Category Archives: manufacturing

Developing India: Through Ultra Low Cost Products

Posted on February 3, 2009 by indra

While there is no dearth of stories telling the gloom in economy all over, there are individuals and institutions in India that are keeping themselves focused working hard to make a difference. Is it not amazing that India is set … Continue reading →

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Tata’s Rs 1 Lakh Car And An Old man’s Unethical Prophecy

Posted on December 13, 2008 by indra

The wait for the Rattan Tata’s Rs 1-lakh car is going to be over soon. Many auto-enthusiasts have been eagerly waiting for the car for various reasons. In January 2008, they will be able to see and perhaps test-drive it. … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing MNCs Show Confidence in India

Posted on December 8, 2008 by indra

China might have gone far ahead in manufacturing superiority because of the labour cost advantages and the scale of operation. Almost all Fortune 500 companies have facilities in China. However, for sometime now India is attracting a significant number of … Continue reading →

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Why are Americans so bitter with its auto makers?

Posted on November 26, 2008 by indra

General Motors, once the world’s mightiest industrial enterprise have gone begging the federal government to avoid bankruptcy and its consequences. As it appears, the lawmakers are not convinced about the sincerity of the automaker as well as its capability to … Continue reading →

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US Big Three Bailout and Conditionality

Posted on November 19, 2008 by indra

During last week or so, the media in US is agog with two hot news items- First one relates to the possibility of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the wife of the former president and the rival of Obama in primary … Continue reading →

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Can Indian Cars Enter US Market?

Posted on November 3, 2008 by indra

Fareed Zakaria in an article in Newsweek talked of some bad habits that US has developed over the past few decades, and they must kick those habits. I feel one of those habits is for keep on purchasing many things … Continue reading →

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China Masterly Surprises World

Posted on October 29, 2008 by indra

Be it Lenovo’s takeover of IBMs PC business, Huwaei’s competing and winning business from Cisco, magnificent and flawless management Beijing Olympics Games, or the space walk, the Chinese has kept the world surprising. With the global financial meltdown with epicenter … Continue reading →

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NUMMI Auto Plant in Fremont

Posted on October 25, 2008 by indra

It is almost after a decade that I visited an auto plant on Friday, October 24 and that also in Silicon Valley. When we were here in 2005, we had seen the plant from a distance and perhaps I had … Continue reading →

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Nano Project: From Singur to Sanand

Posted on October 9, 2008 by indra

Tata Motors has really moved fast. It has not only dropped the Singur as the mother plant for manufacturing its prestigious Nano cars, but also quickly taken the decision to shift to Gujarat and signed the Memorandum of Understanding with … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Miracle

Posted on October 7, 2008 by indra

Yesterday, when I was visiting the electronics’ store to see the latest gadgets, Anand had mentioned of the Apple’s Brick and its manufacturing process. As reported, Apple will build the notebook out of a single piece of carved-out aluminum-a brick. … Continue reading →

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