Impact of computerized automation on indian manufacturing industries

This article is based on the survey of a group of Indian manufacturing industries using computerized automation (CA). Areas covered include: the reasons for using CA, benefits achieved from it, planning and investment criteria, experience gained by the organizations, etc. The findings of the survey point toward the increasing use of CA among Indian manufacturing firms and that the large scale use of such technologies is imperative to help change the face of Indian firms that have now been thrown open to the winds of international competition.