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The Manufacturing industry is an exciting space with opportunities, challenges and involvement in creation of new commodities or in value addition. Almost every player in this industry confronts today’s business realities–shifting demand, regulatory pressures and intense global competition for customers, materials and talent and above all, an urge to stand out from the crowd. The environment is tough, but it is also rich with possibilities. New technologies enable product and process innovations, while new markets invite a return to growth. The successful manufacturing enterprise of tomorrow likely will have a clear strategic plan, a differentiated customer experience, an innovative set of offerings, an efficient supply chain, streamlined operations, world-class talent, and a robust technology foundation.

In these challenging times, certain sectors have shown resilience taking proactive measures to sustain growth. Impetus is on new product development and R&D initiatives aimed at improving product portfolio so as to increase margins. Manufacturing segmentis also making investments in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in order to boost sales.

Key feature of the manufacturing industry today are:

Facilities with a sight on future – easy to scale up;

Streamlined processes;
Efficiency of production;
Minimization of wastages;
Automation;
Economies of scale;
Closeness to the market;
Extensive use of Job Workers.

In order to achieve this, Pre-production activities like procurement and post production activities like marketing also need to be efficient.

Procurement in itself is being looked upon as a specialized activity involving:

Vendor selection;
Vendor development;
Just-in-time procurement;
Multiple sources;
Well defined share of business;
Global procurement;
Stringent quality control at vendor’s facility.

Marketing today is different as a result of:

Globalization of the market;
Multiple locations;
Large number of SKU’s;
Need for market penetration beyond Tier 3 cities – Rurban areas;
Extensive marketing network of Depots, CFAs, Stockiests, Distributors and Dealers;
Large number of sales personnel;
High outgo on product promotion, advertising, travelling;
Innovative primary and secondary schemes;
High level of customer satisfaction.

Key Challenges:

Regulation and traceability
Product development and innovation
The manufacturing skills gap
Healthcare costs
Environmental concerns and considerations
Balancing maintenance with throughput
Moving the manufacturing footprint without losing control over the processes or quality of products
Managing the ever-strengthening currency value
Reducing cost by clustering and streamlining back office processes into shared service centers
Managing liquidity and improving transparency of this process.