Xchanging Solutions Ltd., a billion-dollar company headquartered in the UK, offers a wide range of technology consulting and professional services to the automotive sector, apart from catering to a number of other industries. The company, with over 8,800 employees worldwide, has offices in major cities in India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Gurgaon and has presence in several Tier-II and Tier-III locations as well.
Xchanging’s expertise is in services related primarily to business processes, technology and procurement. The company has established a strong base in the automotive segment in India and is riding on the growing focus on technology across the supply chain.
“We have a big footprint in the automotive space and provide engineering services like product life-cycle management (PLM) for commercial vehicles and passengers cars. In the CV segment, two of the top three vehicle manufacturers are our customers and we also work with many Tier-I suppliers across different vehicle segments. In India, both the OEMs and Tier-I suppliers have started adopting these technologies in a big way, and, in fact, from 2011, the Tier-Is have become very aggressive”, says Mr. Rakesh Pandey, Global BU Head – Manufacturing Vertical, Xchanging Solutions Ltd.
Xchanging offers a comprehensive range of services through its ‘Vehicle 360’ platform which takes care of various requirements of customers in an efficient manner. “We have a platform called Vehicle 360 as part of our Internet of Things (IoT) solutions which covers all aspects of vehicle management – procurement, technology and hosting, providing end-to-end solutions for our customers. Vehicle 360 offers a complete solution for both CVs and passenger cars, and includes critical data to be sent to the OEMs and service workshops which helps in preventive maintenance”, explains Mr. Udaya Shankar P.K., Vice President, Xchanging Solutions Ltd.
Xchanging, with its know-how in the field, is geared to handle operations on a very large scale, delivering efficient solutions in today’s fast-moving and highly competitive environment. Apart from its solutions for truck fleet management, the company is also planning to introduce its services related to security, vehicle tracking, passenger information systems, etc., for the bus segment by early next year.