Make in India For survival and success, we need to Make In India. This is an axiom. Make in India is applicable to manufacturing and service organizations, including healthcare and education. At a macro level, every organization has three key functions: Purchasing, Operations, Marketing. The …

Lockdown 5.0 So we have entered Lockdown 5.0. All the assumptions that we had worked with have been neatly buried by the Coronavirus. I realize that I have not been singled out. Coronavirus has been very democratic. Or is the correct word egalitarian? The new …

Quality History Once upon a time, Quality was assessed by vegetable and fruit customers, in the market place. They inspected the outputs of Mother Nature, by feel and smell, before purchase. Centuries later, the skilled craftsman seeded a basic concept of Quality. He integrated 100 …

Manufacture for Defence In 1970, I was introduced to a respected US Economist, in Philadelphia. She was an Advisor to the Government in Washington. The Viet Nam War was in its prime. In a classroom of five students, this dignified lady threw a bombshell: The …

The Lockdown Horizon is blurred. The Coronavirus Horizon is distant. Our values, mission and vision require a fresh articulation, or reconfirmation. All is not bad. Through this extended Lockdown, I have learned much. The five key lessons learned by me are: Work From Home (WFH) …

Employees an Asset Post lockdown, the singular aim of every organization will be SURVIVAL. Large, big, and small. In manufacturing and services. In other words, will we be able to service our fixed costs? At an individual level (assuming you have a job), the burning …