Everyone knows how annoying mechanical breakdown can be. Production is directly successful because the equipment malfunctions. Large sums of money are lost as production resumes. It also affects OEMs and distributors based on lost reputation and business opportunity. Fortunately, the use of data science can handle this …

Network Analysis Network theory is the study of graphs as a representation of relationship between discrete elements. When applied to social relations, it is known as social network analysis.1 Bollywood In this article, network theory is applied to analyse relationship between some professionals in bollywood, based on …

Survival Analysis Survival analysis deals with estimating probability of continuation of a particular status-quo at given point in time. Naturally, it also estimates the probability of discontinuation of the status quo i.e. occurrence of an event or a hazard. It finds application in several fields. For e.g. in medicine …

This article discusses why digital transformations fail and what can businesses do about it (explained using a synthetic example from construction equipment industry) following successful startups. This is in continuation of my last article where I have recommended digital initiatives for OEMs of CE industry.) Sometime …

This article discusses micro perspective and focusses on OEMs as individual entity and not on industry as a whole. Challenges for the industry has been discussed in a different article. Construction equipment industry may face some challenges post covid, but overall industry in India should be able to overcome slowdown …

This article discusses a macro perspective, focusing on the industry as a whole (and not on OEMs as individual entities). There is a separate article for that which discusses possible solutions as well. Gita Gopinath, chief economist of International Monetary fund mentions the current economic downturn as worse than …

CASE construction equipment recently unveiled project zeus under which it launched a cool new all electric backhoe loader. The model 580 EV is industry's first fully electric backhoe loader. It is not merely a prototype but also is in production and sales. Powered by 480 V, 90 kWh lithium ion battery it can run for ~8 …

There is a very interesting difference between passenger car sales and construction equipment sales, at least in India. One may assume that GDP growth boosts both. However, it is not necessarily true. While GDP has a strong positive correlation with passenger car sales, it is almost absent in case of construction …

Autonomous car accidents can be avoided with smart customer success initiative Car Fanciful science fiction to reality is how Forbes describes autonomous driving technology1. It reminds that journey of dream to reality never goes as it is planned. The obstacles are probably worst when it effects any uninvolved third …

The following is a part of a travel experience. You may find other episode in the following links. Episode 1 Episode 2 This article is written by Soma Das, a chartered accountant based in Kolkata and a friend. She also owns the copyright of the photographs. Episode 3 - Day 4 to 7 They have said it correct - love will …