Indian manufacturing SMEs are at a critical inflection point. As global supply chains demand higher throughput, real-time visibility, and consistent quality, the gap between digitally Saksham manufacturers and traditional operations is widening rapidly.

Many SMEs continue to rely on manual, experience-driven processes that limit their ability to scale, respond with agility, and meet evolving customer expectations. This is no longer just an operational challenge; it has a direct impact on revenue growth, margin performance, and the ability to win and retain global business. Increasingly, export opportunities are shifting toward competitors who can demonstrate data-driven operations, transparency, and reliability.

“Building Digital Factories” is designed to address this gap.

This executive leadership programme equips manufacturing leaders with a structured pathway to transform their operations into digitally enabled factories. It goes beyond awareness with a focus on building internal capabilities to lead and execute digital transformation initiatives with confidence.

The programme uniquely combines:

• Practical understanding of digitalisation in a manufacturing context
• Leadership capability to drive change across the organisation
• A structured, step-by-step roadmap for digital adoption
• Consultative handholding to translate learning into real implementation

Participants will not just learn what digitalisation is, but also how to apply it within their own factory environment.

Objectives

• To enable SMEs to build in-house digital capabilities
• Make informed technology decisions
• Drive their own transformation journey towards becoming agile, competitive, and future-ready manufacturing enterprises

Pedagogy

• Simulations and exercises
• Curated manufacturing case studies
• Visit to factories to experience the live solutions
• Strong focus on hands-on tools
• Multiple workshops on innovation, design thinking and building digital roadmap
• One-on-one handholding on planning digital initiatives, executing pilot projects and assessing ROI
• Sessions focused on ideas of digitalisation concepts, leadership, digital systems and applications

Programme Duration: 10 months

Programme Commences: August 2026

Programme Benefits

• Ahmedabad University alumni status with on-campus student benefits
• Diverse peer-to-peer network
• Building digitalisation and leadership skills, followed by adoption
• Academia-industry collaboration
• Inquiry-led learning environment

Who is this programme for?

This programme is specifically curated for the leadership teams of manufacturing, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in india who are keen to transform digitally. Specifically:

• CEOs and operations heads who need to navigate the complexities of Industry 4.0 and AI
• Next-generation leaders and executives taking over established manufacturing firms who want to modernise the "factory floor" and business model
• Business owners and founders looking to professionalise their family-run firms and scale beyond their personal day-to-day oversight
• Decision makers responsible for capital allocation and long-term strategic growth within a manufacturing context

Learning Outcomes

• Digital Capability
• Global Competitiveness
• Increase Throughput
• Raise Productivity
• Market Expansion

Phase 1: Capability Building (4 months)

Phase 2: Adoption (one-on-one hand holding) (6 months)

Phase 1: Capability Building (4 months)

Phase 2: Adoption (one-on-one hand holding) (6 months)

• Plant Visit
• Digital Maturity Assessment (at the plant)
• Building Digital Strategy (online)
• Defining and Implementing Pilot Solutions (online)
• ROI Assessment (online)
• Group Learning (online)
• Building Strategic Thinking and Scaling (on campus)

Total Fee: INR 5.2 Lakhs + GST

Phase 1: Capability Building

Fee: INR 1.8 Lakhs + GST

Includes:

• Eight days of on-campus learning (Ahmedabad University campus)
• Four days of live online learning
• Two days of industry visit and debriefing
• Learning material, LMS access, campus facilities, on-campus food and beverage

Excludes: Travel, accommodation, and living expenses for the programme and the industry visit

Phase 2: Adoption

Fee: INR 3.4 Lakhs + GST

Includes:

• One-on-one consulting sessions spread over six months for handholding on digital adoption
• Digital maturity assessment of the plant and building transformation roadmap
• Two days of on-campus learning (Ahmedabad University campus)
• LMS access, campus facilities, on-campus food and beverage
• Planning activities for adoption - 24 hours scheduled over two months
• Pilot project for a factory - 12 hours of handholding scheduled over two months
• Scaling up for a factory - 16 hours scheduled over two months
• Learning materials, tools and expert/faculty consulting time

Excludes: Travel, accommodation, and living expenses for the programme

digiXLT works with manufacturing enterprises to accelerate their digital journey using structured tools and practical approaches. We bring together expertise in manufacturing operations, process improvement, and emerging digital technologies to enable measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.

At digiXLT, our core values are driven by purpose, innovation, and empathy, with a focus on cost-effective solutions that are easy to adopt, even at the shopfloor level. Our objective is to enable small and medium enterprises to become self-reliant, empowering leadership teams to make informed decisions and confidently drive digital initiatives.

We believe in building the future of manufacturing where technology is not a privilege for a few, but a power for many. Our mission is to transform traditional factories into smart, agile, and future-ready enterprises by making digital transformation simple, practical, and accessible.