Operational excellence

When we talk about manufacturing, we need to consider that technology is very important in the industry; in many cases, technology is taking over jobs that people used to perform. This trend makes managing quality even more important because we are removing the human ability to control quality.

quality review department at the end of the manufacturing line, defects. As a result of automation, we need to build quality right into each step of the manufacturing process so we don’t accelerate quality for size and speed will be left behind.

mindset, not a methodology. It is ways to improve performance and and performance boosts in areas that organisations don’t normally look at. The future of operational standardisation. It will be in concepts like growth, innovation, and customisation. The world is more connected and fast-paced than it has ever been, and the manufacturing industry needs to keep pace.

In terms of Industry 4.0 and data analytics, the cost of sensors and sensor capabilities are changing rapidly. Today it is possible to put a low-cost sensor to monitor all critical activities in a manufacturing facility. This enables managers to track the real-time data. These data combined with suitable data analytics will enable management to take operational decisions.

industry. A key factor will be to develop people within the organisation to be able to use data/ analytics effectively to take business decisions. workforce in this direction so as to reap the best of the potential of Industry 4.0. Organisations with skilled people to use and analyse big data and take business decisions fast would have a

Any country aspiring to be a manufacturing powerhouse must have strong and capable equipment makers for various processes and applications. Developing technologies by various means, R&D, acquisition and collaboration, is key to producing high-end machines. Bhargav TS