The Management Programme in Manufacturing and Operations( MPMO) at ISB is a unique one year programme that addresses the increasing need of techno-business managers for the manufacturing sector. It has been designed as a response to the key objectives outlined in the Government of India's ‘Make in India' campaign. Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali campus and Deputy Dean, ISB set the tone for the discussion for by sharing the vision and efforts of the ISB to make an impact on education, practice and policy through its management programmes and research initiatives.
Addressing the audience during the launch event, Prof Sridhar Seshadri, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty & Research, ISB, spoke about the market, product innovation, competency and resources as the guiding principles of the MPMO Programme, designed jointly by the Munjal Institute for Global Manufacturing and the Centre for Executive Education at the ISB.
The event saw a riveting discussion on the theme of the current government: "Making Make-in-India Happen". Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog, a key driver of the ‘Make in India' campaign, delivered the keynote address. The panel discussion was moderated by Sunil Kant Munjal, Joint MD, Hero MotoCorp and other members included Ipsita Dasgupta, Chief Commercial Officer, GE; A Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI; and Prof. Raj Srivastava, Dean, Indian School of Business.
In his keynote address, Amitabh Kant stressed about India's manufacturing potential and the challenges inflicting the sector. Adding that Indian entrepreneurs are second to none, he however opined that protectionism would only generate mediocrity and third-class firms.
India's unparalleled ability to excel by combining innovation, skill and low cost products has been demonstrated by the increasing number of Indian startups led by dynamic young entrepreneurs in the past few years. On its part, the government is focused on making India an easy place to do business and is creating the right ecosystem that will give a thrust to the manufacturing sector in a big way. A significant step in this direction would be to push States to become competitive and leverage their potential for a seamless integration with the global supply chain.
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