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Materials Management Review 34 June 2016 BRANCH NEWS AHMEDABAD BRANCH AURANGABAD BRANCH ALWAR BRANCH BANGALORE BRANCH CHENNAI BRANCH JAMSHEDPUR BRANCH K.G.F. BRANCH LUCKNOW BRANCH MANGALORE BRANCH NALCO NAGAR BRANCH AHMEDABAD BRANCH Ahmedabad Branch organized a talk on “Situational Leadership” by Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj, Director, Blue Wisdom Business Management Pvt. Ltd. at Ahmedabad Management Association on 7 th May 2016 under its knowledge Augmenting Series. More than 55 members and MM experts participated and enjoyed the talk. Members enjoying the Talk Mr Neeraj Bhardwaj Elaborating Points. Mr Neeraj Bhardwaj Receiveing Memento at Hands of Ms Sonal Kotak, Life Member A l umn i . Mr. D K Goswamy Programme Coordinator Introducing Speaker & Subject Branch Chairman Mr. H. K. Gupta mentioned in his inaugural talk that: We are proud to have Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj who will talk to us on “Situational Leadership” a subject of interest to management professionals across the industry. Shri D K Goswamy will soon introduce him and subject. This talk is part of our knowledge augmenting series which has become popular in management circles of Ahmedabad. Mr. Haresh Chaturvedi - VP Hr, Reliance Ltd. Presenting Certificate of Participation to Mr. Mantavya Shrimali. Mr. Pankaj Panchbhai Appraising Members of Educational Activities. NEW DELHI BRANCH PUNE BRANCH RANCHI BRANCH UDAIPUR BRANCH VADODARA BRANCH

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Materials Management Review34 June 2016

BRANCH NEWS

� AHMEDABAD BRANCH

� AURANGABAD BRANCH

� ALWAR BRANCH

� BANGALORE BRANCH

� CHENNAI BRANCH

� JAMSHEDPUR BRANCH

� K.G.F. BRANCH

� LUCKNOW BRANCH

� MANGALORE BRANCH

� NALCO NAGAR BRANCH

AHMEDABAD BRANCH

Ahmedabad Branch organized a talk on “SituationalLeadership” by Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj, Director, BlueWisdom Business Management Pvt. Ltd. at AhmedabadManagement Association on 7th May 2016 under itsknowledge Augmenting Series. More than 55 membersand MM experts participated and enjoyed the talk.

Members enjoying the Talk

Mr Neeraj Bhardwaj Elaborating Points.

Mr Neeraj Bhardwaj Receiveing Memento atHands of Ms Sonal Kotak, Life Member

Alumni.

Mr. D K Goswamy Programme CoordinatorIntroducing Speaker & Subject

Branch Chairman Mr. H. K. Gupta mentioned in hisinaugural talk that: We are proud to have Mr. NeerajBhardwaj who will talk to us on “Situational Leadership”a subject of interest to management professionals acrossthe industry. Shri D K Goswamy will soon introduce himand subject. This talk is part of our knowledgeaugmenting series which has become popular inmanagement circles of Ahmedabad.

Mr. Haresh Chaturvedi - VP Hr, Reliance Ltd. PresentingCertificate of Participation to Mr. Mantavya Shrimali.

Mr. Pankaj Panchbhai Appraising Members ofEducational Activities.

� NEW DELHI BRANCH

� PUNE BRANCH

� RANCHI BRANCH

� UDAIPUR BRANCH

� VADODARA BRANCH

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Mr. Rakesh Gupta ,Hon. Secretary WrappingUp The Session.

We ensure these monthly talks month after month tokeep knowledge of our members updated. I am told weare only institution in Ahmedabad who accomplishes thistask religiously i.e. why we are 358 members inAhmedabad Branch. Spread word around and invitemany aspiring professionals to become member of thisAugust Institution. Quarterly News Letter of our Branchis under compilation. Kindly enrich it with yourcontribution. We sincerely want this to represent ourmembers and their families thought process.

Speaker Elaborating Concept of Situational Leadership.

Members Directory is under compilation. Make thisproject viable by soliciting as many Ads as possible.Believe me it is being packed with lot of usefulinformation and will be refereed by MaterialManagement Professionals for years. We in EC are veryexcited in publishing it. Admissions for education coursesof our institution will start in June. Kindly plan to enrichyour knowledge and your Bio Data by taking admissionsin these courses which will help you in your professionallife. He then read out Mission Statement of institutionand exhorted members to follow it in letter and spirit.

“To promote professional excellence in MaterialsManagement towards national Prosperity throughsustainable development.”

Mr. Sudhir Shah Distinguished Member and ConvenerMembership Committee exhorted Non Members toacquire IIMM Life Membership and enumeratedadvantages of IIMM Membership.

Mr. Pankaj Panchbhai, Vice Chairman elaboratedusefulness of various courses conducted by IIMM.

Mr. D K Goswamy Program Coordinator introducedSpeaker and Subject:

“Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj is working as Director Blue WisdomPvt. Ltd. He is a consultant, Trainer and Coach to severalcorporate. He recently received “Global HRD award forexcellence in Training”

He is basically an MBA in HR with PGDSM. Having morethan 25 years of experience imparting training in thevarious fields such as Selling skills, Experiential Learning/ Outbound Trainings, Situational Leadership, Train TheTrainer (TTT), Competency Mapping & Team Building.He has trained almost 20000 executives ranging fromCEOs to downwards.

Whenever I think about leadership, I wonder how asimple person like Mahatma Gandhi became a worldleader. Today we are not going to discuss the leadershiptraits but Situational leadership. Lot of research is doneby several management experts on the subject ofleadership. However, the most sought after topic by thebusiness is “Situational Leadership”. Mr. Bhardwaj wouldconduct interactive workshops on “SituationalLeadership” in two parts. Next workshop would be fallingin June 1st week.”

Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj shared his rich experience onSubject of Leadership with live examples and thoroughinteractive session.

Ms Sonal Kotal, Life Member & Alumni presented amemento on behalf of participants to knowledgeablespeaker of the evening.

Mr Haresh Chaturvedi, VP-HR, Reliance Industries Ltd.presented Certificate of Participation to followingmembers.

� Mr. Bhikabhai Rabari� Mr. Saumil R Shah� Mr. Saumil Dave� Mr. Chirag Kalaria� Mr. Mantavya Shrimali� Ms. Sonal Kotak� Mr. Nisarg Joshi� Mr. Pritesh Oza� Mr. Mayan Shah� Mr. Ratnesh Verma

Mr. Rakesh Gupta Hon. Secretary in his wrapping upremarks thanked Shri D. K. Goswamy for introducing Mr.Neeraj Bhardwaj enlightened speaker. He alsosummarized finer points of speakers presentation.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

AURANGABAD BRANCH

IIMM Aurangabad has successfully celebrated MaterialsManagement Week 2016. Inauguration was done on 17th April 2016 by Mr. Sushil Singh - Sr. General Manager,Greaves Cotton Ltd., Aurangabad.

Putting all together, we conducted 4 programs and gotoverwhelming response for the entire week. Participantswere from various industries of Aurangabad. Below aredetails of the same.

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17 th April 2016: Inauguration and Seminar : Mr. SushilSingh inaugurated MM week and conducted impressivesession on theme “”MAKE IN INDIA – Contribution ofSCM Professionals in its success”. Around 40 people fromvarious industries from Aurangabad had attended thisevent.

Inauguration of MM Week by Mr. Sushil Singh. Alsoseen Dr. Narendra Joshi Chairman with EC Members

Chairman Dr. Narendra Joshi acquaintingbranch activities

20 th April 2016: Industrial visit : Industrial Visit wasmade at Marathwada Auto Cluster. IIMM Memberswalked through various testing facilities available atMarathwada Auto Cluster, situated at Waluj MIDC,Aurangabad.

Discussions during visit to Marathwada Auto Cluster

21 st April 2016 : Mat Quiz : 9 teams from variousindustries of Aurangabad had participated. This wasFourteenth year of Mat Quiz in Aurangabad. Quiz Masterwas Dr. Narendra Joshi – Chairman of IIMM , Aurangabad.Team from M/s Greaves Cotton was the winner. IIMMAurangabad team (comprised of current GDMMstudents) was Runner up team. Winner and Runner teamwill participate in National Mat Quiz Final.

