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BRANCH NEWSAURANGABAD BRANCHAHMEDABAD BRANCHALWAR BRANCHBANGALORE BRANCHJAIPUR BRANCH

KOLKATA BRANCHMUMBAI BRANCHTRIVENDRUM BRANCHVADODARA BRANCH

AURANGABAD BRANCHa. IIMM Aurangabad Branch AWARDS-2016 : IIMMAurangabad has received following awards in Non MetroCategory .

1 . Best Branch Chairman - Dr. Narendra Joshi2. Distinguished Membership - Mr. P.P Reddy3. Excellence in Publicity - Aurangabad Branch4. Best MSME Award - M/s. Sanghavi Group of

Industries.5. Best Supporting branch for NATCOM 2016

Chairman Dr. Narendra Joshi briefing branch activitiesand future plans of IIMM Aurangabad

Faculty Mr. ASN Prasad delivering the session

b. “Digital Revolution in Transport Eco-System”program of IIMM, Aurangabad : This is to inform youthat IIMM Aurangabad have conducted evening seminaron “Digital Revolution in Transport Eco-System” on 17thDecember, 2016; at Hotel Atithi Aurangabad . Faculty

for this two hour’s program was Mr. ASN Prasad,-Directorof Mytrux.

Hon. Secretary Mr. Sushant Patare addressing thegathering

Inauguaration by lamp lightening by Faculty Mr. ASNPrasad with all Executive Commitee Members

Mr. Harshanand Kalge anchoring the session

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Vice Chairman Mr.K. Srihari displaying IIMM Awards2016

Following topics were nicely explained by faculty Mr. ASNPrasad.

( TMS ) Transportation Management Systems( VMS ) Vendor Management System( FMS ) Fleet Management System( DMS) Driver Management System(MBT&T) Mobile based Track & Trace

This program is sponsored by My Trux, and it waslaunching of their web based product, which is expectedto bring revolution in Transport Industry. Around 120people from different industries like AurangabadElectricals Limited – Bagla group , Endurance Group,Skoda Auto, Videocon group, had attended this program.

Chairman Dr. Narendra Joshi briefed about the branchactivities and focus areas of IIMM. IIMM Awards 2016 ,received by IIMM Aurangabad were displayed in theseminar hall. Dr. Joshi acquainted Audience about theseawards . Certificates for around 20 newly inducted IIMMMembers were presented by Dr. Narendra Joshi and Healso appealed for becoming IIMM members to delegates,who are not IIMM members.

Introduction to the faculty, Proceedings and vote ofthanks was done by Executive Committee member Mr.Harshanand Kalge.

Along with Chairman Dr. Narendra Joshi, Vice ChairmanMr.Srihari & Hon.Secretary Mr.Sushant Patare, Nationalcouncil members Mr. Jitesh Gupta, Mr. P.P.Reddy, Mr.S.J.Sanghai, treasurer Mr. R D Jaulkar and EC MembersMr. Lalit Lohade, Mr. Santosh Pande, Mr. Sudhir Patil,Mr. Lalit Lohade, Mr. Phani Kumar, Mr. Harshanand Kalge,Mr. Vishwanath Abhyankar, Mr. Sunil Ved took effortsto make this event successful. Program was concludedby national Anthem and Dinner.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

AHMEDABAD BRANCHReport on 3rd December 2016 : Ahmedabad Branchorganized a talk on “Goal-Gateway of Success” by Mr.Harish Kumar Gupta, CEO, SPR International & ChairmanIIMM Ahmedabad at Ahmedabad ManagementAssociation on 3rd December 2016 under its knowledgeAugmenting Series.

Vice Chairman Mr. Pankaj Panchbhai WelcomingParticipants.

Mr. Sudhir Shah Distinguished Member AppraisingCurrent Status of Membership

Mr. Manoj Pandey NC Member IntroducingSpeaker & Subject.

Mr. H K Gupta Speaker of the Evening

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Enlightened Participants Enjoying The Deliberations.

Ms Meenakshi Kapoor sharing Life Story of Shri SatishChona founder of Havmor Ice Cream Ltd.

Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty Life Member sharing histhoughts.

Ms Ritika Bajaj an HR expert participating in Q&ASession.

Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh SR Life Member&LogisticsExpert participating in Q&A Session.

Mr Gupta together with Mrs Usha Gupta ReceivingMemento at Hands of Mr. Joshy Varghese Sr Life

Member and International MM Expert.

Mr. Purvish Patel EC Member summarising with hisexpert comments.

Audience consisted of 53 hard-core professionals whoenjoyed the talk every bit.

Vice Chairman Mr. Pankaj Panchbhai mentioned in hisinaugural talk that:

“Indian Institute of Materials Management lovinglycalled as IIMM is a very unique institution which helpsprofessionals updating and augmenting theirprofessional knowledge through continuous exposureslike this, which we conduct month after month forbenefit of our members. In continuation of monthly

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lectures Today we have arranged talk on “Goal - Gatewayto success” by Shri H.K.Gupta

Our In House Training Workshops are in full swing andin fact we are full packed with this assignment for nextthree months.

Our next program is Flagship Event popularly known as“Multi Mega Event” on 25th December which will startwith Healthy Breakfast and where in Shri Pradeep ChonaCMD, Havmor Ice-cream Ltd., Mr. Prashant SharmaPresident-Global Formulations Manufacturing &Operations, Zydus Cadila and Dr Ravi Gor Director, Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Open University will be conferredHon. Fellowship Award at hands of National Presidentbesides talk on “Ice Cream and its origin” by Mr.Chaitanya Rele, VP Havmor and “Character-The HomeOf Happiness” by Sadhu Gnanvatsaldas of BAPS andmany other interesting events followed by Net WorkingSumptuous Lunch for IIMM members and their families.

Ahmedabad Branch has 360 members representing 249companies from various cross section of industry.

Some of you, who are still not member of this AugustInstitution, are advised to acquire membership beforerates get revised and it becomes costly. Membershipcharges are very nominal and virtually insignificant inrelation to inputs Institution provides in form of monthlyprofessional journal popularly known as MMR andopportunity to refurbish our knowledge throughmonthly lectures.

Those of Guest Friends who will become Life Memberson or before 24th December will be honored by Mementoduring Multi Mega Event at hands of National President.

IIMM conducts various courses for its members for bothimproving their professional knowledge and helpingthem in their carrier advancement post their acquiringthese specialized academic qualifications.

He then read out Mission Statement of institution andexhorted members to follow it in letter and spirit.

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

Mr. Sudhir Shah Convener Membership Committeeexhorted Non Members to acquire IIMM LifeMembership and enumerated advantages of IIMMMembership.

Mr. Pankaj Panchbhai, elaborated usefulness of variouscourses conducted by IIMM.

He Said:”IIMM is a national apex body representing awide spectrum of professionals engaged in various facetsof material management, responsible for planning,sourcing, logistics and supply management.

The core objective of IIMM is education and impartingprofessional knowledge through various forums toenhance our professional qualifications.

The IIMM Certification will help the professional to:

1) Demonstrate their expert knowledge of materials,purchasing and logistics management.

2) Have a consistent interpretation of terms, conceptsand practices relevant to the Indian environmentwithin organization.

3) Undertake leadership roles in their organization andin their career. Main Courses offered by IIMM are1) PGDMM 2) GDMM 3) PGDLM 4) CPSM- Certifiedprofessional in Supply Management.

Why to Apply for IIMM Courses???

1) A pathway to a better career & Value addition toyour CV

2) A smart way to stay up-to-date by learning fromexperts across the industry.

3) Offered courses are Cost-effective and time – saving.

Who Can Apply???1) Pre-final and final year students who wish to make

a career in purchasing/ Supply chain2) Entry level purchase and supply chain Professionals

who wish to build a strong foundation of keyconcepts and their application in purchasemanagement

3) Professionals of other function such as Finance andMarketing understand the important aspects ofpurchasing

Entrance exam for admission of upcoming semester ison 24th December at our IIMM Ahmedabad office. Youcan consult with our educational committee for furtherdetails”

Mr. Manoj Pandey, NC Member introduced Speaker andSubject: “Mr. H K Gupta is a Mechanical Engineer fromIIT Roorkee from 1966 batch.

