. Holstein ‘Six Keys to a Winning Manufacturing Strategy’ I wish Indian manufacturing sector took some lessons and go global in scale and profitability without raising constant alarm … Continue reading →

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Small Cars Racing in Indian Auto Sector

Posted on May 20, 2008 by indra

Government has been loudly expressing its intensions to make India a manufacturing hub for small cars for a long time. However, the curtain raiser Tata Motors’ ‘Nano‘ at Auto Expo 2008 in last January confirmed the candidacy of India as … Continue reading →

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BHEL- Another Case of Missed Opportunity

Posted on May 1, 2008 by indra

As on March 31, 2008, power equipment supplier and Navratna PSU, BHEL had orders worth Rs 85,500 crore, about four times its revenues for the year. BHEL missed its delivery promises time and again in past. It is a burning … Continue reading →

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Maturing Manufacturing Maneuvers<

Posted on April 28, 2008 by indra

Indian manufacturing sector is maturing. The story of Maruti Suzuki, that now is a Suzuki company after government’s exit, proves how it has moved from the phased manufacturing days to in-house design stage. Suzuki hesitated to use India- manufactured transmission … Continue reading →

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India’s Manufacturing Prospective

Posted on April 11, 2008 by indra

I was talking to Babulal. At one time he worked for me. Today he heads a company in Kolkata that manufactures hardware and exports to US. I wouldn’t have believed it, if the source of information had been anyone other … Continue reading →

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Tata Motors in Global Top Leaugue

Posted on March 27, 2008 by indra

For last few months, the auto industry was waiting with suspense. Today finally Tata Motors have made the deal. It acquired prestigious Jaguar, Land Rover of UK from Ford Motors for $2.3 billion- less than half what Ford paid for … Continue reading →

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