Mat Quiz Inauguaration by Quize Judge and NCMember Mr. S.J.Sanghai

Mr. Lalit Lohade anchoring the inaugural session

23rd April 2016 : Family Get Together : All life memberswith their family were invited at Hotel Surya Lawns,Aurangabad. Mat Quiz winners were awarded. Smallgifts were given to all kids. Nice veg dinner was arranged.

Families Members of IIMM Members during gettogether

Chairman Dr. Narendra Joshi Vice Chairman Mr. K.Srihari, NC Members Mr. Jitesh Gupta, Mr. P.P.Reddy,Mr. S.J. Sanghai , Treasurer Mr. R.D. Jaulkar and ExecutiveCommittee Members Mr. Lalit Lohade Mr. Sudhir Patiland all took efforts to make MM Week celebrationsuccessful.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

ALWAR BRANCH

Indian institute of Materials Management 51st Branchinaugural function was held on 30/4/2016 at Hotel MGB,Shanti Kunj, Alwar. Sh. Ashok Goyal President Alwar

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Chamber of Commerce and Industry was the Chief guest.Mr. O P Longia National President IIMM, Dr. A K SaihjpalVP (N), Mr. Sursh Kumar, S K Sharma and Sh V K JainFormer National presidents, Mr. Anantharamlu ChairmanIIMM, Mysore,Sh. R K Tandon Chairman IIMM, New DelhiBranch, Mr. Vala From Vadodra, Dr. S Roy Chowdury Pune,Mr. Brijesh Sharma CSIR-NPL, Dr. Vijay Meena CSIR-CSIO,Mr. Sunil Khanna NIPER, Mohali were also Present. Duringthe Programme Mr. Rajesh Luthra GM MaterialsManagement Eicher Engines a TEFE Group and NationalCouncil Member Welcomed Mr. L R Meena Chairman ofthe Branch.

Mr. L R Meena Chairman of The Branch Welcomed theChief Guest , National President and other invitees andthe delegates. The chief guest in his announced that IIMMmay use the Chamber facilities for the GDMM/PGDMMclasses during Saturdays and Sundays and agreed toextend full support to IIMM.

Mr. V K Jain , Dr. A K Saihjpal and Dr. S Roy Chowdurywere the speaker for the seminar on " Role of SupplyChain in Make in India" There were seventy participantsfrom twenty five different industries and Institutions.

The Programme was well appreciated by the participantsand full coverage was given by ETV to the programme.

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BANGALORE BRANCH

18.03.2016 Monthly Lecture Program : IIMM BangaloreBranch had organized an evening lecture program on“Importance of Supplier Quality in Vendor SelectionManagement” by M. Rajesh Kumar C.E.O. Mobilitics. Mr.M.S. Shankarnarayanan, Branch Chairman, welcomedthe Speaker and the gathering. Mr. Mahesh Kulkarni,briefed about the speaker of the program.

Mr Srinivas Rao, Branch Vice Chairman proposed voteof thanks. Received good feedback and Program was verymuch appreciated by the members participated.

5th and 6th April 2016 Two Days Workshops : Two daysworkshop on “Vendor Management and NegotiationSkills” was organized on 5th and 6th April 2016 at RoyalOrchid Central, Bangalore. Total 29 Delegates attendedworkshop from various organization. Senior faculties likeMr. C. Subbakrishna, Former National President and ITCtrained MLS- Trainers, Mr. T.K. Ramasubbu, Mr. H.R.T.Chari and Mr. K.P. Rajendran, handled the sessions. Postthe sessions, participation certificates were issued tothe delegates. Feedback from participants was good andappreciated the workshops with excellent interactivesessions which included some case studies.

9th April 2016 One Day Seminar : An one day Seminaron “Advanced Supply Chain and Logistics Management”was conducted for the benefit of Management StudiesStudents of IBMR International Business School. About96 students were attended the seminar. Dr. VenkateshA. Arakeri, Principal Director of IBMR welcomed thedignitaries and gathering. Mr. C.Subbakrishna, FormerNational President and Speaker for the day of seminarwas the Chief Guest. Dr. Venkatesh, Principal Directorof IBMR requested for lighting of the Lamp alongwith

other dignitaries. Mr. C.Subbakrishna and Sr. Faculty Mr.H.R.T. Chari handled the sessions. After the session,management students were awarded participationCertificates by Mr. H.R.T. Chari, Mr. P. Viswanathan,Faculty and E.C. Member, and Mr. S.M. Nagaraj, ManagerAdministration were also present during the function.

11.04.2016 MM Day Celebration 2016 – Supply ChainQuiz Competition : As part of MM Day celebration, QuizCompetition on supply chain concepts was conductedon 11th Apr 16 for Students and Members of our Branch.Mr. Srinivas V. Rao, Vice Chairman, compiled thequestions and answers and was also the Quiz Master.Mr. D. Lakshmaiah, Hon. Treasurer, Sr Faculty Mr. H.R.T.Chari, Mr Akash Gupta, Mr Achyutha Rao, Mr MaheshKulkarni, Mr P. Vishwanathan, Mr Subash and Mr. G.S.Raju – EC Members were part of the quiz organizingteams. There were 12 teams which participated in thecompetition and each round comprised of 4 teams.Three teams were declared as winners as under :-

Prize Winners : Quiz Competition:

1 Mr. Shanmukhayya Swamy Narayana Hrudyalaya Ltd.,Mr. Ramesh S. Narayana Hrudyalaya Ltd.,

2 Mr. Ashok Kumar Kotak MahendraMr.Sanjay Kumar Essae Digitronics Pvt. Ltd.,

3 Mr. Prakash Upadhye Biesse IndiaMr. Praveen K.K. Biesse India

12.04.2016 – Debate Competition : As part of MM Daycelebration, a debate competition was conducted on 12th

Apr 16. Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President (South), Mr.K.V. Sudheendra, Hony Secretary, Sr Faculty Mr. H.R.T.Chari, Mr. P.L. Mohan, Mr. G.S. Raju, E.C. Members wereJudges for the Debate Competition held at IIMMConference Hall. Mr. D Lakshmaiah, Hon. Treasurer, Mr.Mahesh Kulkarni, Mr. P. Viswanathan, and Mr AkashGupta, E.C. Members co-ordinated the debatecompetition.

Prize Winners : Debate Competition :

1 Mr. Venkat Ramesh IIMM Alumni Debate I Prize2 Mr. Arjun Bhardwaj K. SATRAC

Engineering Debate II Prize3 Ms. Shirisha Jitri IIMM SCM

Students Debate III Prize13.04.2016 One day Workshop : One day workshop on“Advanced Technology in Stores-Warehouse andInventory Management” was conducted 13.04.2016 atIIMM Conference Hall. Faculties were Mr. G.S. Raju, Mr.H.R.T. Chari. Mr. Sanjay Kikla, CEO handle the sessionson Advanced Technologies how it being used in Warehouse / Stores Management and how technologiesgrowing faster and controlling Inventory, making costreduction by use of latest technology of Bar Coding,RFID and Speak Pick and also handled sessions on Whatis a Warehouse ? Why is Warehousing Required, Typesof Warehouses,Internal Container Depots,CrossDocks,Warehouse Management System etc. Case studiesalso discussed in the workshop. Participants who haveparticipated from various organizations were very muchappreciated and given good feedback.

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14.04.2016 Essay Competition : The Essay competitionheld on 14th Apr 16. Essay articles were reviewed byMr. Srinivas V. Rao Branch Vice Chairman. A total of tenessays were received. The theme for the EssayCompetition was in line with the concept announced byour Prime Minister of India, - “MAKE IN INDIA –Contribution of SCM Professionals in its success”. Someof the articles selected will be published in MMR andMatemanews, IIMM Bangalore news magazines.

Prize Winners : Essay Competition :

1 Ms Shirisha Jitri I Prize2 Mr Venkat Raman II Prize3 Mr Rabi Narayan Padhi III Prize

16.04.2016 BEST MATERIALS MANAGER CONTEST : Aspart of MM Day celebration, Bangalore brand hadorganized Best Materials Manager Contest on 16th April16 at IIMM Conference Hall. Four teams contested. Thetopic was: “ MAKE IN INDIA – Contribution of SCMProfessionals in its success”. The judges were Mr. SrinivasV. Rao, Mr. K. V. Sudheendra, Mr. G. S. Raju, Mr. MaheshKulkarni and Mr. P. Viswanathan, EC Members of theinstitute.

