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Diwali: How far America & India have come….

October 24, 2022 3 Mins Read

Today is Diwali, or Deepavali as we called it in Southern India where I grew…

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The brilliance of single-piece flow: The allegory of the cakes

October 11, 2022 4 Mins Read

(Originally published on Oct 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) This past weekend, I had…

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Getting workers to collaborate in problem solving the right way vs the fast way

September 12, 2022 6 Mins Read

(Originally published on Sep 12, 2022 on the Drishti blog) For a large manufacturer, everything…

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To earn a PhD? Or, not.

August 17, 2022 9 Mins Read

A question that often comes up in conversation with friends, the kids of friends, our….
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How AI and data amp up the traditional genba

January 22, 2019 5 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Jan 22, 2019 on the Drishti blog) For decades, lean manufacturers have…

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The 100-year-old manufacturing problem

May 5, 2018 6 Mins Read

(Originally posted on May 5, 2018 on the Drishti blog) The biggest problem facing modern…

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“Differentiation in manufacturing is all time to market.” The Drishti Interview: Anik Bose, BGV

April 28, 2018 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Apr 28, 2018 on the Drishti blog) Anik Bose, General Partner at…

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My first Macs

February 18, 2016 3 Mins Read

Stanford, 1985 I am in the process of retiring my old PowerMac 7100 from circa 1994. (I…

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Why data drives the next industrial revolution and how it impacts the design process

August 18, 2021 3 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Aug 18, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Each industrial revolution — from…

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Part 3: The growing imperative for practical AI

February 2, 2021 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Feb 2, 2021 on the Drishti blog) In the last of my…

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Part 2: Changes to manufacturing in the U.S.

January 22, 2021 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Jan 22, 2021 on the Drishti blog) I recently reflected on what 2020…

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Process investments: As important as product, but often ignored

September 28, 2020 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Sep 28, 2020 on the Drishti blog) In assembly, codifying the process…

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Sphinxes — Egyptian and otherwise

March 31, 2011 2 Mins Read

I learned something (of questionable utility) today… Something fascinating, nonetheless. I chaperoned Pooja’s 3rd grade…

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Philanthrophy—An approach

November 22, 2010 3 Mins Read

I have been reading, with great interest, the path that the Gates and Warren Buffett…

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AT&T = American Telephone & Texting!!

August 10, 2010 1 Min Read

I was driving Chirag and his buddy Rory back from soccer camp this evening when…

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Telecom bills… how much they (and the world) have changed!

August 7, 2010 3 Mins Read

I just got off of a telephone call with Surekha, who is traveling in India… As…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME.

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