ET Manufacturing Excellence through Digital Transformation Program 

A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ON INDUSTRY 4.0

Manufacturing Excellence through Digital Transformation

To accelerate Industry 4.0 transformation in India and power a globally competitive manufacturing industry, the Economic Times presents ET Manufacturing Excellence through Digital Transformation Program, a Certificate Program on Industry 4.0, being conducted in partnership with NASSCOM Center of Excellence - IOT & AI and Indian SME Accelerator Network (ISAN). 

Program Agenda

The program starts from 28th January 2023 in a hybrid format with virtual and physical sessions led by industry experts, case studies of digital transformation, and one-to-one consultations. It will also include live sessions on smart manufacturing, self-paced learning modules, and an on-ground workshop. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a certificate by The Economic Times, NASSCOM Center of Excellence, and India SME Accelerator Network


Week 1
  • Program Agenda
  • Introduction to Program
  • Key Note Address: Digital Transformation and Manufacturing Excellence
  • About Industry 4.0 - Making SMEs globally competitive
  • Driving Digitalization in Plant – a step by step approach
  • Action Planning for Own Business
  • Feedback Form
Week 2
  • Data acquisition and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) analysis
  • Paperless Operations and Shop floor Digitalization
  • Transformation and Innovation for Accelerating Growth
  • Action Planning worksheet
  • Feedback Form
Week 3
  • Production Planning & Scheduling
  • Predictive Maintenance and Industrial IoT Solutions
  • Action Planning Worksheet
  • Feedback Form
Week 4
  • Smart Energy Management
  • AI and Analytics for Process Improvement and Optimization
  • Feedback Form
  • Action Planning Worksheet
Week 5
  • Computer vision and Camera- based Quality Inspections
  • Smart Supply Chain Management Solutions
  • Open discussion forum
  • Action Planning Worksheet
  • Feedback Form
Week 6
  • On-ground Networking and Valedictory

A Certificate Program on Industry 4.0

Transform your business through digitalization !

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ET Manufacturing Excellence through Digital Transformation Program

The 6-week long ET Manufacturing Excellence through Digital Transformation Program for SMEs is designed to equip enterprises in the manufacturing industry to adopt Industry 4.0 solutions and leverage advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and Augmented Reality (AR), among others, to improve productivity and efficiency while reducing operational costs.  

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Program Schedule

The program starts from 28th January 2023 in a hybrid format with virtual and physical sessions led by industry experts, case studies of digital transformation, and one-to-one consultations. It will also include live sessions on smart manufacturing, self-paced learning modules, and an on-ground workshop. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a certificate by The Economic Times, NASSCOM Center of Excellence, and India SME Accelerator Network. 

What will you get from the course?

  • Ability to visualise the applications of advanced technologies
    Develop and hone the ability to visualise the applications of advanced technologies in various manufacturing functions such as production, planning, inventory management, quality control, workforce training, client management, market reach, etc.

  • Deploy smart solutions
    Understand low cost and easy-to-deploy smart solutions, strategies of implementation, possible business outcomes from deployment and payback period.

  • Network with industry leaders
    Interact and network with industry leaders who have successfully enabled/ implemented digitalization in their organisations.

  • Access to knowledge bank
    Gain access to knowledge bank comprising of case studies, research reports, videos, blogs etc. about enabling digitalization in the plant

  • Live sessions
    Live sessions on tech subjects to be conducted virtually on weekends, for the ease of MSME entrepreneurs. 

  •  One-to-one consultation
    One-to-one consultation with a smart manufacturing expert on building a technology roadmap for digitising your plant.

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