India, Aug. 17 -- Polycab India started with just a small electrical retail shop in Mumbai a few decades back and has now evolved into one of India's leading manufacturers of cables and wires and allied products. In order to scale with the growing demand, the company gradually turned to technology to improve flexibility and scalability. Technology has contributed significantly towards improving the overall performance of the company, achieving overall operational efficiencies and accelerated innovation. In a conversation with Dataquest, Vivek Khanna, executive-president and CIO, Polycab India shared the company's journey from a small hardware shop in 1968 to India's largest manufacturer of wires and cables.

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