To expand its reach, GRSE is keenly exploring Non-Defence shipbuilding market for building special ships like Pollution Control Vessels, Air Cushion Vehicles, Research Vessels, Dredgers and Boats, River crafts etc. GRSE is also giving the necessary impetus to ship repair business. The company plans to upgrade and expand business of pre-fabricated steel bridges, engine and engineering products. To maintain its competitive edge, the company is shifting to smart manufacturing (Industry 4.0), through thrust on innovations in automation, robotics and the industrial internet of things. It is also introducing Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Interoperability and secured connectivity enabling real time monitoring. This control and optimization of processes, resources and systems is expected to help in workload consolidation across Design, Production & Supply Chain Management, significantly in the future.