PRIZE WINNERS ARE

TEAM MEMBERS ORGANISATION

1st PRIZE Mr. Venkata Krishna The Akshaya PatraFoundation

Ms. G. Nalini The Akshaya PatraFoundation

Mr Nageshwar K.H. The Akshaya PatraFoundation

2nd PRIZE Mr. Venkat Ramesh IIMM AlumniMr. Shirisha Jitri IIMM CSCM Student

3rd PRIZE Mr. Ashok Kumar Kotak MahendraMr. M. R. Kiran Elkay ElectronicsMr. Srikumar K Halcyon

18th Apr 16 Study Circle Meeting : A Study Circle meetingwas organized as part of MM Day celebration on 18th

Apr 16, on the subject “Impact of Union Budget 2016 onCentral Excise, Customs and Service Tax” conducted byMr. H. R. Gowri Shankar, Advocate and Tax Consultant.It was very good interactive session and well receivedby the participants.

20th and 21st Apr 16 Two days workshops : A two daysworkshop on “Contract Management & SuppliersRelationship” MLS Based, WTO ITC conducted at HotelRoyal Orchid Central, Bangalore. Sr Faculty and MLSTrainers handled the sessions. Some of case studies alsodiscussed. Feedback for this pgm was very good.

22nd April 2016 Evening Lecture Program : An eveninglecture program was organized on 22nd Apr 16 atWoodlands Hotel, Bangalore by Mrs. Wilma Rodrigues,CEO and Founder Member of SAAHAS WasteManagement Services, on “Waste Management –Rolein Supply Chain Management”

23rd April 2016 MM Day Celebration : The final event –

Materials Management Day – was celebrated in theevening on 23rd April 16 at Woodlands Hotel, Bangalore.Theme was “MAKE IN INDIA – Contribution of SCMProfessionals in its success” Dr. Anil Chinnabhandar, Sr.Vice President, Landmark Group India – Max Retail, wasthe Chief Guest. Dr. B.N Balaji Singh, Dean, ManagementStudies PES university was the Keynote Speaker.Function started with invocation by Mrs. Gayathri Keshav.

Mr. M.S. Shankarnarayanan, Branch Chairman welcomedand introduced Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker to thegathering. Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President (South),IIMM gave presentation about IIMM Activities. Mr.Srinivas V. Rao Vice Chairman, IIMM briefed on the MMDay activities.

Dr. Anil Chinna Bhandara, Chief Guest addressingGatherng

Dr. Anil Chinnabhandar, Chief Guest for MM Dayawarding BEML Trophy for 1st prize winner of BMM

Competition on 23.04.2016

Dr. Balagi Singh, Key note Speaker awarding BEMLTrophy and Certificate, II Prize winner of BMM

Competition - MM Day 23.04.2016

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Dr. Balaji Singh, Deen PES University, Gining Key notespeeck on 23.04.2016 on MM Day Celebration

Group of Organising Committee - MM Day with ChiefGuest and Key Note Speakers

Invocation By Mrs. Gayathri Keshav on MM DayCelebration on 23.04.2016

Chief Guest Dr. Anil Chinnabhandar, Sr. Vice President,Landmark Group India – Max Retail and Key NoteSpeaker Dr. B.N. Balaji Singh, gave away the prizes to thewinners of Essay Contest, Quiz Competition, DebateCompetition and Best Supply Chain ManagerCompetition and also Honored Sr Members andOrganizers of MM Day Celebration Committee. Dr. B.N.Balaji Singh, Dean Management Studies, PES University,Key Note Speaker addressed the gathering on thetheme “MAKE IN INDIA – Contribution of SCMProfessionals in its success””. He focused on the keychallenges that India is facing in”Make in India” concept. He emphasized that we should feel proud on theproducts Made in India, for use in India and used byIndians, then only rest of the world will accept theproduct. He mentioned the tasks which we need to doneat the Government level and at the Corporate level. Asa keynote speaker he cited examples as to how other

countries like China, Japan, Germany have becomesuccessful in this process.

Members attended on MM Day celebration held on23.04.2016

Mr. C. Subbakrishna, Former National Presidentwelcoming Dr. Balaji Singh, Key Note Spekaer of MM

Day on 23.04.2016

Mr. C.L. Kapoor, Past National President, welcomingChief Guest - Dr. Anil Chinna Bhandar on 23.04.2016

Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President (South) givingpresentation on about IIMM

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Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President South, AwardingBEML Trophy III Prize winner of BMM Competition -

MM Day 23.04.2016

Mr. M.S. Shankarnarayanan, Branch Chairmanwlcoming Dignitaries and gatering on the occassion of

MM Day celebration held on 23.04.2016

Mr. M.S. Shankarnarayanan, Branch Chairman,Awarding Certificate to CIT Course Candidate Ms. Trina

Baruah, 1st Rank Holder

Mr. S. Subhas, Senior Member was the MC for MM Dayon 23.04.2016

Mr. Srinivas V. Rao, Vice Chairman, giving presentationabout MM Day

Ms. Sirisha Jetri,II Prize winner of BMM Competitionreceiving trophy from Dr. Balaji Sing, Key Note Speaker,

23.04.2016

Specail Issue of MATEMANEWS released on 23.04.2016MM Day celebration by Dignitaries

Taking Oath by Members presented on 23.04.206MM Day

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Dr. Anil Chinnabhandar Chief Guest of MM Day in hisenergetic speech focused on India’s achievement in Makein India development. He also mentioned the keystrengths where India can be leader in the Supply ChainManagement and also why the entire world is lookingat India as a big market. He focused on the futureopportunity for the growth of Make in India.

Mr. K.V. Sudhindra, Hon. Secretary, proposed vote ofthanks. Mr. S. Subhas, Sr. Member was the Master ofCeremony. The program concluded with a dinner.

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CHENNAI BRANCH

1. Monthly Meeting held in the month of March (19/03/2016) : The Monthly meeting for the month of Marchwas held on 19th March 2016 at Hotel Savera on the topic- “The Union Budget 2016-17”. The Guest Speaker onthe occasion was Mr. SriramSeshadri, Chief FinancialOfficer M/s Delphi TVS Diesel Systems Ltd.

The meeting was started with the Branch Chairman Mr.PY Venkateswaran’s welcome address followed by theSpeaker introduction by Mr. SethuVenkataraman,Chairman Monthly Meetings. The Speaker highlightedvarious insights on the Union Budget 2016-17 withrelevance to SCM. The meeting was lively with the activeparticipation of members present including Question andAnswer session. The meeting ended with a Vote ofThanks by Mr. J. Ravishankar, Honorary Secretary- IIMMChennai.

2. CEO Meet held in the month April (09/04/2016) :IIMM Chennai Branch organized CEO’s Meetcommencing MM Day Celebrations on 9th April’16 atHotel Savera. The Speakerswere invited across industryverticals viz., Mr. D. Thiagarajan, Joint Managing Director- Blue Star (Consumer Durable Industry), Mr. R. K.Shankar, Managing Director - Mercury Manufacturing CoLtd (Godrej Group), Ms. GowriKailasam, President-Rane(Madras) Ltd – Steering & Linkage Division and Mr.KrishVenkat, CEO-Ananthaa Consulting Servicesaddressed good gathering of members on “Expectationfrom SCM Professionals”

On the dias

R K Shankar MD, Mercury Manufacturing -Godrej Group

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Welcome Address PY Venkateswaran, Chairman

Gowri Kailasam President, Rane Group

B Thiagarajan JMD, Blue Star Pvt Ltd.

Vote of thanks by Subir MOhanty, Vice Chairman

The meeting started with welcome address by Mr. P. Y.Venkateswaran,Branch Chairman. The introduction of

Speakers was made by the Program Co-ordinator Mr. M.Sundaram, Member -Board of Studies, IIMM. Speakersshared their versatile knowledge and experience withour members and on different industry perspective. Theprogram was very well appreciated by all our membersand demanded more such programs in future. Themeeting ended with a vote of thanks proposed by Mr.SubirKumar Mohanty, Vice Chairman- IIMM Chennai.

