Strategies for a better tomorrow
Wolf of Bosch thinks that with the Make in India campaign in India, there is an increasing awareness of quality and there is a change in the customer perception of quality. "Future business of any organization would start with perfect quality today. Bosch will continue to strengthen its focus on Quality.

"Also, in Bosch, we have a dedicated cross functional team that is working on projects for Connected Industry in India where we look at adapting innovative affordable "Indianised" solutions for manufacturing. We have a formed a team called Simultaneous Engineering Cluster that will help in developing competency for smooth transition between development and production of new products. Another initiative has been the launch of the Fit for future program where we identify the ‘Vital few' and look at oversteering the Business internally."

Doshi of Waaree Energies says that there is a need to keep a tab on the cost so that the manufacturing industry solutions could be availed across various sections of the society. "Also, quicker delivery mechanism is very crucial in the solar manufacturing sector," he says.

Shukla of Godrej & Boyce emphasises that innovation and operational efficiency should be the key focus areas. "Skill Development and adapting to the new wave of sophistication would have to follow," he adds. 

Okiyama of Bridgestone India believes that with the launch of ‘Make in India' campaign, the new government is focusing on physical infrastructure creation and making India a hub for global manufacturing. "This is one of the incentives for the revitalisation of economic environment of India."

Taparia of NEIL thinks that there should more focus on exports---to do that enhanced focus on R&D. "Scaling up talent should be the first driving factor to do well. Once people are well equipped to use the right technology and are motivated enough, optimum productivity is a natural resultant," he believes.

Vatkar of HIL Ltd. sees opportunity in maximising on the opportunity that should come in with Governmental spending increasing in infrastructure projects. And at the same, he says that organisations must continue to focus on increasing overall efficiency  and reduce wastage.

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