He started his career with Eicher Tractors in theirProduction Planning and Control Department. He was apart the team which turned around Eicher from afinancially sick company to a prosperous and profitmaking entity.

He moved to Alfa Laval India Ltd. and handled variousfunctions over there and his last assignment was “SeniorGM Operations”. He held the distinction of being firstIndian Managing Director of Tetra Pak India Ltd a MultiNational Company and a household in process foodpackaging.

He served Electrotherm India Ltd. as Joint ManagingDirector Operations and worked till January 2001. Hestarted his own company popularly known as SPRInternational in February 2001 and is steering the same.Very recently, on the advice and motivation of hisdaughter he decided to venture into academics andtrainings in the management field. Mr. Gupta has beenassociated with following Institutions:

Indian Dairy Association: Hold the position of Secretaryof its Gujarat Chapter.

National HRD Network: was President of its Gujarat

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Chapter for four years.

Indian Institution of Plant Engineers: was Chairman ofits Pune Chapter for two years.

Confederation of Indian Industry: Was member ofGujarat Council and is as member of SSI / Agro and FoodProcessing Panel.

Indian Institute of Foundry Man / Indian Institute ofMetals / IIM (Ahmedabad) Alumni Association:

He is life member of all these and many otherprofessional organisations. He has extensively traveledin India and abroad. He attended various specializedcourses all around the world.

He has been re-elected as Chairman of IIMMAhmedabad branch for further period of two years.Under his stewardship IIMM has become a householdname in the industrial circles and the membership isabout to touch 400 very soon. He would today give theessence of his life time experience of selling the industrialproducts.”

Mr. H K Gupta shared his rich experience on Subject withlive examples and thorough interactive session. Audiencewas spell bound by clarity of his thoughts and the livelyquestion answer handled by him. Mr. Gupta’spresentation uplifted the motivation level of presentpracticing managers.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

ALWAR BRANCHIIMM ALWAR Branch Organized one day program onPurchase Management at the plant of M/S RocaBathroom Products, Alwar Rajasthan plant on 17/12/2016.

Mr. L R Meena Chairman IIMM ALWAR Branch was thespeaker for the program. During the program Mr. Meenaspoke about concepts of purchase Management, quality,inventory management, Supplier selection and evaluationcriteria, cost and price concepts, cost of delay, cost ofrejection, material requirements planning, productionplanning and control, make and buy decision werediscussed.

Mr. A K MISHRA General Manager of plant welcomed Mr.Meena and also presented a memento to the speaker.There were about twenty Participant in the program fromproduction, Customer interface, marketing, qualitycontrol, store and Purchase, logistics, finance andmaintenance divisions of the plant.---------------------------------------------------------------------------

BANGALORE BRANCH17th and 18th November 2016 – Two Days workshop onSourcing, Negotiation and Contract Management: Twodays workshop on “Sourcing, Negotiation and ContractManagement” conducted on 17th and 18th November2016 at Royal Orchid Central, Dickenson Road, Bangalore.About 20 participants were attended the program. Mr.M.S.Shankar Narayananan, Mr. C.Subbakrishna,Mr,T.K.Ramasubbu and Mr. K.S.Mohan Kumar, Sr. Facultyhandled the sessions. Program ended with very goodinteraction sessions and received excellent feedbackfrom the participants.

18th November 2016 – Monthly evening LectureProgram: An evening lecture program was organized atHotel Woodlands on the Topic “Left over MaterialsManagement” by Eng. K.C. Veeranna Setty, Specialist and

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Innovator (Prevent, Reduce, Recover, Reuse, renewreplace,& Recycle). Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President(South) welcomed members and speaker, also he readout brief profile of speaker to the gathering. . SpeakerMr. K.C.Veeranna Setty, has given lecture on “Left overMaterials Management” with his experience and wellexplained that cognizable in the over all cost of the endproduct in the hands of the end user and its importanceto know and implement solutions by all professionals ofMM / SCM. Indian Institute of Materials Management,Bangalore was organized this Monthly Lecture Programfor the benefit of IIMM Members & Students. Programended with question and answer session. Mr. G.S.Raju,Executive Member proposed vote of thanks.