3. SCM Quiz programme held in the month April (10/04/2016) : SCM Quiz programme was organized by IIMMChennai on 10th Apr’16, wherein twelve teams,acrossthe industries participated.

Welcome address by Mr. PY Venkateswaran

The Quiz Master for the event was Mr. Subir KumarMohanty, Vice Chairman- Chennai Branch, who was ablyassisted by Mr. B Ramesh,Honorary Treasurer IIMMChennai. The team from M/s. Wheels India Limitedrepresented by Mr. R Ashok Kumar & P. Vimalrajadjudgedas the Winners and the team from M/s Bonfigliolirepresented by Mr. N. Anand kumar& Mr. B.Vinot hasRunners Up.

Senior Members witnessing

Later they were awarded on 23rd Apr’16 on the MM daycelebrations from Mr. NK Ranganath, MD, GrundfosPumps India Pvt Ltd, who was the Chief guest of theevent.

The programme was enjoyed and equally appreciatedby the participants and the audience present.

4. Monthly Meeting & MM Day celebrations on 23rdApril, 2016 : IIMM Chennai has celebrated the MaterialsManagement day on 23rd Apr’16 in a grand manner atHotel Savera.

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Mr. N K Ranganath Managing Director GrundfosPumpswas the Chief Guest and addressed on “THE FUTURESUPPLY CHAIN IN INDIA”. He shared his thoughts andjourney at Grundfos and enriched our membershighlighting theMegatrends which can impact SCM. Healso mentioned the 3 important ingredients for a winningsupply chain. Members enjoyed the session very well.

Welcoming Guest by Chairman

SCM Manager Award 2016 to Mr. Tamilselvam -1

SCM Manager Award 2016 to Mr. Tamilselvam-2

The meeting was presided by Branch Chairman Mr. P YVenkateswaran along with Hony. Secretary J.Ravishankar. In his speech, he highlighted the variousevents conducted during this month in connection withMM day celebrations viz, SCM QUIZ & CEOs meet andplanned to complete the same with GeetGaathaChal on30th Apr’16, a Karaoke musical program. Mr. TABBarathi,Immediate Past Chairman spoke about the reasons forcelebrating Materials Management Day and seekmembers support in all its educational initiatives andmembership enrolment . The hall was filled withmembers and invitees.

To honour the former National Presidents from ChennaiBranch and Branch chairmen on the occasion, Branchchairman invited them for the event to grace theoccasion. We honoured our First National President Mr.V. Hariharanand our Past National President S.Krishnaswamy (1986-87) and also Past BranchChairman’s namely

Mr. N. SIvaramakrishnan (1983-84), MR. C. S.VIjayaraghavan (1985-86), Mr. Augustine (1994-95), MR.Joshy Joseph (1999-2001), Mr. M. Sundaram (2001-03),Mr. T. N. Srinivasan (2003-05), Mr. J. Govindarajan (2007-09) and Mr. TAB Barathi (2013-15) Also Mr. Sundaram,Award Committee Chairman announced the annualawards of IIMM Chennai branch for the year 2016.

Corporate Excellence Award for “Significant contributionto SCM field -2016” to M/s. Apollo Hospitals EnterprisesLtd. Award presented to their team members. Mr. S.TamilSelvan, Sr. Strategic Manager, M/s. Ashok LeylandJohn Deere Ltd was awarded as Best SCM ManagerAward 2016.

We also awarded the SCM Quiz Winners team (WheelsIndia Ltd) and Runners Team (Bonfiglioli Transmission).All the award winners received their awards andcertificates from the Chief guest in the august presence.

The meeting was concluded with the Vote of thanks byMr.Subir Kumar Mohanty, Vice Chairman of the branch.

5. “ YE SHAAM MASTANI “ – A MUSICAL FEAST HELDON 30TH APRIL ’16 - IIMM CHENNAI BRANCH HOSTS A‘FILMY’ FINALE TO ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

For MM professionals in India, the month of April holdsa special charm, with 23rd April featuring as MM Day.This time the Chennai Branch went all out to celebrateApril 2016, with 3 professional programmes , followed

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by a ‘ musical ‘ finale as the culmination of its Goldenjubilee. The Branch hosted a CEO-meet on 9th April, acorporate MM Quiz on 10th Apr and the MM Day on23rd Apr with many awards and a presentation on thesuccess story of Grundfos Pumps (India). And on 30th

April the stage at Rajarathinam Hall ( R.A.Puram) camealive, with 31 Bollywood Retro-hits in a musicalextravaganza , rendered by the talented singers from “GEET GAATA CHAL “ – a band of Hindi Film buffs fromCorporate Chennai.

These part-time singers-cum-professionals sang FilmyRetro-Hits of the 1950-70 era Bollywood, and re-createdthe magic of yesteryears with all choice, popular songs.The 3-hour journey down ‘Melody – lane ‘brought backmemories of evergreen film personalities and the songs.The audience numbering about 240 also joined in thesinging, and enjoyed themselves thoroughly, andsurrounded the singers after the show.

The singing luminaries from GGC were GD Sharma, DrGeetha Jayaraman, V.Ramesh, Shwetha Ravi- Shankar,AR Subramaniam, SK Raja, G. Shivshankar, and theirinimitable compere‘ Ram , who also excelled on theHarmonica. The lilts and intonations were true to theoriginals, and the Karaoke support was excellent.

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JAMSHEDPUR BRANCH

“MATERIALS MANAGEMENT WEEK CELEBRATIONS” :“Indian Institute of Materials Management”, JamshedpurBranch celebrated its foundation day on 23rd April 2016.The 40th ‘Materials Management’ week was celebratedfrom 18th to 23rd April 2016 at Jamshedpur.

This year the central theme of celebrations was “Makein India – Contribution of SCM Professionals in itssuccess”.

The following activities were performed:- On thisoccasion, a ‘Press Conference’ was organized at the RussiMody Centre for Excellence at 12.00 Noon on 18th April2016 to propagate the message of the theme of MMDay and to apprise the members with the variousprograms being conducted. Mr. K M Bhardwaj, BranchChairman briefed the press and Audio - Visual mediapresent about the various activities of the institute.

He said that IIMM is the only recognized body in Indiawhich imparts latest knowledge and Educationpertaining to Supply Chain Management for theprofessional development of Purchase officers, StoresOfficers, Logistics officers, International Businessprofessionals and the ‘Retail Supply Chain Managers’ aslot many Retail Malls are coming up in India and we arein the era of International business of Export and Import.

The courses run by IIMM are highly appreciated worldover and had been recognized by WTO (UNCTAD) of UNOas high value addition but low cost education system for

the developing nations and the third world. Our passout students are working in every part of the world invarious countries in Steel, Automobile, Cement, Power,Logistics and Exim businesses and had proved themselvesas an asset for the organizations they work for.

Dissemination of latest technologies and information isprovided by the institute through organizing variousSeminars and workshops for the members andprofessionals.

Speaking on the theme of the year, chairman stressedthat the material resources are limited in the world. Withthe growing demand of all kinds of goods the Materialresource is becoming scares day by day. If we do nottake appropriate steps to conserve our vital materialresources, the progress may come to an end. The futuregeneration will never forgive us for this lapse. As such itis of paramount importance that we conserve the vitalnatural resources for future by recycling, reusing andreducing the consumption of resources.

On this occasion various programs have been arrangedfor the benefit and development of all; as below:

2. “Students Speak” was arranged on 18th April 2016 :“Students Speak” was arranged on 18th April where thestudents spoke on their choice of subject. Manyparticipants took active part in the program and it wasfelt that the students can also speak on various subjects.

The result of the students speak was as below:

1st position – Mr. B Gopi Krishna2nd position – Mr. Amit Nitesh3rd position – Mr. Malay Paul

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3. Debate on 19th April 2016 : A debate competitionwas organized on the subject of “Make In India will boostthe Economy of Country”. Many students participatedin it and spoke well in the favour of motion as well asagainst it.

