In an article written in Chinese by Wang Xinxi and published by Sina Tech, the author shares reasons why India is starting to threaten China's dominance in some parts of the manufacturing sector. In the mobile phone manufacturing business, global players such as Samsung, Apple, Foxconn, have invested in India-based...
India Becoming R&D Hub for Multinationals
Multinational from the Americas, Europe, and APAC have set up research hubs to work in the areas of R&D, Business Process Management and IT. More than 1,000 multinational companies have established engineering and research and development centers — known as global in-house centers or GICs — in India. Among these...
Panasonic Announces its First India Innovation Center
Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic will jointly work with India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at its Center of Excellence - a part of the India Innovation Center - that it set up at TCS's campus in Bangalore. Both companies will drive innovation and create new business opportunities in the Internet of Things...
Panasonic Localizes Washing Machines for India
After two years of testing experiments, Japanese multinational electronics corporation Panasonic, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, has launched a washing machine especially for India's consumers. Panasonic said the introduction of a 'curry' button followed complaints from customers struggling to fully get curry stains off their clothes. Panasonic researchers analyzed what went into a...
Panasonic sources design customization in India
According to Manish Sharma, Managing Director of Global Consumer Marketing for Panasonic India, the Japanese company is using outsourced engineering resources in the Cochin Special Economic Zone in southern India in order to re-design its offering and make them more relevant to customers in emerging markets. Take the case of...