Moving Towards Digital Era

Harihar P, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Project Planning, Ashok Leyland Ltd says smart manufacturing gives way to high degree of flexibility.

- Swati Deshpande

In the times when the government is promoting digitalisation, the manufacturing sector is going though the similar transformation towards digital age. We can see the implementation of solutions such as Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, etc. which looked like distant future till yesterday. More & more companies are focusing on implementation of smart manufacturing solutions. Speaking on the same, Harihar P, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Project Planning, Ashok Leyland Ltd said, “In the current market dynamics, smart manufacturing has transformed manufacturing process to strengthen the balance sheet of any organisation. This process of adaptation of change in processes goes beyond shop floor, networking of internal and external stakeholders, achieving scalability with best quality to keep costs under control.”

“Smart manufacturing gives way to high degree of flexibility, ranging from adaptation of more variety with velocity to move from push to pull system. This is a collaborative approach to build intelligent factory with adaptability, resource efficiency, automation and ergonomics to face challenges of a volatile and cyclic industry,” he further added.

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