A major automotive ancillary is in the process of setting up a new green-field plant across two phases. The major question that pops up each time a new setup happens is how sonner the factory starts to payback the shareholders. This is the same question that has come up again for an auto-ancillary major. My answer below is for the CIO stakeholders as I am a digital transformation analyst and my answer talks about how digital transformation can better pace your plant setup Dig

Latest news from two major giants - Stellantis and Bentley has come as a fresh breather to a wave of negative or sad news on the state of digital transformation for Auto companies globally not just India First being, Capgemini is taking lead of digital ops for Bentley. News link : https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/capgemini-to-lead-bentley-motors-digital-transformation-with-ai-intelligent-manufacturing Capgemini will help Bentley with : Data and AI strategy Ops modernizat

1. Increased share of suppliers in working with OEMs from design stage : MForesight: Alliance for Manufacturing Foresight estimated global percentage to be <50% in late 1980s to ~70% in 2011. Since 2011, no quant estimate is there but - My understanding of space suggests that this number has risen significantly globally - In Indian context, Tier-1 has largely been predominant till 2018's, so the pecentage is bound to be much less than global standards 2. Since 2018 followin

The question in the title is a long standing question across multiple industry verticals and horizontal functions - why do we need consultants? Some time back I was working with team at Cognizant when they had undertaken a massive sized project having multiple plants across 25+ global locations. They were running multiple initiatives across both the shopfloor and the topfloor. I had only question? What is that you do when Rockwell Systems will do the hands-on enablement plus

State of Digital Transformation at Indian Auto Ancillaries (H1'26) My quick take on what they are doing very well:- 👉 One of the strongest performers in my assessment especially on the digital design and digital manufacturing nuances (Advanced MES deployments) 👉 One of the few auto-ancillaries which is implementing digitization initiatives basis a structured framework and not haphazard POC implementations. Their ZF Production System (ZF PS) is a 360 framework focusing on al

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State of Digital Transformation : Spotlight on Uno Minda My quick take on what they are doing very well:- 👉 Among all the players analyzed Uno Minda is one of the strongest players in the product design space. INITIA divison specializing in design research and modeling is key to their strong competence in the space. 👉 Implementation of solutions for centralized supplier management is now becoming an industry standard. Good to see Uno Minda adopting it. 👉 Moderately good so

State of Digital Transformation : Spotlight on Bosch India My quick take on what they are doing very well:- 👉 Bosch India has the highest score on Industry 4.0 deployments for "OEE enhancements, production monitoring & process optimization" 👉 Focused efforts on cost-discipline through granular cost analytics and predictive spend mechanics 👉 Running post-manufacturing CX initiatives in the after-sales market for "Online Repair, Service Prime, eWarranty, SMS updates" Strong

Contrary to common philosophy that Industry 4.0 capabilities are limited to North American and European enterprises, certain Indian Auto Ancillaries are holding strong ground...Auto Ancillary Digital Transformation My set of quick observations:- 1. 2 companies - Gabriel India Limited and Lumax World came as surpise to me while performing the analysis. You can yourself see that these two firms are fighting weight above the belt. While they are small from a market cap standpoin

Motherson Group completed ~23 acquisitions in last 5 years. While 23 in itself is a very high figure especially from a successful integration standpoint, synergy realization being the secondary aspect While I was understanding their current state of digital transformation, of these 23 acquisitions, ~70% acquisitions point to only mechanical know-how, tech-transfer expansion ~30% acquisitions, which is both a significant percentage and absolute value bring in Industry 4.0 and

I recently wandered through Thailand and found 1 in every 3 car to be an Isuzu especially in the city of Pattaya. It was peculiar since in my home country, India, it is not the case. We rarely see an Isuzu, or for that matter of fact such pickup vehicles being owned by civilians in handsome numbers I investigated a bit and found a couple of interesting reasons behind this trend:- Vehicle versatility : The vehicle seems to be a strong multi-utility engine of growth for Thai po

Last couple of weeks saw multiple announcements which might have disheartened futurists seeing EV as the future of mobility [Global and Indian EV Market] :- 👉 [R&D cut down] Apple canceled EV R&D and nullified their decade long effort 👉 [Lower than anticipated EV demand] As Mercedes-Benz AG CEO Ola Kaellenius emphasized the importance of hybrid vehicles (also highlighted in Toyota Motor Corporation strategy) and need for cost cutting as investments in capacity and technolog

In recent dialogues at ETAuto, Mr. Kishor Patil, Co-Founder, MD & CEO KPIT shared some provocative thoughts on Automotive, Connected, Electric, Shared mobility market. Capturing the essence below :- 👉 L3+ Autonomous to become norm in next 3-4 years (across North America, Europe and most of Asia) 👉 Connected software services market to grow at a highest rate among space 👉 As Connected vehicles keep penetrating the market, vehicle interiors to undergo massive change (Might s

The recent article by Angelin Mary GP, titled “Imagine if all trucks were electric” brings back the focus of automotive enthusiasts, service providers and enterprises on the much debated elements of connected and electrification in the trucking industry. In the passenger vehicle (PV), there has been significant success across all the priority spending areas – autonomous, connected, electrification, and shared mobility space (ACES). Automotive enterprises are racing to get the