Sanjeev Patel, the director of Only Group of Companies with a team of almost 2000 that includes Infosense Shuttleworth said, “We are aiming to use the new and improved office space where OnlyGroup Healthcare services US doctors wearing Google Glasses to send live video to our medical assistants who update hospital electronic health records in real time.” Unbelievable, said Patel, but OnlyGroup is doing it.
He added, “OnlyGroup Tech continues its almost 15 year history under Infosense, servicing accountants and lawyers in the US, UK and Australia, and OnlyGroup Fresh grows, processes and exports vegetables such as gherkins, cauliflowers, carrots and capsicums around the world, to expand the Group’s activities further. Leveraging of our growing experience in technology, healthcare, agriculture and food processing, we hope Infosense Shuttleworth team will inspire the print and packaging industry by providing new MIS developments and solutions that can be used to help Indian customers.”
Patel, born in London and settled in Bengaluru since 2001, added, “We will show how delivering powerful technical solutions improves efficiencies and reduces administration and costs, thereby increasing profit. With the right systems in place I have been able to build and grow several businesses in various verticals. It really is all about having the right systems. Shuttleworth is the right system for Indian printers.”
Shuttleworth, which was established in 1981, is based in the UK and has customers across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. In India, the company has more than 50 customers. Patel unveiled the plan for 2015 and as to how MIS systems will dominate the print landscape over the next decade.
In a freewheeling chat, Patel spoke of how the Russian currency is lagging, how Tally software can be restricting and how traditional print still sets the benchmark for content quality.
His understanding of the print industry, based on his customers, reveals that while the demand for MIS shows no signs of waning in India, the ways in which it is consumed and used will change dramatically. He said, "Today ERP in this context takes in MIS, CRM and supply chain management, with customer access to stock levels, job progress and so on to let them self-manage aspects of their own jobs. It is intended for end-to-end management and operations of commercial printers, folding cartons, rigid containers, flexible packaging and label producers.”
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Takeaways from Sanjay Patel, the “feel good foodie” and a banker with specialisation in monetary economics |
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• Being slow to adapt is the biggest challenge facing printers
• Most printers are reconciled to Tally because accountants prefer Tally
• A majority of printers who use Tally say the ability to forecast and itemise the print schedules is either ‘poor’ or ‘non-existent’
• Printers are investing. The bigger they get, they invest in SAP; and lose out on customisation and print experience
• Most printers see MIS a major part of future revenue. But we don’t believe in blitzing the market by installing 50,000 low cost systems
• Many printers believe more data will make us more creative. Back of the envelope calculations is not possible in this day and age
• Creativity will be more important than tech in the next ten years
• Social media will be a major ad platform. We recruited 16 techies for our team through social media
• Printers should invest in a simple micro controller like Raspberry Pi. This way, a printing plant can deploy less power and generate less heat. Be it: a desktop computer to advanced technologies, one can save up to 30% of business-as-usual energy consumption.
• If printers plan their investments better, MIS should be thought about before the multicrore spends on heavy machinery and new buildings
• The champion printers should anticipate for challenges in the next ten years
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