2nd December 2016 In house training program: In-housetraining program conducted for executives of ARIBATechnology on 2nd December 2016 at Their Venue. About20 participants were attended the program. Mr.C.Subbakrishna, Former National President and Sr.Faculty handled the sessions. Program ended with verygood interaction sessions and received excellentfeedback from the ARIBA Executives.

9th December 2016 In house training program: In-housetraining program on “Stores Management” conductedfor executives of BSR Infrastructure Group on 9th

December 2016 at Their Venue at Corporate Office, atSahakar Nagar, Bangalore. About 20 Stores and Purchaseexecutive were attended the program. Mr.C.Subbakrishna, Former National President and Sr.Faculty handled the sessions. Program ended with verygood interaction sessions and received excellentfeedback from the BSR Group Executives.

15th and 16th December 2016 : SCALE 2016 “Cutting EdgeSupply Chain Strategies to Manage Double DigitGrowth” : Indian Institute of Materials Management,Bengaluru Branch conducted the 16th annual mega eventSCALE 2016 “Supply Chain & Logistics Exposition” on 15th

and 16th December 2016 at Hotel Lalit Ashok. The eventgot praises and accolades for its organizing, hospitality,choice of theme from a host of speakers and delegateswho unequivocally endorsed the possibility of “CuttingEdge Supply Chain Strategies to Manage Double DigitGrowth”. The program is a benchmark for expressingIIMM expertise in the field of Supply Chain Management,but also proven a huge platform for sharing knowledgewith latest updates in the professional field across theglobe. The delegates derived maximum inputs throughvarious high powered “SCM Strategies – Reducing CycleTime, Identification and cutting down the unproductiveSupply Chain Link,ERP Solutions for Manufacturing andManaging double digit Growth and E-commerceInnovation etc”., The technical sessions were extremelyuseful for their day-to-day working in their professionalareas.

The day began with the regular invitation of the ChiefGuest and rendering of an invocation song by Mrs GayatriKeshav. Thereafter, we paid homage by observing a oneminute silence to one of the founder Chairman Mr S.Sankaran who passed away recently in September 2016.

Dr. Anand Kumar Sharma, Outstanding Scientist, &

Deputy Director, Mechanical Systems Area & ChiefGeneral Manager Facilities, ISRO Satellite Centre,Bangalore was the Chief Guest for the Inaugural functionon day one of SCALE 2016.Welcome Address wasdelivered by Mr M.S. Shankarnarayanan, BranchChairman, IIMM Bangalore. Mr. C. Subbakrishna,Chairman- SCALE 2016 and Former National President,IIMM spoke on about the theme.Mr. O.P. Longia,National President IIMM briefed about IIMM activitiesand delivered presidential address to the gathering, Mr.P.M. Biddappa, Convenor SCALE 2016, delivered the voteof thanks to the speakers, participants and sponsoringcompany on this occasion.

Launching of Certification Course on”Supply Chain inHealth Care”was done by the Chief Guest amongst theother guests who were present. This course is beinglaunched by IIMM Bangalore Branch under the ableleadership of Mr C Subbakrishna duly supported by MrD Subramani, VP (S), Mr Srinivas V. Rao, Branch ViceChairman, Mr M R Achyutha Rao who were in thepharma and healthcare sectors. Support from otherteam members were also being sought to encourage thiscourse, which will be both off-line as well as online.Further details in this context is being worked out.