The result of the debate is as below:1st position – Mr. Lokesh Kumar and Mr. Naved Anjum2nd position – Mr. Rajesh Kumar3rd position – Mr. Jyoti Ojha

4. “Mat-Quiz” was arranged on 20th April 2016 from 7.00p.m. by Quiz Master Mr. Nilesh Mukherjee and Mr.Shubhashish Kumar of Tata Motors at RMCE Library. IOtwas indeed a very interesting event where lot manyquestions were asked from SCM, General Knowledge andcurrent affairs. Mr. G D Pandey delivered the welcomespeech welcoming the participants and the Quiz Masters.Mr. Sarosh Vazifdar proposed a vote of thanks. At thestart the preliminary round was conducted to short listthe participants. After the preliminary round six teamswere selected for the final round.

The result of the Quiz is as below:1st position – Mr. Neelanjan Banerjee and Mr. SachinPrabhakar2nd position – Mr. Jyoti Ojha and Mr. Ravi kumar Sharma3rd position – Mr. Lokesh Kumar and Mr. Vikas Kumar

Memento being presented to quiz masters

5. A lecture session was arranged on “Attitude andPositive Thinking” on 21st April 2016 from 6.30 p.m. atRMCE Library. Mr. G D Pandey spoke on the subject andsuggested that for happiness and development in lifeone has to have Right and positive attitude and thinking.This is very important in the present highly competitiveworld. The welcome speech was delivered by Mr. Rajeev

Kumar and the Vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. VikasKumar.

6. A lecture session was arranged on “UnderstandingMind Set for Change – A Management perspective” byMr. Chandreshwar Khan on 22nd April 2016. The ViceChairman Mr. Shambhu Shekhar welcomed the eminentspeaker and all present.

On his deliberations Mr. Khan mesmerized the audiencewith his style of delivering. He spoke about the mentalattitude and change of mind needed in the present days.He explained how the mindset can be changed to suitthe requirements and how you can develop yourself tobe at the top. The talk was very lively, educative andinteresting. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. G DPandey.

7. A cultural program consisting of Orchestra Music, Funand Dinner for members was organized on 23rd April 2016at the Institution of Engineers Hall, Pipe Line Road Sakchi.It was well performed by Mr. Ajay Mukherjee and his

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orchestra. Members enjoyed the old songs of 1950 alongwith new songs of 2016. Prizes were distributed for thevarious events conducted during the MM Weekcelebrations 2016.

8. ‘Essay competition’ for the students : An essaycompetition was organized “Make In India – contributionof SCM Professionals in its success” in which thefollowings were the winners

First prize – Mr. Malay PaulSecond Prize – Mr. Ravi Kumar SharmaThird Prize – Mr. B. Gopi KrishnaNational Council Member Mr. A K Srivastava, Mr. ShivajiSinha, Mr. G R Murti, Chairman Mr. K. M. Bhardwaj, ViceChairman Mr. Shambhu Shekhar, Hon Treasurer Mr.Rajeev Kumar, honorable members of the Executivecommittee, students, faculty members and Mr. G DPandey, Course Coordinator and Mr. D N Jha werepresent on all the occasion.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

K.G.F. BRANCHMaterials Management Day was celebrated at KGFBranch on 23.04.2016 in Earth Mover Club, BEML Nagar,KGF. On this occasion a Lecture programme wasorganised to inculcate profressionalism among ourMembers. Mr. Srinivasa Rao, Director, Global Instituteof Supply Management, Bengaluru, delivered a lectureOn the topic “MAKE IN INDIA – Contribution of SCMProfessionals in its Success”. Mr. B.R. Vishwanatha, Director ( M&C), BEML Limited, Bengaluru, presided overthe function. Mr. B. Suneel Kumar, Branch Chairmanwelcomed the gathering. Mr. P. Rajasekharan, BranchGeneral Secretary, gave a brief on the activities of branchand delivered vote of Thanks.

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LUCKNOW BRANCH

IIMM Lucknow Branch celebrated IIMM Day week long.During this period the following programs werearranged:

24th April 2016 : A family get together was arranged atHotel Royal Cafe where we generally arrange ourprograms like Yearly Seminar, annual general Meetingetc. There was an assembly of 35-40 members and theirspouce who enjoyed the quality snacks followed byDinner.

Wives of Executive Committee Members are discussing

The Program was attended by Shri S.KJha, FormerChairman of the Branch and Former Managing Directorof Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Accessories Complex,Lucknow, Shri R.B.Sharma ,GM (HR) HAL and our BranchAdvisor along with his family, Shri K.P.Sharma, Chairmanof the branch and others including Executive Committee

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Members with their wives. The program was enjoyed byall present.

25th April 2016 : Next program was arranged on 25th April2016, wherein Col. S.Kar, Deputy Commandant, ArmedForces Medical Supply Depot, Lucknow which is one ofthe three Zones of India and makes Medicines andSurgical Supplies to the Armed Forces stationed in North,North East etc. He gave a power point presentation onthe working of his Depot.

Shri Jha listening to the comments of Col. Kar afterpresenting the Memento.

The program was attended by various senior officers ofHAL, Ram manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.Presenter was an AFMSD personnel and audience wasfrom defense PSU and Medical Institute. In hispresentation Col. Kar said that we not only supplyMedicines to Jawans but also to their Animals like Dogs,Horses, Mules etc.

Col. S.Kar, Dy. Commendant AFMSD, Lucknow Zonemaking his PPP. seen in the picture are Sri R B Sharma,

S.K.Jha, Arun Bhute, P.K.Bajpai, Brajesh Singh

The program had a touch of Make In India also andenjoyed by the audience which was to the tune of 30-35Members. Light refreshment was served after theprogram.

26th April 2016 : Third Program was held on 26th April2016 wherein Dr. Garima Singh, Asstt Professor, IIMLucknow gave a power point presentation on CostReduction with reference to Supply Chain Management.Through various slides she explained methods to befollowed in this connection.

Shri R B Sharma presenting the memento to Dr.Garima Singh

A group photograph after the lecture.

The program was attended by Shri S.KJha, R.B.Sharma,of HAL, Brajesh Singh of TATA motors and all executivecommittee Members. Certain queries were raised whichwere replied by the learned speaker.

Shri Bhute, Course Coordinator summed up all the threedays program and conveyed vote of Thanks, which wasfollowed by High Tea and a Group Photograph.

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MANGALORE BRANCHIIMM Mangalore branch organized talk on “Motivationand Employee Engagement” by Dr. P S Yadapadithaya,Senior Professor of Mangalore University in lecture hallof A.J Institute of Business Management, Kottara,Mangalore on 03-May-2016.

Starting of Program with Prayer from the studentgroup of A.J.Institute of Management, Mangalore

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Branch Chairman Shri K. Pownraj welcoming thespeaker, Chief Guest and members

Branch EC Member Shree Nagaraja Bhat presentingbouque to Chief Guests Shree Jayaprakash Rao,

Director of A.J. Institute of Management

Chief Guest delivering the talk.

More than 45 audience enjoying the talk

EC Member Shree Phillip CC presenting the Mementosto the Speaker

Secretary Shree Vidyadhara Shetty giving introductionto distribution of IIMM Membership Certificates

Vote of thanks by EC Member Shree Phillip CC

Group Photos at the end of session Members dispersed

with fond hope of meeting soon another interesting

presentation.

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NALCO NAGAR BRANCHIndian Institute of Material Management (IIMM)Nalconagar Branch, Angul, Odisha has organised anassembly/meet of senior materials/commercial/SCMprofessionals both working & retired, on 20th march 2016(evening) at HRD Centre of Excellence (HCE),Nalco,Bhubaneswar. Participants from different Industries/Corporates from both Public & Private sectors andacademics namely NALCO,OMC,NTPC,CSIR-IMMT,JindalStainless, PPL, KJIL, NINL, OCL, BRPL, Essar Steel, JITPL,HINDALCO, BVB, GMR & JSPL across the state of odishamet and deliberated on the prospects & problems of theprofession and the way forward.

It has precisely and broadly deliberated & opined to froma Chapter of IIMM at Bhubaneswar shortly, affiliated toNalconagar(Angul) Branch. It was also further decidedto celebrate Material Management Day/Week on behalfof Nalconagar Branch at Bhubaneswar during last weekof April-2016, besides state level convention in May/June-2016.

