Bringing Digital Platform into Action

By OEM Update Editorial June 29, 2017 4:04 pm IST

The major hindrance for the preparedness for digitisation in small manufacturing units is improper management of IT infrastructure

In order to bring about the technological changes Star Link is playing a crucial role in the effective implementation of digital automation for the growth of industries. Star Link is a manufacturer of biometric products and related solution which can help industry reduce the administrative losses by managing the workforce. Bringing the digital platform into action, almost every industry in every vertical is getting benefitted with the same, believes Vipin Yadav, Managing Director, Star Link.

Importance of adopting digitisation in manufacturing process
As we enter a truly digital age, manufacturers are increasingly looking to technology to help in ways they might never have imagined before. Everyone knows the effectiveness of adopting digitisation in the manufacturing sector. From implementation of ERP/SAP/HRMS to any other system to streamline the workforce, a digital initiative plays very crucial role in the development.

For any manufacturing unit, inventory management is tough task as the efficiency and output are totally dependent on the same. With the implementation of any digital platform like software or system, inventory management is quite easy and simple. One can manage the inventory cycle easily. It is notably evident that for a single product, there are multiple entries done at various level. Even at some companies, a dedicated employee is there for data entry. From invoice generation to order processing and from billing to account management – every process in done with a single click. So with all these implementations, the above issues are easily resolved.

Another benefit included the proper workforce management with the help of digital platforms. The employee can get the automated attendance reports. With digitisation, attendance and payroll management of even huge workforce is far easier.

Preparedness of small and medium units in question!

Looking at the present scenario, there are two categories in the manufacturing sector if being discussed about the digitisation. First one is small and medium sector units and other one is large scale units, on the basis of IT infrastructure.

The large-scale units are already digitised and systems are implemented which is helping them to increase their revenue and reduce the losses. However the question arises on the preparedness of small and medium units. The major problem faced by these units is outsourcing of IT infrastructure and work. The in-house activity is reduced to sales and marketing of the product they are dealing with. Except that almost every other work like accounting, data management, salary processing and HR related work – all are outsourced. So, the major hindrance for the preparedness for digitisation in small manufacturing units is improper management of IT infrastructure. This issue can be resolved very soon when both seller and buyer will use a digitised platform. That will actually force the manufacturing units to improve their digitisation.

Star Link products for ‘smart factory’
Star Link plays an important role in the implementation of the digitised platform to make a ‘Smart Factory’. Star Link Communication Pvt Ltd is a leading manufacturer of biometric attendance and access control solutions. The company is serving industry for last two decades in different verticals with more than 7,000 clients.

With the aim of reducing administrative losses faced by companies, Star Link has delivered outstanding and amazing solutions to the end users or clients who were in need of any biometric solution to simplify their workforce management. Being an Indian manufacturer, the company has never faced any limitations in terms of production, inventory management and adoption of new technology.

Most organisations seem to have regarded the absence of employees from work as unpredictable and uncontrollable which affects the overall productivity of the company, Star link facilitates Star Time Office Software to help organisations suffice the requisite. The software helps companies to streamline the workforce by keeping the track records of attendance thereby assisting HRs to reduce the managing cost while increasing the efficiency. Moreover, Star Link’s Leave Management Software is based on a SQL server database with multi-level leave approval policy that aids in automating employee’s leave management process. Additionally, Bio Link 09, a finger based access control system offered by Star Link, avails multiple communication modes that allow users to get data easily without any hassle. Star Link Access control software simplifies management of access and generates various reports door wise as well as user wise. Attendance report can also be generated with the help of Star Link Time Office Software.

Star Link endeavours to evolve quality products by accentuating on delivering clarity and transparency through implementation and automation. The company works to add new features to the products that are available on web and mobile platforms with effective process orientation and fully IT enabled operations. Now they are planning to come up with solutions based on Adhaar authentication. Along the same lines, Star Link is focused to expand its security domain at home level by integrating IoT with their systems to make it more intelligent.