| | DECEMBER 20224Researches consistently show that manufacturing organizations need to be digitally mature to induce greater resilience in employee engagement and supply chain operations, which will help them shield themselves from the pandemic-like predicaments in the future. Infosys research backs up the claim that Manufacturers that have moved their critical applications to the cloud have functioned more smoothly as their workforce access what they need from their homes. Leveraging the power of data has also become a multipronged tool that helps to ensure cost, performance and workforce optimization. The industry can also pursue technologies like 3D printing more aggressively now that additional use cases have emerged.The stakes have become much higher for C-suite executives to find common ground to collaborate and contribute directly to the company's growth. But this won't be an easy path ahead, given the unprecedented nature of the situation at hand. Like almost all other C-suite leaders, Chief Financial Officers are amidst herculean challenges. CFOs are against unprecedented skill shortages, labor supply, and supply chain challenges. It's no secret that financial leaders are in dire need of team members who are not only skilled in accounting, auditing, and compliance but also understand data visualization, are flexible thinkers, possess good communication skills, and most importantly, have a lot of business sense. According to a recent Ernst & Young report, 22 percent of CFOs prioritize transforming how finance talent is recruited, retained, and developed. In this issue, we shed light on a few stories of CFOs from the manufacturing industry.Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comThe Age of Informed-SpendingEditorial Vol 04 · Issue 5 - 1 ·DECEMBER, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan Manager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayAssistant EditorHeena Kousar NoidaRohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comMagazine Price is Rs. 150 per issueEditor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Info Connect Web Technolo-gies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2022 Info Connect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Senior Designer Girish M Hari Shankar P AVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Keerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha H Hima P.
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