Senior Professionals present on the occasion haveexpressed their concern and way forward formembership including student membership drive acrossall industries & corporate including employmentopportunities for those qualified from IIMM withGDMM/PGDMM courses. Many also focused on regularprofessional interaction thru’ Whatsapp Group andintermittent programs on contemporary topics relatedof SCM domain. A talent team was decided to be formedwith expertise in different links of SCM so that anyconsultancy/training requirement of industries in Odishacan be met. Dr(Er) Dibakar Swain, Chairman of theBranch presided and Mr S N Baghar, Hony. Secretary co-ordinated the program.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW DELHI BRANCH

MM Week Celebrations : IIMM Delhi Branch propagatedthe various facets of Supply Chain Managementespecially during the MM Week Celebrations. Followingare few of these:-

Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, emphasizedgreatly on Environment and since one of the emergingfocus of Supply Chain Management is GreenProcurement. IIMM Delhi Branch paid tribute to Fatherof Nation on 23rd April 2016.

One of the biggest hospitals in Delhi is Lok NayakJaiprakash Hospital (Erstwhile Irwin), their MedicalSuperintendent, Dr. Sarin, who himself is well literate inMedical Services but also on Hospital MaterialsManagement, received the delegation of IIMM for a talk.

Many doctors, nursing staff and executives from Storesand Purchase attended the Program.

IIMM Delhi Branch Members paid Tribute to theFather of the Nation

Audience

IIMM Delhi Branch Members presenting IIMM Kit toDr. Sarin - Medical Superintendent of Lok Nayak Jai

Prakash Narayan Hospital

Dr.M K Bhardwaj, Chairman Board of Studies gaveoverview of the Institute and the benefits of Membershipand Academic programs of IIMM, in which many showedInterest. Dr. Sarin, Medical Superintendent on the spotobtained the Membership form for becoming themember.

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Mr. V K Jain and Brig. Ashok Sharma, gave a talk on thetheme “Make in India – Contribution of SCMProfessionals”, which was highly appreciated.

Mr. Sudhir Kumar - Director Stores Railway Board onHotel Materials Management delivering talk.

Equally important is Hotel Management relating toMaterial Management, Hotel TheLalit one of the PrimeHotel in Delhi NCR, who were too keen to listen to ourtalk appreciated the mission of IIMM, who is propagatingProfessional Material Management. A talk was deliveredby Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Director Stores, Railway Board onHotel Materials Management, which was befitting to theoccasion of Materials Management Week. Mr. AnuragMishra, General Manager, Hotel TheLalit, thanked Dr. MK Bhardwaj for organizing such a Professional Program.

Many of the participants inquired about the Instituteand showed their interest if a program on MaterialManagement related to Hotel Industry could be started.Few of them, who were aspirants to work abroad,showed their interest to acquire CPSM Certification.Some of the participants were found keen to doCertificate / Diploma in Hospital Materials Management.

IIMM Kit given by Delhi Branch Members toHotel Staff

A Program on Supply Chain Management was wellappreciated by Defence Officers in COD on 2nd May 2016.

Presented Brig. JJS Bhinder, Commandant, COD DelhiCantt and other Defence Officer attended theprogramme. Our IIMM professionals Mr. V K Jain, FormerPresident, Brig. Ashok Sharma, Secretary, IIMM Dr. M KBhardwaj Former President & Chairman BOS, IIMM &Col. Gopal Purdhani, Distinguished Member, IIMM DelhiBranch.

Defence Officers at COB Delhi Cantt.

Audience at Chemsford Club

IIMM Delhi Branch Members presenting MementoMr. Anuragh Mittal - Advisor MSME Ministry

One of the salient features of MM day was talk of Mr.Anurag Mittal, Advisor MSME Ministry who elaboratelygave feature of new schemes rolled out by PM namelyStart Up, Make in India, Skill India, ease of doing businessin India. He encouraged many of the present to personsto start at least by registering themselves as anentrepreneurship in less than 1 hour and with no fees.Yet another feature of MM week in Delhi region was toprovide Professional Inputs to comparatively lessresourceful people on 26th April 2016.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

PUNE BRANCH

IIMM Pune Branch is celebrating its Golden Jubilee thisyear, marking 50 glorious years of its contribution toprofessional development in Materials &supply ChainManagement, since itsinceptioninthe year 1966.

The “VISION 2025” Programme: - Indian Institute ofMaterials Management (IIMM) Pune Branch, organizedit’s Signature Program, “VISION 2025” on Saturday, the

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23rd April 2016 at Le Meridien, Pune.

The InauguralSession: The theme for this seminarwas,”Impact of Technology & Innovation in Supply ChainManagement” which was deliberated from 9.30 a.m. to5.00 p.m. This Summit gathered 200 top SCM delegatesfrom various business andindustryall across India.

The “VISION 2025” eventcommenced,with lighting of thelampand the Invocation song. Mr.Mohan Nair, convenerof this program and Branch Chairman Mr.K.R.Nair,welcomed the dignitaries on the dais and all delegates.National President Mr.O.P.Longia in his addresssaid, therapid developments have taken place in the Globe inthe three major areas,(1) Assimilation of Knowledge (2)Data collection through weband (3) TechnologicalChanges.They have radically changed the role of SupplyChain Professionals. Hence the theme selected for thissummit is most relevant.

He commended the great job done by Pune branch andadded”though for me as National President, all branchesare equal and important, Pune branch is the FrontRunner, because of its valuable contributions year afteryear. Therefore, I cannot help saying that I always placePune Branch, on top of all 50 branches we have today.”

The programme was inaugurated by Chief Guest Mr.Parag Satpute, M.D., Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd. who spokeon how technology is changing lives and the impact ofglobalization. The Guest of Honor for this program wasMr. K. Nandakumar, CMD of Chemtrols Industries Ltd.,Mumbai who talked about digital India and how India’sfocus has changed from the Manufacturing Sector to theService Sector.

Mr. Arun Rao, General Manager-Allcargo Logistics Ltd.talked about,how we must adapt and adopt technologyand innovation in SCM. He also concentrated onoptimization of Inventory, Automation and Robotics. Mr.Amit Borkar was the anchor and conducted the inauguralsession very well.

The Technical Sessions: The technical sessions followedthereafter andwere delivered by renowned Experts. Thetalented Pune Branch Executive Committee membersmoderated each session as below:

Impact of Technology on SCM - Speaker - Mr. TirthankarMitra & Amitava Guha Thakurta of CISCO & Mr. RajeevJorapurof Bajaj Auto Ltd. This session was Moderatedby EC Member of our Branch, Mr.ManishDeoghare,Director - Global Procurement , BMC SoftwarePvt. Ltd.

Impact of Innovation on SCM - Speaker Mr. AnagghDesai, Mentor, Outsourced Specialist - sessionmoderated by our Honorary Treasurer - Pune Branch,Mr. Amit Borkar, General Manager - SCM,A RaymondFasteners India Pvt. Ltd.

Future of SCM in India – Speaker Mr. Tushar Jani , MD,SCA Group of Companies- Moderated by Mr.S.V.Gadgil,CEO, BEHR Hella Thermocontrol (I) P. Ltd., and NationalCouncilor of IIMM.

Presentation by FEI Cargo Ltd., - Speaker Mr. AbhijeetNair-FEI Cargo- Moderated by Mr. Narhari Wagh,Director, Vector Engineering Solutions and Branch ECMember.

Case Study on Technology for Safe, Reliable and EfficientEmployee Transport - Speakers Mr. Gajanan Sakhare andMr.Prasanna Patwardhan - Moderated by-TerrenceFernandes, Dy.GM – ThyssenKruppIndustries India Pvt.Ltd., our National Councilor of IIMM.

Cost Reduction in SCM - Speakers Mr.SukumarNarasimhan, Sr.V.P. Supply Chain, Reliance IndustriesLtd.,Mumbai and Dr. Shrihari Mandaogane of TataMotors - Moderated bySanjay Suranglikar, Sr.G.M.-Strategic Sourcing & Purchase, Tata Toyo Radiators Ltd.,and Branch EC Member.

Warehousing, Store & Line Feed 2025: Big Formats andorganized facilities - Mr. Neeraj Balani from MahindraLogistics - Moderated byMr.Umesh Kulkarni,Sr.ManagerProcurement – Emerson Export Engineering Centre

FEI Overseas PartnersPresentation by - Mr. Marco Dagaof Italy, Mr. Harun Ozkan of Turkey & Mr. B.B.Bansal fromIndia -Moderated byMohan Nair, Director – EnsignsGroup.

