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Why 'Green' matters!

Published : 14, Oct 2015

While Hyundai Motor India Limited has increased its production capacity, the utility costs have not increased proportionately nor has its consumption of resources gone up. Stephen Sudhakar,...

Automotive, Human Resources, Shopfloor, Facility Tours, Management
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Interviews

Green makes Good Business!

Published : 16, Sep 2015

Hussain Shariyarr, Sr. Vice President – Operations, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Appliance Division, explains how the combination of lean and green has helped the company’s Shirwal...

Great response to the #SelfieAtShopfloor contest

Published : 16, Sep 2015

This contest is now closed! Thanks for the Super Response!

Milacron wins National Award for Cost Management

Published : 6, Aug 2015

Has initiated various practices like 5S Initiative, Productivity Improvement and so on to achieve cost reduction.

Ford reduces production line injury rate by 70%

Published : 20, Jul 2015

Ford ergonomists play a key role in reducing worker injuries by generating data to predict the physical impact of building vehicles; it uses virtual manufacturing to certify the vehicle...

Project Cargo to train manufacturing and transport industries in heavy lifting

Published : 20, Jul 2015

Project Cargo will be a platform for attendees to understand the complex cargo projects and how to avoid accidents

Championing the Green Cause

Published : 14, Jul 2015

Ford facilities in Chennai and Sanand have implemented various green manufacturing practices, which reiterate the company’s commitment to sustainability, says Balasundaram Radhakrishnan,...

Key to success

Published : 12, Jul 2015

Succeeding in the ‘Make in India’ environment will also require that we look beyond the shopfloor and take a supply chain view of the business. By Alagu Balaraman

Supply Chain, Innovation, Shopfloor, Automotive
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Insights

Playing the entire 'piano'

Published : 5, Jun 2015

Plant heads have to be all-rounders to be successful, believes Harald Friedrich, Plant Manager, Bangalore & Head of Operations India, Continental Automotive Components (India) Pvt....