Gujrati spoke about the various issues that have cropped up with regards to the colossal switch to technological mediums for business processes as well as compliance exercises. Automating requests and approvals for purchases has not only benefitted us internally but the suppliers and e-invoicing has also been integrated with the GST processes.' For instance, in my organization the raw material plays an important part in the projects. When you talk about the overall technology landscape, the situation is drastically different from what it was some time ago and the pandemic has taught us a lot. In terms of compliance, digitization has facilitated quicker decision-making. When we deliver the project then you are going to get the money. Pathak says, вЂњIt has not been easy in this industry because of long-term projects. However, as is customary with any tectonic shift in an industry, the initial phases of the journey can have many roadblocks. In many manufacturing businesses, the interaction has now moved from physically meeting say the distributor or the supplier to the entire ordering process being digital.' Technological tools are being increasingly used for informed decision-making and some of the other things that we have noticed are digitization of the Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) cycles given that in-person visits may be less common: for instance, there may be a complete order-to-cash cycle happening digitally. Few things where we are observing massive changes are data insights and visualizations on inventory, demand planning, forecasting, supply planning вЂ“ these are now being done via digital tools. CFOs and CIOs across the board have started deploying technology, especially in the manufacturing sector. Gupta kicked off the session by throwing light on the various areas where technology can be a game-changer for a manufacturing company, вЂњFrom a manufacturing perspective, what we have observed is multiple areas in which technology is widely being adopted with COVID-19 having transformed the way in which businesses think about technology.

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