Valedictory Function & Conclusion–Well done by Mr.Mohan Nair and Mr.K.R.Nair. Mr.Suhas Gawas, HonorarySecretary and Sr.Manager -Materials, Eagle BurgmannIndia Pvt. Ltd., proposed a formal vote of thanks.

Out of our esteemed speakers notably, Mr. SukumarNarasimhan Sr. V.P. Supply Chain, Reliance Industries Ltdand Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, CMD Prasanna Group,were given the highest rating by the delegates, for theirthought provoking ideas and innovative solutions in SCMfield.

Pune Branch Vice Chairman Mr.Hitendra Admuthe,D.G.M. Procurement & Exports, Racold Thermo Ltd. andBranch EC MembersMr.Vijay Kharose, Sr.Manager –Purchase, CTR Mfg India Ltd. and Mr.Shashikant VKulkarni, DGM – Materials, Fleetguard Filters Pvt Ltd.,played a stellar role in conduct of this programme andwere always on their toes to see the entire event wasgoing on smoothly.

Last but not the least, this entire program was a greatsuccess because of the all-round support we receivedfrom our Theme Sponsor FEI Cargo Ltd.We would liketo thank .

Mr. Pratap Nair,who has always been supporting PuneBranch Activities.

IIMM’s 3rd Annual Awards for Logistics & Supply Chain.

23rd April 2016 at Le Meridien, Pune Vision 2025 eventwas followedby IIMM’s Third Annual Awards Program inLogistics and Supply Chain, on the same day,from 8PMat Le Meridien, Pune. IIMMhonored theleading Puneindustries after conducting a tough competition and alsochose the individuals for creditable contribution in theirsphere of activity. In all 11 Awards in various categorieswere presented.

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The Chief Guest for the Awards function, Mr. Amit Kumar,Chief Supply Chain Officer of GE - South Asia and Guestof Honor, Lt. Gen. A. T. Parnaik, AVSM,SM,VSM (retd)distributed the Awards along with Mr. OmparkashLongia, the National President of IIMM and Mr. K R Nair,Chairman of Pune Branch.

A Jury Committee consisting of 10 members chosen fromWinners of the last year Awards and a few seniorIIMMveterans,was headed by Mr.Manish Deoghare,Director - Global Procurement , BMC Software. The JuryTeam witnessed the presentations made by severalcompeting organizations who had to satisfy theevaluation parameters declared for winning the Awards.This competition stretched for nearly a week at IIMMpremises.

The Award winners of this yearare the following: –

Manufacturing Sector: Anant Industries (Small Scale),Taikisha Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. and M.E. Energy Pvt.Ltd. (Medium Scale), Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. atShirwal, Pune(Large Scale)

Service Sector: Tata Autocomp Systems Ltd (MediumScale) and The Akshaya Patra Foundation(Large Scale)While Bhoruka Logistics Pvt. Ltd. bagged the LogisticsCompany of the year award, The Public Sector Enterpriseof the year award went to Airports Authority of India.

The CEO of the year award was bestowed onMr. JimmyPanthaki, Managing Director, Eagle Burgmann India Pvt.Ltd. for transforming the company in the last few years.The Lifetime Achievement award was conferred uponnone other than, Mr. Darius Forbes, Founder of ForbesMarshall, the pioneers to start industrial activity in Pune.

A novel award was instituted this year by IIMM,Pune.may be the first of its kind…! An Award for UnsungHeroes! This Award went to SWaCH, a wholly – ownedco-operative of waste pickers existing since 2008.SWaCHprovides front-end waste management services to PuneCity, with support from the PMC.

The convener of thesetwo grand events wasMr.MohanNair, immediate past Chairman ofIIMM Pune Branch. Heworked tirelessly with Mr. K R Nair,current ChairmanofPune Branch and his entire executive committee. Theprogram ended with a Grand Dinner at the Le Meridien.Around 300 senior SCM professionals and VIP guestsgraced this grand occasion.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

RANCHI BRANCH

Ranchi Branch celebrated IIMM Day on 27/04/2016 atHotel Lelac, Lane Tank Road Ranchi. Eighty to Eighty-fiveparticipants consisting of members and their familiesbeneficiated from lecture by Sri G K Singh [Sr. VicePresident, IIMM NHQ] and Sri B.B.Pradhan IPS, [SpecialSecretary Home, Govt. of Jharkhand.]

Sri R N Singh Chairman Ranchi branch given his welcomeaddress. Sri G K Singh [Sr. Vice President IIMM NHQ]deliver a lecture on importance of IIMM day andactivities of IIMM within India and abroad.

Left to Right : Sri Pradip Kumar, NC Member, Sri RajeshJaiswal, Secretary, Sri G.K.Singh (Sr. Vice Presient), SriB.B.Pradhan, IPS & Eminent Speaker, Sri K.K.Ojha, Sr.

Life Member.

Sri Pradip Kumar NC member has explained the variouscourse conducted by IIMM. He has explained coursedetails and how professionals working in the field ofpurchase, stores and logistic can be beneficiated. Thetalk i.e. “Professional supply chain management & makein India” delivered by eminent speaker was veryinformative. We all really enlightened with such a vastknowledge in this topic.

Sri K K Ojha Senior Life member shared his experiencesand told that Supply Chain management is the need ofhour. He thanked all members for organizing IIMM dayand the whole event. Despite marriage season hall is fullthat shows interest of our members.

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UDAIPUR BRANCH

Indian Institute of Materials Management, UdaipurBranch celebrated Materials Management Day on 23rdApril, 2016 in association with Udaipur Chamber ofCommerce & Industry. The celebrations were in sync withthe national theme on growth agenda i.e. “Skill India”orchestrated by Industry - Academia participation toaugment a cooperation between aspiring youngsters andstudents in their career progression vis-à-vis industryexpectations.

The event of the day was a “Debate Competition” Thetopic for the debate was: “College education in India doesnot augment professional skills and innovative thinking”.This competition attracted a very healthy participation,reflecting a brainstorming session. The debate wasconducted in two segments: industry and studentfraternity from 4 universities comprising almost 40speakers expressing varied and profound opinions.

The programme was attended by thought leaders andluminaries of Udaipur which included the Chief Guest -Mr B P Sharma, Director, Pacific University; Mr V P Rathi,President, UCCI and Mr L P Srivastava, Vice President(Works), J K Tyre & Industries Ltd., Kankroli besideseminent Jury comprising of Sh. K.S. Yadav, Regional

Director – Central Board of Workers Education and seniorFaculty from B.N. Institute of International Studies andPacific College. The dignitaries also included PastChairmen of IIMM, Udaipur – Sh. K.S. Mogra and Sh. R.C. Bhatnagar.

In concluding his observation, Chief Guest Sh. B.P.Sharma, Director, Pacific University opined that entiresocietal eco-system must work in cohesion in fast

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changing times to bring about the desired changes andexpectations of the youth and industry at large.

All the participants were presented a “Certificate ofAppreciation” and the deserving speakers were declaredwinners with “Certificate of Merit”. The Past ChairmenSh. K.S. Mogra and Sh. R. C. Bhatnagar were felicitatedfor their yeoman contribution to Udaipur Branch ofIIMM. Mr. Avinash Bhatnagar, Vice President – PyrotechWorkspace Pvt. Ltd was felicitated as the oldest IIMMmember of Udaipur Branch. Dr. Manisha Agarwalpresented the slideshow about IIMM’s activities,memberships and courses. Mr. P.P. Bhattacharya was theProgramme Coordinator to orchestrate the event. MrRajesh Jain, Hony. Secretary of the Branch extended thevote of thanks for the day’s events and appreciation toeveryone for making the programme successful, whichlasted almost 4 hours and concluded with lunch partyfor everyone.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

VADODARA BRANCH

Materials Management Day, the Foundation Day of IIMMis celebrated on 23rd April every year when threeprofessional bodies of Materials Management functionfrom different parts of the country were merged to forman All India Body with the expressed objective to securewider recognition of the profession & to elevateprofessional status of individuals engaged in the field ofMaterials Management. Since then, IIMM is renderingconsistent service to the profession & its members. Thisyear, Theme of MM Day had been ‘MAKE IN INDIA –Contribution of SCM Professionals in its Success’.

