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Ironically, standardization actually drives creativity

April 20, 2022
Books March 17, 2022

Asterix & Obelix — My friends for life!

Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix (Obelix’s canine buddy) have been amongst my ….
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Business February 15, 2022

Problem definition on the path to lean maturity (webinar recap part 3)

(Originally posted on Feb 15, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we hosted a webinar…

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Here’s how to avoid DRIP environments with leadership buy-in (webinar recap part 2)

January 26, 2022
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Challenges in using data in the manufacturing environment (webinar recap part 1)

(Originally posted on Jan 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Last month, I hosted a…

Blog December 17, 2021

Meet the humble tea cosy

I drink tea largely thanks to the Jain’s—Professor and Mrs. V. K. Jain. Prof. Jain was my….
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Will 2022 herald the end of pilot purgatory for AI and IoT?

December 15, 2021
Blog December 8, 2021

The BIG gap in digital twin technology: Assembly operations

(Originally posted on Dec 8, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Digital twins combine all the…

Blog October 19, 2021

Lean and data: Two journeys on the path to lean leadership

(Originally posted on Oct 19, 2021 on the Drishti blog) It’s not easy to be…

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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 and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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