Day 1– 15th December 2016 - Technical SessionsSpeakers: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, CEO, Scalene Energy WaterCorporation talk on Innovation how Indian Companieswere reaping creative value, Mr. Venkatesh, and Mr. J.B. Chowhan, President, Vardhman Health Specialtiesspoke on Logistics Strategies for Healthcare SupplyChain, Mr. Sudhindra Dankanikote, Chief OperatingOfficer, ibTrack Solution Pvt Ltd., spoke on RFID and itsrole in Supply Chain, Mr. VishweshPakhare, Director,AUDEX spoke on Freight Audit in Supply Chain, Mr.Deepak Venkatesh Agarkhed, GM – Engg and Facility,SAKRA Hospitalspoke on Japanese Procurement and Mr.Subhash Lovekar, spoke on Driving Business Growththrough supply Chain.

Day 2- 16th December 2016 – Technical SessionsSpeakers : Chief Guest was Mr. PrasannaSadagopan, Sr.Director, Manhattan Associates, addressed the gathering.Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President (South) deliveredwelcome speech. Mr. Selvaraj, General Manager, HAL(Indigenous) delivered Key Note Speech. On thisoccasion, a commemorative Souvenirwas released by theChief Guest. The task of artwork and other designs andcollation of articles was excellently done and co-ordinated by Mr Akash Gupta, EC Member. Mr. SrinivasV. Rao, Vice Chairman, IIMM proposed vote of thankstowards the completion of the first session of secondday.

The other speakers for Day 2 Technical Sessions consistedof Ms. Renu Rajani, Vice President-Capgemini who spokeon latest trends in SCM in Service Industry, Dr. RabiNarayan Padhi, HAL (Vizag)g ave a presentation onInnovation in Supply Chain Management. After thelunch break Mr. H.R. Gowri Shankar, Advocate and TaxConsultant delivered a talk on India Prepares for GST-An analysis and way forward.

There was also a power panel discussion and ardent

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speakers were Mrs. N.S. Rama- CEO-ELCIA, Dr BalajiSingh, Professor, PES University and Mr. Dilip Pramanik,Head Logistics, Amazon and moderated by Mr. S.B.Lovekar, senior member of the Institute. Our VP (S) MrD Subramani, was very keen to be part of the event andspoke on SCM in Pharma Health Care. During the courseof the event, we also had the privilege of honoring Mr.SSV Raghavan, a Senior Fellow member who wasfelicitated with the Distinguished Membership Awardin NATCOM 2016 was honored by Mr. C. Subbakrishna,Former National President and Chairman SCALE 2016.The valedictory function consisted of summation of boththe day’s events by Mr. K.V. Sudheendra, Hon. Secretary,IIMM Bangalore Branch.

The two days conference brought together eminentindustry leaders, opinion makers, leading Consultantsand academicians and the delegate derived maximuminputs through various high powered technical sessionswhich were extremely useful for today’s SCMprofessional in gearing up to meet their day-to-daychallenges and to achieve the objective, viz., “Managingdouble digit Growth”.

SCALE 2016 Organizing Committee consisted of theentire cabinet members of EC / NC / NEC Members fromIIMM Bengaluru Branch under the able leadership ofMr. C. Subbakrishna- SCALE 2016, Mr. P.M. Biddappa asConvener SCALE 2016, Mr. M.S. Shankar Narayanan,Branch Chairman, Mr. S.B. Lovekar, Advisor, Mr. C.L.Kapoor, Branch Advisor and Past National President, Mr.K.C. Harsha, Technical Advisor, Mr. V. Harish, NationalCouncil Member, Mr. D. Subramani, Vice President(South), Mr. S. Subash, who was Master of Ceremonydid a great job with his regular wits and with activesupport by Mr Srinivas V. Rao and other members ofSCALE 2016 team. Extra-ordinary support from OfficeStaff from Mr Nagaraj S.M and team did an excellent jobin making SCALE 2016 a grand and memorable event.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

JAIPUR BRANCHSeminar on Investor Eductaion on Personal Finance14.12.16 : IIMM Jaipur Branch organized a seminar on‘Investor Education on Personal finance’ on 14th Dec’16at Hotel Fern Jaipur. The seminar was sponsored by oneof the Renowned Mutual fund company FRANKLINTEMPLETON INVESTMENTS. Mr Manish Sharma,Regional Manager of Franklin Templeton was the Speakerof the Seminar.

Mr. Purushottam Khandelwal,Chairman Jaipur branchwelcomed all the guests & speaker of the seminar .Heshared the importance of Investor education for PersonalFinance.

The speaker of the seminar explained various alternativesfor personal investment & compared the long termreturns on these investments. He covered followingpoints in his lecture.

1 Are you saving or are you investing2. Time value of money & start investing early3. Checking your financial health4. Identifying your financial goals5. Introduction to various asset class – Equity, Debt,

Gold etc.6. Ideal Asset Allocation7. Assessing your risk

Mr. AK Goyal - Executive Member presented thememento to the speaker & conveyed vote of thanks toall the participants .Special thanks was conveyed to

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MrNandkishore Jasoria who coordinated between IIMM& Franklin Templeton .Mr. Dhirendra Malhotra - NationalCouncilor initiated the seminar & also made apresentation about IIMM activities and roll in SCM.Program is well appreciated by the members & guests.Lastly dinner is also being enjoyed by the allapproximately 40+ participants.

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KOLKATA BRANCHIn its continuous endeavour towards cutting edgedknowledge dissemination programme in the domain ofSupply Chain Management, Kolkata Branch organizedOne Day Seminar on ‘Redefining Materials Management- Healthcare’ in collaboration with Erbe Medical IndiaPvt. Ltd. twice - on 5th November, 2016 and 12th

November, 2016 at Hotel Park Prime, 226, AJC Bose Road,Kolkata. As a token of commitment to the profession,IIMM did not charge delegation fee for thirty participantsfor each occasion. While the 1st Seminar was earmarkedfor professionals engaged in the domain of supply chainprofession of corporate healthcare sector held on 5th

November, 2016, the 2nd Seminar earmarked for publicsector healthcare organizations held on 12th November,2016.

Celebrate Bijaya & Deepabali Sammilani held on 10thNovember 2016. at IIMM Hall. Singer on the Dias.

Celebrate Bijaya & Deepabali Sammilani held on 10thNovember 2016. at IIMM Hall. Mr. Kallol Ghosh- Hony.

Secretary, IIMM, Kolkata distributed Sweet Packet &Gifts.

Since the Seminar was envisaged and designed for thesupply chain professionals engaged in healthcare sector,

the following topics were dealt in five Technical Sessionsin each day :-1) Powerful Procurement - Outcome;2) Presentation from Organization;3) Inventory - A Resource of Cost Savings;4) Care & Care - Hands of Materials;5) Business Traffic - Negotiations and6) Quiz Contest,

Seminar on Redefining Materials Management -Health Care Dignataries & Speakers, Vice President(East) IIMM, alongwith Erbe Medical India Pvt. Ltd.

Team at Seminar Hall, Park Prime Hotel.

Mr. Kallol Ghosh - Hony. Secretary, IIMM Kolkata& Dy. General Manager Tata Medical Centre

delivered the lecture.

On the Dias from Right: Mr. D.K.Acharyya -Course Co-ordinator, Mr. Amal Chakraborty-

National Vice President (East) IIMM,Mr. Koushik Roy - Vice Chairman, IIMM, Kolkata

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Mrs. Aparna Roy - General Manager (Operations)Tata Medical Centre delivered Lecture.

IIMM Kolkata invited members and students tocelebrate Bijaya & Deepabali Sammilani on Thursday, the10th November, 2016 at IIMM Hall where members andstudents participated in cultural extravaganza to makethe occasion a memorable one. Members attended theprogramme were presented a token of memento.--------------------------------------------------------------------------

MUMBAI BRANCHIn the month of November, 2016 IIMM, Mumbai Branchconducted two different training programs consecutivelyat ACC, Thane.

1. First Inhouse Training Program by Mumbai Branch wasconducted on 9th November, 2016 titled ‘Workshop onWarehousing & Spares Management’ at ACC, Ltd, Thane.

This program was conceptualized after deliberationsabout exact requirements of the ACC and AmbujaCements group in their 29 warehouses spread over atdifferent locations across the country.

Nearly 30 delegates heading such warehouses at variousplaces attended the program.

