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Industrial Engineering and Indian Manufacturing Industry After a long period of crawling, Indian manufacturing industry has started to take breath and it can be expected to thrive in future if it continues to grow at the current pace. While India, because of its cost competitiveness, is becoming a hub for many MNCs for exporting their products, many Indian companies are also able to compete in international market because of their cost and quality competitiveness. While it may be mobiles, e.g., Nokia, or automobiles, e.g., Hyundai, companies are coming towards India to setup their manufacturing base, there are lot many Indian automobile and automobile ancillaries - companies like Hero Honda, Hero Cycle, Bharat Forge, Mahindra, Sundaram Fasteners, Tata Motors, etc. - that are expanding their wings in Chinese, European and American markets. They have proved their competitiveness not only by grabbing these markets but also they have got accolades like Deming Prize, the most sought after prize for quality in the world. There are a number of companies in India to be awarded with such prizes. The glory is not limited to only automobile manufacturing but also other manufacturing industries, like textiles, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, etc. While a lot more has to be done to maintain the current growth rate of manufacturing in India, it has been possible through various industrial engineering practices, like total quality management, continuous improvement, etc., to name a few. Industrial Engineering, as a stream of technology management, has been conventionally used in manufacturing sector. Traditionally, it was more of a method engineering approach, but in the present scenario it is not just method engineering, it gives the holistic view of any organization. It now focuses on overall improvement of the organization; let it be product, process, people, workplace or work layout. It involves from planning and design phase of product, process or workplace to implementation, production / operation, maintenance and control as well as distribution or supply chain management. With all this, the importance of industrial engineering has also increased not only in manufacturing but in services as well. With this increased popularity more and more companies are looking forward when industrial engineering will improve their system. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, Asia's premier institute of Industrial Engineering has been providing training and education in industrial engineering since its inception, i.e., 1963. This is the reason that industrial engineers from the institute have been most sought after in the industry. The trend is strengthened by companies, like Tim Timken (German based fortune 500 manufacturing company), and Intel Inc (US)'s technology management unit becoming interested in NITIE for a long lasting relation between the company and the institute. While it is going to help Indian manufacturing industry as the two companies become more interested in their Indian operations, Industrial engineering and the NITIE-PGDIE are always going to serve the society and the Indian industry. Concluded. Click here to post your views/ comments/ experince on this... Contributed by - |
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