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Aarohan
2009, a supply chain summit and national level case study competiton
was held on 7th March,2009 at the SIC campus , Hinjewadi.
This event is a flagship event conducted by the Supply Chain Management
students of Symbiosis Institute of International Business(SIIB). The
theme of the event this year was ‘Suppy Chain in recessionary times’
, which was very apt considering the prevailing economic
conditions. The guest of honour was Mr.Kiran Rakhe ,General Manager,
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. The speakers for the event were Mr.Deepak
Jakate ,Strategic supply chain consultant, Mr Prasanna Gogwekar,COO and
Managing Director , QID Technologies Ltd. And Mr. Vineet Kanaujia ,GM(Marketing),SAFEXPRESS.
Also present on the occasion was Mr. Piyush Shah, a noted faculty at
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and Dr. Rajani
Gupte, Director (SIIB).
The
program started with a short film made by SIIB students symbolizing the
spirit of perseverance which was also the underlying theme of the event.
Mr.
Rakhe, the guest of honour lit the inaugural lamp and then proceeded to
explain that in times of a slowdown like the present one, it is the
mindset of the people that matters. Mr. Rakhe said that expectations
from government increase during economic downturns and long-term company
strategies should prioritize action areas, increase flexibility, enhance
customer orientation and increase employee skills to counter the
deceleration in growth.
Mr.
Prasanna Gogwekar, the COO and MD of QID Technologies Ltd, the next
speaker emphasized upon the importance of RFID technology in logistics.
He later on enthralled the audience by explicating as to why cargo was
a very integral part of an economy.
Mr.
Vineet Kanaujia, GM(Marketing) SAFEXPRESS stressed particularly upon the
fact that the country was not facing a recession but a slowdown. The
winning strategies for an organization in a slowdown, he went on to
elucidate were resource optimization, cost fulfillment, good finance
management, technology adoption and improvement in environment
variables.
Mr.
Deepak Jakate, a renowned strategic supply chain consultant focused on
the slowdown challenges and explained that the measures undertaken by a
company must be the same either in a slowdown or in a period of growth.
His very novel take on the well-known blue ocean strategy had the 200
plus gathering in splits.
Mr. Rakhe delivering
his Speech
The
second half of the day started with the much awaited finals of the
case-study event.
The
finals included 2 teams from NITIE, Mumbai and one each from SCMHRD Pune,
SIMSR Mumbai and SJMSOM(IIT B).
The
judges were enthralled by the quality of the presentations made by the
teams and the innovative solutions on display. The participants were
bombarded with questions at the end of each presentation which were
handled confidently and tactfully. At the end of presentations and a
discussion among the esteemed judges, team “Bowling Alligators” from
SCMHRD, Pune walked away with a cash prize of INR 25000 and a winner’s
trophy. The runners-up were team “Infinitie” from NITIE, Mumbai, who won
a cash prize of INR 10000 and a trophy.
Mr. Vineet Kanaujia
giving Winner's Trophy to Bowling_Alligators
The
case-study on the supply chain crunches faced by the paint industry was
designed by the students of SIIB with the support of their mentors from
the industry including Mr. Hemant Tambde and Mr. Deepak Jakate. The case
was very well received both by students as well as the corporates. The
case was highly appreciated and SIIB received over 250 registrations for
the preliminary online round and over 60 entries from all the premier
B-Schools of the country. Of these, the best five solutions 5 teams were
chosen and they made their presentations in front of the judges in the
final round conducted on 7th of March, 2009 at Symbiosis
Infotech Campus at Hinjewadi, Pune.
The
event would not have been possible without the support of Danfoss and
SAFEXPRESS as our partners. SAFEXPRESS as a part of its Corporate Social
Responsibility has helped Aarohan in various capacities and Mr. Vineet
Kanaujia (GM- Marketing) has particularly played an important role to
make sure that Aarohan gets all the publicity and good name. We hope to
have them as our partners for the next edition. Till then let the party
go on…
Results:
Case
Study Competition:
Winners :
Bowling_Alligators_SCMHRD
Runners Up: INFINITIE_NITIE
Quiz
Competition:
Winner: Anshul Kumar, MBA,IIT
Roorkee
Runner Up: Jitendra Prasad,
NMIMS
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Contact Us
 Faculty In Charge
Mrs
Manisha Ketkar: + 91
9372340222
Student Coordinators
Kunal : + 91 9730495981
Abhishek: +91 9975006523
Email : aarohan@siib.ac.in
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