On this occasion, Vadodara branch organised followingprogrammes –

1) Case Study Presentation: The Case StudyPresentation was conducted by various Teams fromIndustry-Academia with ‘Make In India’ or ‘SCM’related Topic on 23/4/16 in the afternoon.

2) MM Day Celebration: The MM Day was celebratedon 23/4/16 in the evening with following Dignitaries- Chief Guest : Shri P. K. JAIN – President (RelianceInd. Ltd., Dahej Mfg. Div.) Key Note Speaker : ShriHARENDRA PANDYA, Project Director-Sr.V.P.(Deepak Phenolics Ltd.) The Programme wasfollowed by Dinner.

Mr. Lalbhai Patel, Imm. Past National Presidentdelivering welcome speech at inaugural session. Alsoseen at Dais. Mr. Anand Purohit-Chairman, Mr. TusharTrivedi-Vice Chairman, Mr. Harendra Pandya-Key Note

Speaker, Mr. P.K.Jain - Chief Guest, Mr. MalayMazumdar-Vice President (West). Mr. Rakesh Desai-

Hon. Secretary

About 164 members participated in MM DayProgramme

Navrachana Univ. Team Member during Case StudyPresentation.

3) Evening Talk: An Evening Talk with topic of ‘LeanManagement‘ by Shri M.R.SHASTRI had beenorganised on 26-04-2016.

Also, children of our members who performed well in10th,12th Board & Graduate, Post Graduate Exams werehonoured, Moreover, children who excelled in Sports &received recognition at State, National level had beenhonoured.

The following are glimpses of the Celebration –

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BITS Team member presenting the Case Study

Dr. Nirlesh Kothari being felicitated with Memento byMr. L.P.Patel

Mr. Anand Purohit welcoming Mr. B.K.Basu, the ExpertPanelist at Case Study Presentation with Flower

Bouquet

Mr. S.Puntambekar, Team Member from Transpek SiloxInd. P. Ltd. during Case Study Presentation

POLYCAB Team Manager presenting Case Study

GDMM Team Members at Case Study Presentation

Mr. M.Mazumdar delivering Talk at MM Day Prog.

Mr. P.K.Jain being welcomed with Flower Bouquet byMr. L.P.Patel

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Mr. M.Mazumdar welcoming Mr. Harendra Pandyawith Flower Bouquet

Mr. P.K.Jain delivering Talk at MM Day Prog.

Mr. Harendra Pandya deliering talk on Themeof MM Day

Mr. Harendra Pandya being felicitated with Mementoby Mr. Tushar Trivedi

Mr. Rakesh Desai felicitating Mr. P.K.Jain withMemento

Mr. H.M.Bhatt sharing details about his book‘Procurement 1-2-3’ during MM Day Prog.

Mr. R.M.Shahtri, Life member being felicitated withMemento for his contribution to DIT Course Updation.

Mr. Mukesh Shah, Life Member being felicitated withMemento for his memorable currency collection.

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Mr. Rakesh Desai collecting Memento on behalf ofMrs. Dholakia for Late Mr. Mayank Dholakia’s

contribution to IIMM

Mrs. Singh being felicitated with Memento for LateDr. A.P. Singh’s valuable contribution to IIMM

Mrs. Dave being felicitated with Memento for Late Mr.V.H. Dave’s contribution to IIMM

Children of Life Members being felicitatedwithAchiever’s Medals for excellence in Academics

Sports, etc.

Schneider Electric Team being felicitated with Trophy,Certificate for Case Study Presentation

Mr.Tushar Trivedi delivering Vote of Thanks

EC Members alongwith Dignitaries at the Dais

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EXECUTIVE HEALEXECUTIVE HEALEXECUTIVE HEALEXECUTIVE HEALEXECUTIVE HEALTHTHTHTHTHSTRESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT

DR. PUJA PUSHKARNA

CHIEF PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHOTHERAPIST, APOLLO HOSPITALS, GANDHINAGAR

Human Beings as complex organisms have a wide variety ofmotives, varying from such physiological drives as hunger andthirst to such social motives as those involved in vocationalsuccess and excellence in games. To meet the demands ofliving, each person must have a large number of diversemotives. Unless these are organized into a stable structureand hierarchy, they are apt to interfere with each other, andunless the person is successful in coping with his environment,he is likely to be thwarted in reaching some of his goals .Theproblems that then arise are those of conflict and frustrationcausing stress.

MODELS : The general ized Models are:1. The “emergency response”/flight or fight response by

walter Cannon (1914, 1932)2. “General Adaptation Syndrome” by Hans Selye (1936)3. Stress Model by Henery4. Transactional or cognitive stress Model/stress Model of

lazarus after lazarus(1974)5. Theory of “resource conservation” by Stevan Hobfoll

(1988, 1998, Hobfoll and Buchwald,2004)

STRESSORS: There are various events in life that can causestresses in once life from child birth to planning a vacation.Here is a list of stressors mentioned by employees:

1. The way employees are treated by their bosses/Supervisors of company

2. Lack of job security3. Company policies4. Unclear expectation5. Poor communication6. Not enough control over assignments7. Inadequate pay or benefits8. Urgent deadlines9. Too much work10. How the company treats coworkers

Symptoms of Stress: W hen a person is in stress he undergoesa lot of changes in his body at physical, behavioral andphysiological level which when ignored can lead to stroke orheart attack, the major diseases caused due to stress. Here isthe list of symptoms of stress:

PHYSICAL:· Ulcer in mouth· Frequent urination· Headache· High blood pressure

BEHAVIOURAL· Difficulty to sleep· Difficulty to concentrate· Finding difficult to solve problems· Accident proneness· Excessive uses of Alcohol, smoking , tea and coffee· Change of food habits

PSYCHOLOGICAL· Negative thoughts· Depression· Anxiety

Measuring Stress: One way is through the use of psychologicaltesting: “The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale”- is used to rate

stressful life events, while the DASS contains a scale for stressbased on Self-report items. Change in blood pressure andgalvanic skin response can also be measured to test stresslevels, and change in stress levels. A Digital Thermometer, Canbe used to evaluate changes in skin temperature, which canindicate activation of the flight or flight response drawing bloodaway from the extremities. Cortisol is the main hormone,released during stress response and measuring cortisol fromhair will give a 60 -90 days baseline. Stress level of an individual.This method of measuring stress in currently the most popularmethod in the clinics.

WAYS TO EASE STRESS: Although stress is a very real threat toemotional and physical well=being, what matters most is notthe nature of a specific problem or incident, but how anindividual handles it. One of the best way to think of stress iscaptured by the Chinese word for “Crisis”, which consists oftwo characters: one means opportunity the other meanschange. Specific Strategies can helf to manage stress and tominimize its negative effects. Here are some of them:

1. learn to identify stress: By keeping a stress diary you areable to understand what elements in your life are causingstress in you. At the end of the day or a week, you will beable to see the pattern of stress in your life and then beable to make plans to cope with stress.

2. Build support: Develop a strong network of friends andfamily members who will be there whey you need themin time of change or crisis. In turn, be there for them whenthey need you.

3. Become a good Communicator: Poor communication isa major cause of stress. Be an active listener; try tounderstand what the other person is saying withoutinterrupting when responding. Address the behavior orthe problem not the individual.

4. Take charge of your finances: Money problems are also amajor stressor in ones life. Adjust your spending andsavings properly

5. Appreciate yourself : Increase your personal self esteemso that you have courage to handle the risk of failing.Eachnight before going to bed, name at least one thing you’vedone during the day that made you feel good.

6. Avoid over loading on Caffeine: Coffee, tea and cola drinksare stimulants that increase your heart rate and makeyou more irritable.

7. Taking an optimistic view: change your perception, if youhave a habit of “making a mountain out of a mole”.

8. Set realist goals: Review commitments and plans, and ifnecessary, scale them down. Assess what you’re doingand ask why. Is it what you want to do or what you feelyou should do; All of us have to do things we’d rather notdo; the strategy is to make sure that the should s do notover whelm the want-tos in our life

9. Cultivate Humor: It often enables us to express fear andnegative feelings without causing distress to ourselvesor others-()

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