Frost & Sullivan\'s \'India Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2018\' Celebrated 15 Glorious Years of Chalking out Strategic Roadmaps Toward Building Future Ready Factories
10 December 2018
Award recipients at Frost & Sullivan's India Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2018
Frost & Sullivan concluded the 15th edition of its 'India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA) 2018’ on 6th December in Mumbai. The gala evening commemorated years of best in class innovation, success stories and stellar performances exhibited in the manufacturing industry. Bringing in a global framework of mapping excellence, the awards banquet has been foremost in identifying Future Ready Factories in the country.
This year’s Manufacturing Excellence awards were presented to 28 companies across 4 major categories: ‘Indian Manufacturer of the Year Award’, ‘Future Ready Factory of the Year Award’, ‘Gold Award’, and a new, fourth category – ‘Smart Factory Award’. The scores of IIoT Readiness assessment and IMEA assessment were collated to finalize the winners of the ‘Smart Factory Award’ category.
Being an integral part of the IMEA journey all these years, Nitin Kalothia, Director, Manufacturing & Process Consulting Practice, Frost & Sullivan said, “Adoption of Industry 4.0 principles will be critical for the competitiveness of Indian industries in future. A few of the futuristic Indian companies are already reaping the benefits of IIOT adoption. With advances in technology, need for advanced manufacturing practices in the country, and their improved affordability, IIOT will be the next driver of manufacturing competitiveness.”
During the awards banquet, Frost & Sullivan’s GIL Index for Manufacturing Competitiveness in India ranked Maharashtra as the number one State demonstrating highest potential for manufacturing investment. Hon. Shri Subhash Desai, Minister for Industries and Mining, Government of Maharashtra graced the occasion and accepted the award.
This research-based index evaluated each of India’s 29 states across 30 indicators and facilitated state-wise comparisons. It followed a robust, data driven indexing methodology that weighed the indicators of each state over 3 pillars, which are:
This year, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited was recognized with the “Indian Manufacturer of the Year” Award, along with the Smart Factory Award.
Frost & Sullivan also celebrated the contribution of leaders who have made an impact by their contribution to the manufacturing sector. Mr. Pradeep Banerjee, Executive Director - Supply Chain, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Mr. K R Srivasatava – Chief Executive Officer, UPL Limited, and Mr. P Kaniappan - Managing Director, Wabco India Limited were conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards banquet celebrated 15 glorious years of IMEA’s exciting journey with over 850 manufacturing units being assessed over this period. This year was even more exciting since the ever evolving assessment model had Smart Manufacturing elements incorporated into the assessment process in an endeavor to share meaningful insights with factories on their journey to Industry 4.0. To know more about IMEA and its methodology, please log on to: www.frost.com/imea
Media Partners supporting the awards were: Automation Connect, Commercial Vehicle, ECargoLog, Electronics Bazaar, Manufacturing Today, MTLEXS and Sustainability Next.
Recipients of India Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2018:
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S. No.
Award Recipient
Location
Award Title
1
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Igatpuri
Indian Manufacturer of The Year Award
2
ITC Limited
Saharanpur
Future Ready Factory Award |FMCG Sector, Mega Large Business
3
Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturer Limited - Automotive Division
Chakan
Future Ready Factory Award |Automotive Sector, Mega Large Business
4
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited - Automotive Division
Zaheerabad
Future Ready Factory Award |Automotive Sector, Mega Large Business
5
Schneider Electric India Private Limited
Hyderabad
Future Ready Factory Award |Engineering Sector, Large Business
6
SKF India Limited
Pune
Future Ready Factory Award |Engineering Sector, Large Business
7
Abbott Healthcare Private Limited
Jhagadia
Future Ready Factory Award |Pharma Sector, Large Business
8
Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited
Bengaluru
Future Ready Factory Award |Auto Ancillary Sector, Large Business
9
Philips Lighting India Limited
Vadodara
Future Ready Factory Award |Engineering Sector, Medium Business
10
Schneider Electric IT Business India Private Limited
Jigani
Future Ready Factory Award |Engineering Sector, Medium Business
11
ITC Limited - Food Division
Haridwar
Future Ready Factory Award |FMCG Sector, Medium Business
12
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Igatpuri
Smart Factory Award
13
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - Mumbai Refinery
Mumbai
Smart Factory Award - 1st Runner Up
14
Schneider Electric IT Business India Private Limited
Jigani
Smart Factory Award - 2nd Runner Up
15
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - Mumbai Refinery
Mumbai
Gold Award |Process Sector, Mega Large Business
16
Hindalco Industries Limited - Mahan Aluminium
Mahan
Gold Award |Metals Sector, Mega Large Business
17
Aditya Aluminium - A Unit of Hindalco Industries Limited
Sambalpur
Gold Award |Metals Sector, Mega Large Business
18
3M India Limited
Ranjangaon
Gold Award | Large Business
19
Hindustan Unilever Limited
Sumerpur
Gold Award |FMCG Sector, Large Business
20
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited
Bidadi
Gold Award - 1st Runner up| FMCG Sector, Large Business
21
Subros Limited
Noida
Gold Award |Auto Ancillary Sector, Large Business
22
Cadila Healthcare Limited
Ahmedabad
Gold Award |Pharma Sector, Large Business
23
Microlabs Limited
Sikkim
Gold Award |Pharma Sector, Large Business
24
Bosch Limited
Gangaikondan
Gold Award |Auto Ancillary Sector, Medium Business
25
Honeywell Security & Fire
Gurgaon
Gold Award |Engineering Sector, Medium Business
26
Mondelez India Foods Private Limited
Chittoor
Gold Award |FMCG Sector, Medium Business
27
Food Creations Private Limited
Bengaluru
Gold Award |FMCG Sector, Medium Business
28
Raychem RPG Private Limited
Vasai
Gold Award |Engineering Sector, Emerging Business
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