WORKSHOP ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Having had an experience of wide learning of the subject of materials management in the first semester syllabus, valuable light was thrown upon the supply chain management in healthcare and its interconnection with information technology. The 1 st year MBA-HHM students of SIHS attended this workshop on 26 th February 2018, which began with its 1 st session, the process of supply chain

management. This session witnessed a lecture by Col. Dr. Vijay Deshpande, who apart from being a previous faculty member happens to be an expert in the subject.

Having had an experience of wide learning of the subject of materials management in the first semester syllabus, valuable light was thrown upon the supply chain management in healthcare and its interconnection with information technology. The 1 st year MBA-HHM students of SIHS attended this workshop on 26 th February 2018, which began with its 1 st session, the process of supply chain

management. This session witnessed a lecture by Col. Dr. Vijay Deshpande, who apart from being a previous faculty member happens to be an expert in the subject.

The second speaker for the day was Mr. Mohan Nair from the Indian Institute of Materials Management. Mr. Nair conducted a session on Key issues in healthcare supply chain management and enhancing supply provider relationship to cut down coats and improve quality.

The afternoon session started at 1.15 pm with the introduction of the speaker Mr. Mohan Nair. Mr. Nair started the talk by giving an introduction to supply chain management and his work experience in the industry. The main focus of his talk was the opportunities and challenges in supply chain management. He introduced the students to various concepts such as Just in time, Total quality management, supply chain cost, and demand chain management. He then gave the students an

exercise to give an estimate of the number of people involved in a supply chain to deliver a rice meal at a restaurant. This was done to give the students an idea about the expanse and importance of each component of the supply chain. Mr. Nair then spoke about the major challenges faced in India within the supply chain. These were namely poor infrastructure, inadequate technology, difficulty in managing scalability and shortage of skilled workers. He then went on to give examples of organisations with excellent supply chain management in India.

These were Amul, Haldirams condiments, Parle G biscuits, and ITC limited. This was then followed by a question answer session. The talk was concluded with a quote by the speaker which was “SCM is a philosophy, logistics is an enabler”.