Four megatrends are today continuously disrupting the automotive industry, both globally and in India. At Roland Berger, we call them MADE – Mobility, Autonomous Driving, Digitalization and Electrification.
The first three industrial revolutions transformed modern society. The steam engine, age of science and mass production, and rise of digital technology changed the world around...
The Diffusion of Innovation Theory states that every technology goes through five phases in its journey of adoption by users. The first 2.5% are the innovators the next 13.5%are...
In current Indian power scenario, a substantial growth of renewable energy has been planned which would significantly alter the energy mix and energy market scenario in India....
Disruptive innovations, powered by Industry 4.0 are currently changing the landscape of many industries and their business models. Because of the increasing digitalized processes and an exponential growth of sensible data, supply chains are also impacted by the fourth industrial revolution. The fourth industry revolution is marked with real-time exchanged data, automation, robotics, cloud,...
Excerpts from an interaction with Alok Kirloskar, Head- International Business, Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Managing Director, SPP Pumps Limited, UK India is on the verge of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. How do you see the adoption of IIoT in the Indian Manufacturing Industry? What are the global best practices and learning we should adopt? The revolution in IIoT has begun in...
In an interaction with Industry Outlook, Ashutosh Varshney, Head - SCM & Logistics, Canon India shares his views on how supply chain management is evolving in India and what are the challenges and opportunities. According to recent report, the global supply chain management market is projected to reach $37.41 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 11.2 percent. How do you see...
COVID outbreak is causing a major concern and economic hardship for consumers, businesses, and communities across the globe. Almost every industry has been badly affected by this pandemic, and this comes as yet another blow for the windows and doors manufacturing industry. The lockdown was imposed suddenly to the economy without giving time to people to understand the situation and to...
In an interaction with Industry Outlook, Rohit Madhok, Vice President – Engineering, GlobalLogic shares his views on the technology disruption in healthcare, evolution of design-led product engineering and more. The Indian MedTech innovation ecosystem is fast evolving and vibrant with academic research, venture capital firms, government funding, and promising startups...
India’s most-awaited and grandest festive season is just around the corner. Although the pandemic has led to large scale disruptions in supply chains with restrictions on movement, the economy is gradually reopening, and festive spirits haven’t been dampened. For e-commerce businesses, the festive season is an extremely busy and crucial time. The highly lucrative sector, having...
Anup Tripathi, General Manager, Sloan India, in an interaction with Sudhakar Singh, Editor, Industry Outlook, shares his views on the challenges faced by the plumbing industry and how it needs to gear up for technological innovation. What are the major challenges impeding the growth of the plumbing industry in terms of innovative measures and technology adoptions?...
With the growing demand of new Infrastructure and the limited availability of the space, the buildings are growing vertically, and we are seeing more and more high-rise buildings. Structural stability for the high-rise buildings has always been a concern and now with the new emerging technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), also known as Virtual Construction, new Structural...
Medical supplies are required in huge numbers across the globe because of the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly 10 million people and killed about 500000 globally, according to the estimates by the Johns Hopkins University. Significantly, open collaboration and cooperation are vital in tackling COVID-19 pandemic. As the world wages the war against the virus, every nation needs the...
The onset of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic has not only impacted global health and health systems, but has also shaken varied industries such as retail, media and banking, in a relatively short time. However, one of the seemingly optimistic impacts of the pandemic has been the incessant rise of digitization. From tele-medicine to tele-work, digitization has been a savior...