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...