Leadership traits... Technology development is critical to propel Indian manufacturing industry achieve high growth rates, by responding quickly and effectively to the changing conditions of the domestic as well as international markets. While there are a few Indian firms close to the international frontier in terms of product design capability and manufacturing process technology, the overall technological capabilities of many players are limited due to technological obsolescence, quality ignorance, limited access and costs. This adversely affects the ability of organisations to respond to the challenges of ever-changing market conditions and increasing international competition. The Cover Story in this issue features a series of interviews with the manufacturing leaders, bringing forth their leadership traits to analyse the future trends in manufacturing and their recommendations on achieving manufacturing excellence and sustenance amidst the current uncertain market conditions.
