TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the practices and policies unique to high-tech manufacturing start-ups in emerging economies, such as India. The study analyzes the main features and challenges of the high-tech manufacturing sector, and the way in which enabling environment including policy making, supply chain capability and related technologies through Industry 4.0 could be leveraged to foster growth.Design/methodology/approach The paper undertakes an exploratory approach through in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with high-tech manufacturing firms in various stages of their growth. The paper provides evidence of the challenges that high-tech manufacturing firms face in India, the strategies they adopt and highlights the role of institutional structures and policies.Findings Findings show that high-tech manufacturing start-ups in India face various challenges in the upstream, production and downstream supply chain processes. Further, issues related to availability of quality material, quality suppliers, contracts, funding and access to markets remain. Results also show that enabling operational and financial levers could be created by policy makers and other stakeholders to help the high-tech manufacturing start-ups scale faster and create value.Originality/value This paper contributes to the R&D intensive industry and high-tech manufacturing literature in the context of emerging economies, such as India, and provides a rigorous overview of the start-up ecosystem in high-tech manufacturing.
VL  - 28
IS  - 5
SN  - 1463-5771
DO  - 10.1108/BIJ-12-2018-0437
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-12-2018-0437
AU  - Ghosh Debabrata
AU  - Mehta Peeyush
AU  - Avittathur Balram
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Supply chain capabilities and competitiveness of high-tech manufacturing start-ups in India
T2  - Benchmarking: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1783
EP  - 1808
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -