When One Person Holds the Process: Risks of Tribal Knowledge in Manufacturing
In every factory, there’s that one person. The go-to expert. The one who knows which machine needs a tap before starting. Which supplier delivers faster if you call after lunch. How to bypass a glitch in the invoice system. They’re...
Swadeshi ERP: Why Local Solutions Are India’s Key to Global Leadership
India is not just a large market; it’s one of the largest in the world for almost any product or brand. That scale is both an opportunity and a responsibility. Recent global trade developments, such as the high tariffs imposed...
Tackling the ₹80 Lakh Crore Credit Crunch: Make Your MSME Lender-Ready with ERP
In 2025, Indian MSMEs are caught between rising demand and limited access to credit. The August 2025 Manufacturing PMI hit a 17-year high of 59.3. That is clearly signaling robust demand across sectors. With GST 2.0’s simplified tax slabs soon...
GST 2.0: What Indian Manufacturers Need to Know and How ERP Can Help
On September 3, 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced GST 2.0, a major reform of India’s Goods and Services Tax system. It will be in effect from September 22, 2025. The new system simplifies to three tax slabs: 0% (exempt),...
Why Global ERP Falls Short for Many Indian Manufacturers – and the Best Alternative
No two Indian manufacturers operate the same way. One company might schedule production around the availability of seasonal labor. Another may rely on a small but highly skilled in-house team. A factory in Gujarat might maintain its own spare-parts workshop...
Emergency Purchases: The Profit-Draining Pattern and How to Break It
In manufacturing, no matter how well you plan, there are days when things go off-script. Unexpected things can happen. A supplier misses a committed delivery. A critical machine stops working without warning. A raw material runs out faster than your...
The Silent Crisis among Indian Manufacturers: Overdependence on WhatsApp
Walk into any small or mid-sized factory in India, and you’ll spot the familiar signs: a group chat named “Plant Operations,” “Dispatch Today,” or “Raw Materials.” Inside it, managers, supervisors, storekeepers, and sales teams exchange photos of docket slips, voice...
India’s Semiconductor Surge: Why ERP Will Be Key to Sustained Growth
India’s Semiconductor Moment Is Here In May 2025, the Indian government gave the green light to a joint venture between HCL and Foxconn to build a semiconductor fabrication facility in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh. Designed to produce 36 million display driver...
PLI for Electronics Components: Leveraging ERP to Maximize Gains
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes are actually India’s flagship policy tools to incentivize the domestic manufacturing by offering cash rewards on incremental sales in 14 sectors, from electronics, IT to pharmaceuticals. They aim to deepen the local value‑addition, and...
Act Now for a Brighter Financial Year: A Roadmap for Manufacturers
SourcePro expert contributes an article for Indian manufacturers who are determined to take business to the next level. Here's the six proactive measures to take.