On 12 March 2026, Bar Code India (BCI) and Kaizen Institute India announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping Indian manufacturing, retail, and logistics organisations accelerate digital and operational transformation. The collaboration combines BCI’s expertise in supply chain digitisation, automation, IoT, RFID, and AI solutions with Kaizen Institute India’s experience in lean management and operational excellence consulting. The partnership seeks to address a common challenge faced by many companies adopting Industry 4.0/5.0 and AI technologies—turning digital investments into consistent operational improvements. By integrating technology with lean processes and workforce capability development, the initiative will promote a People-Process-Technology (PPT) transformation framework. Through this joint approach, organisations will be supported in empowering employees, streamlining workflows using lean methodologies, and leveraging real-time digital tools for data-driven decision-making. The partnership is expected to help manufacturers reduce inefficiencies, improve production quality, enhance supply chain visibility, and build a culture of continuous improvement. The collaboration also aligns with India’s ambition of strengthening its manufacturing sector and moving toward a $1 trillion manufacturing economy, while helping companies improve resilience, workforce capabilities, and sustainability through integrated digital and operational strategies.

BCI collaborates with Kaizen Institute India to drive digital, lean transformation in manufacturing.

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