| |MARCH 20229WHERE DOES INDIA STAND CURRENTLY?In India, the Government is trying to create a conducive ecosystem for manufacturing and exporting electronics goods like Television, Closed Circuits, TVs, Air Conditioners with the help of members of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council. India only shared 2.84 percent in the world manufacturing value-added till 2018. The manufacturing sector contributes 17 percent of GDP, with the vision statement increasing the share to 25 percent by this year-end. It is imperative to understand why China is the manufacturing hub and India has much to improve. There is a need for a policy frame to change the ground realities.One of the primary initiatives which India can work upon in the manufacturing sector is to upskill our human resources. The vast diversity of the country makes it difficult and also challenging. The manufacturing quality will get enhanced if there is proper education and training. If the same is achieved, we will be able to manufacture products of good quality and a reasonable cost.HOW SMART MANUFACTURING IS AIDING COMPANIES With Industry 4.0, smart automation is coming to aid the companies for faster production and increases operational efficiency. The concept of Smart manufacturing has been changing and evolving among expert practitioners, early adopters, and industry strategists. Manufacturers are now rethinking a competitive advantage for the post-pandemic situation applying hybrid cloud and Artificial Intelligence to build agility, intelligence, and automation across key functional areas. Industry 4.0 smart automation increases product quality and productivity and decreases the downtime and revenues that go with it. The Indian automation sector is worth $2 billion, according to industry estimates.The trends under smart automation that will change the future of manufacturing are:MANAGING SUPPLY CHAINSSmart automation's advanced technologies automate the analysis and collection of machine data that enable the predictive ability to anticipate and correct the failures and before they occur.Today, without automation facilities, the supply chain is highly complex, and it is difficult for enterprises to monitor progress, predict, and lower the risk. The data analytics and visualization tools help improve the supply chain. Supply chain management apps can be accessed through any tablet, smartphone, or computer, simplifying the supply chain by bringing together the latest in cloud, big data, graph, and mobile technologies to deliver accurate and real-time information.CLOUD COMPUTINGIn a cloud-based solution, productivity can be tracked remotely from anywhere and update the supplier and manufacturer daily. Also, operational data is accumulated automatically to calculate performance areas such as machine utilization and line utilization.By using cloud computing, enterprises can avoid paying the ITs and ignore the complexities to maintain the infrastructure and can pay only when they use the service. This will develop a predictive model from each production line to minimize the downtime and optimize the future production schedule to promote productivity and increase profitability.For IoT, enterprises need to have seamless connectivity and a limitless repository of data. Cloud computing enables the extraction, analysis, and storage information that might affect the production line.HOW SMART MANUFACTURING CAN GIVE A BOOST TO 'MAKE IN INDIA'By implementing these manufacturing trends, India can transform the future of Manufacturers by increasing productivity and decreasing the cost of revenue. India should work on the skilling and training of the workforce working in the manufacturing industry; with these smart automation technologies, India can excel in Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Smart Devices, Electronics manufacturing.It will lead to ample opportunities for SME and large-scale industries, to increase exports and preparing India towards a manufacturing hub. To complement, we need to implement solid practices which will assure we produce finished products without any quality defects, at the same time we are able to generate data giving us solid power of analysis and traceability. This is possible by implementing smart manufacturing practices. A forward-looking philosophy, collaborative efforts by central and state governments, investment in R&D, and skilled workforce along with a robust human-machine interface will be some of the key differentiators for manufacturers to leverage the digital manufacturing revolution and reaping benefits of enhanced competitiveness. With Industry 4.0, smart automation is coming to aid the companies for faster production and increases operational efficiency
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