Ongoing Projects

Project Initiative

The MIGM at ISB is a pioneering effort with the mandate to ‘Raise the Level of Indian Manufacturing’. The vision of our Institute is to be the premier independent academic institution in India for operational excellence and innovation in the manufacturing ecosystem in India and beyond. To enable the vision, we have set for ourselves the mission ‘To engender synergistic engagement between industry, academia and the government in India and beyond through thought leadership, facilitating knowledge sharing, informing government policy and grooming future leaders. Our research endeavours to find long term solutions to deep-rooted problems faced by Indian manufacturing.

In the recent past, we have worked on the project, ‘Developing Corporate Skilling Strategies to enhance Women’s employability through CSR Programs’. Currently, we are working on the project, ‘Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Future of Work in the Textile Industry in India’ and 'Female Labour Force Participation Rate in Manufacturing'.

Ongoing Projects

Impact of Industry 4.0 on the future of work in the textile industry in India

Our ongoing research project, ‘Impact of Industry 4.0 on the future of work in the textile industry in India’. The objective of our research is:

• To establish India’s readiness for Industry 4.0
• To carry out a need-gap analysis of jobs and skills influenced by Industry 4.0 in the textile industry in India
• To identify measures that are to be taken to enhance the employability of the new workforce.
• To identify measures for reskilling the existing workforce.
• To recommend a portfolio of strategies to address disruptions in employment in the textile industry due to technological changes.