SOCIAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION

HI FRIENDS, TODAY I GOT IN MY MAIL THE NEWS COVERAGE OF THE SOCIAL ACTIVITY THAT WE DID DURING OUR SUMMER TRAINING AT IBS-LUCKNOW CAMPUS. I AM PLANNING TO HAVE SUCH ACTIVITY IN OUR CHANDIGARH CAMPUS ALSO, NEED UR HELP AND SUPPORT.

MY VIEWS FOR DIFFERENT BLOGS

HI FRIENDS HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO THE WEBPAGES WHERE I HAVE PUT MY VIEWS ON DIFFERENT ARTICLES, BLOGS AND PICTURES.

1. http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-2820-dubai_vs_singapore_who_is_king_of_logistics/

2.http://www.chrisgardnermedia.com/blog/techtown_art/#comments

(Caution: All the blog,article and photos are subject to copyright to that particular website. I just put my views over their as any general visitor.)

7 PRINCIPLES OF SUPPY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

7 PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

PRINCIPLE 1. : SEGMENT CORRECTLY

-SEGMENT CUSTOMER BASED ON SERVICE NEED OF DISTINCT GROUPS.

-ADAPT THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO SERVE THESE SEGMENTS PROFITABLY.

-STRIKE BALANCE BETWEEN SERVICE AND PROFITABLITY.

PRINCIPLE 2. : CUSTOMIZE LOGISTICS

-USE CUSTOMIZE LOGISTICS AS PER YOUR NEED.

PRINCIPLE 3. : LISTEN TO MARKET SIGNALS

-ALIGN DEMAND PLANNING AND MARKET TRENDS.

-NO FORCASTING IN SILOS.

PRINCIPLE 4 : POSTPONEMENT

-DIFFERENTIATE PRODUCT CLOSER TO CUSTOMER.

-SPEED UP CONVERSION ACROSS SUPPLY CHAIN.

-PRINCIPLE OF POSTPONEMENT : DELAYING PRODUCT DIFFERENTATION TILL THE LAST MINUTE.

PRINCIPLE 5 : SOURCE STRATEGICALLY

-REDUCE TOTAL COST OF OWNING MATERIALS & SERVICES.

-TREAT SUPPLIERS AS PARTENERS, REWARD EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO PROFITABLITY.

-HAVE A SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF ALL YOUR COSTS.

PRINCIPLE 6 : TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

-DEVELOPE A TECHNOLOGY STARTEGY THAT SUPPORTS MULTIPLE LEVELS OF DECISION MAKING.

-DEVELOPE ERP DATA SYSTEM

PRINCIPLE 7 : MEASURE PERFORMANCE

-MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION AND FIND OUT THE LACKS AND DO WORK ON THAT TO IMPROVE THEM.

(BASED ON THE PRESENTATION MADE BY DR. CEDWYN FERNANDES, Associate Professor in Business Studies and Campus Coordinator of the Master Business Administration Programme MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY DUBAI, AT ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL, CHANDIAGRH, INDIAN ON 1OTH SEPTEMBER,2009)

MORE ARTICLES OF DR. CEDWYN FERNANDES :

http://www.sclgme.org/shopcart/Documents/Cedwyn%20Fernandes.pdf

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-2820-dubai_vs_singapore_who_is_king_of_logistics/

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-1728-university_challenge/