Manufacturing going to be customer-centric: Kant
By TIOL News Service
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NEW DELHI, NOV 16, 2017: SPEAKING at the CII's Third Manufacturing Summit, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that digitalisation will radically change manufacturing. In the connected world, manufacturing will be customer-centric.
Mr Kant emphasised that India should not miss the opportunity presented by the fourth industrial revolution, which will also create new kinds of highly paid and highly skilled jobs. There is an urgent need for more industry-academia collaboration and develop requisite skills in technology, he added. He suggested a compulsory apprenticeship programme to encourage hands-on experience on technology as early as higher secondary level.
The second disruption would be a shift from internal combustion to shared, connected and electric mobility, felt Mr Kant. The earlier India embraces both, the better, he stated. He urged industry to think big and think global. Thinking global will require quality and conformance to global standards which can be achieved through digitalisation, he emphasised. To effectively embrace digitalization, Mr Kant asked the industry to foster competitive advantage across their value chains, focus on productivity and fill productivity gaps to compete globally, fortify quality, prioritize investment in innovation and R&D and invest in lifelong learning of employees.
A compendium of case studies on smart manufacturing Manufacturing In India: Creating a smarter future was also released on the occasion.
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