Chennai: Avalon Consulting Partner, Sridhar Venkiteswaran was one of the speakers at the Conference on Reinventing Aftermarket Services through Innovation hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Sridhar talked about how, in contrast to the manufacturing, after sales have to focus more on increasing the profitability of the operations. For maximum returns on the investment, companies must understand what motivates and drives the customer. While consumer behaviour may be affecting aftermarket revenues, vehicle and overall safety is a primary concern, outweighing any monetary consideration. Sridhar’s talk focused on Driving Efficiency for Greater Profitability & Safety in this industry. (more…)

India & Singapore, July 2014 “The Silk Road Re-discovered” was launched in India by the Counsel General of China, Mumbai at an event organized by CII and sponsored by Avalon. This is the first book that analyses the growing corporate linkages between India and China. The book has been co-authored by Girija Pande (Chairman Apex Avalon Consulting Pte. Ltd.), Anil K. Gupta (Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy and Globalization at The University of Maryland) and Haiyan Wang (Managing Partner, China India Institute) (more…)