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Logistics
Logistics industry can’t
do without it
Given the inherent complexity and scale of the business, the logistics
industry today is inconceivable without IT, says GAURAV PATRA
Exel
goes the wireless way
Supply chain management (SCM) company Exel India has created a niche
for itself by offering customer-focused solutions to manufacturing
and retail companies.
Retail
Indian retail poised for
big boom
The Indian retail segment contributes 20 percent to the country’s
GDP but remains one of the most unorganised sectors in the country
with less than 3 percent IT penetration. This offers huge opportunities
for Indian software companies, says Stanley Glancy
Manufacturing
Discrete and process manufacturing
drives IT spending
The manufacturing vertical is among IT’s big spenders. Since the
enterprise market is saturated and with very little opportunity
left in terms of technology utilisation, IT vendors are wooing SMEs,
says Akhtar Pasha
Rolex
Rings slashes inventory and increases transactions using ERP
Established in 1980 in Rajkot, Rolex Rings is one of the leading
manufacturers of forged and rolled rings for all types of bearings.
Banking
Banking on IT
Private and foreign banks, backed by robust technology, are gradually
eating into the customer base of co-operative banks. As a result
smaller banks are forced to spruce up their technology initiatives
to beat competition. Chitra Padmanabhan reports on how smaller banks
are getting tech-savvy
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma SMEs take a dose
of IT
SMEs in the Indian pharma sector have been late adopters of information
technology. But things are changing now in this part of the pharma
sector and they are gradually making up for lost time, says Abhinav
Singh
Case Study
AstraZeneca Pharma India
goes in for an ERP implementation
AstraZeneca Pharma India, formerly known as Astra-IDL clocked revenues
worth Rs 135 crore last year and is aiming to achieve Rs 200 crore
by the end of 2003.
Opinion
Conquering the SME segment
Cracking a deal with a small or medium-sized enterprise is not the
same as handling a large organisation. Ramesh Subramaniam has some
useful pointers for IT vendors on how to tackle the SME segment
Strong
authentication: Building trust into identity management
Organisations are increasingly recognising and leveraging authentication
as the foundation for other critical services on which good business
practices are built, says Surendra Singh
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