Mr. Ashok Mhatre, Chairman Mumbai Branch and Mr. AR Sarkar, Adviser, Mumbai Branch were the two facultieswho developed the contents and designed the programfor ACC.

The program went very well as both the facultiesconducted the program by using latest training tools likeexercises, case studies, role plays, ppts& Videos etc. Thetraining was very informative and the participants werebenefited a lot.

The entire program was organised by Dy. DirectorMr.Shirish Joshi who was instrumental in getting thisassignment from ACC.

2. Two Day Training Program on Import Managementat ACC, Thane.

Second such program by Mumbai Branch was conductedon two different topics –‘Import Management’ and ’GST& General Taxation’on 16th and 18th November, 2016respectively.

Participants

Mr. Ashok Mhatre distributing certificate

Mr. A R Sarkar distributing certificate

Mr.Ajit Shah was the faculty for Import Management andMr.AnkitChande was for GST & General Taxation.

The program went very well and both of the facultieswere well received by the participants.

NATCOM: A team from IIMM Mumbai branch studentsconsisting Mr.MandarDhulup and Mr.DhavalChunawalaparticipated in NATCOM recently held at Hyderabad andmade excellent presentation on the given topic.

Forthcoming Seminar: ‘’Seminar on The Digital SupplyChain’’ scheduled on 10th January, 2017 at MCA ,Boundary Hall, BKC, Bandra, Mumbai.MDP: Global Best Practices in Supply Chain managementin January , 2017.

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Mr. Shirish Joshi distributing certificate

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TRIVANDRUM BRANCHIIMM Trivandrum Branch organized an evening lectureprogrmme for the benefit of Members and their familieson 9th Dec. 2016 at IIMM Hall, Sasthamangalam,Trivandrum. Shri Mohan Nair, Managing Director, EsquireHealthcare & Logistics P. Ltd. (Past Chairman, IIMM PuneBranch) was the guest speaker.

Chairman, Dr. Kohy M George welcomed the Chief Guest,Members, Family Members and invited guests. He gavea brief outline on the activities of the branch in generaland highlighted the specific programmes conductedearlier during the year. He also appreciated themembers and their families for the keen interest takenin the present programme.

Dr. NRUK Kartha, Former General Manager, VikramSarabhai Space Centre (ISRO) inaugurated theprogramme by lighting the traditional lamp. Chief GuestShri Mohan Nair, NC Member Shri KG Nair, NC MemberShri K Sivanandan, and Treasurer Shri M Janardhananjoined in lighting the lamp.

Vice Chairman Shri R.Sivandan addressed the gatheringand also introduced the Chief Guest to the audience.

Shri Mohan Nair delivered an expert talk on the topic“CHANGE OF MINDSET”. He explained the need ofchanging one’s mindset in order to succeed in life.Normally one may find it difficult to change in view ofdifficulty in breaking habits, uncertainty while venturing

into uncharted waters and fear of the unknown. Thechange of mindset involves understanding mind, body,intellect and soul of each person. He emphasized thattransformation is not a luxury but a necessity. Thechange of mindset will result in creating positive energy,re-learning, unfolding the hidden potential, happinessand peace. One should try to be realistic to the presentsurroundings since what ever happened in the past isbeyond correction and future cannot be predicted. Healso pointed out that ‘change of activities’ is also amindset changing activity. Similar is the case ofknowledge, skill and attitudes. He urged the audienceto accept people and things as it is. The talk was packedwith full of life experiences and well received by theparticipants. Secretary Shri K Raveendra Prasadproposed vote of thanks. The programme was followedby dinner.

Inauguration of evening lecture programe byDr. NRUK Kartha, Former GM, VSSC/ISRO

Dr.

Koshy M George, Branch Chairman deliveringthe Presidential address.

Shri R Sivanandan, Vice Chairmanintroducing the Chief Guest.

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Talk by Shri Mohan Nair, Managing Director,Esquire Healthcare & Logistics P. Ltd.

NC Member Shri KG Nair presenting amemento to the Chief Guest.

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Evening Talk in NOV’16 : An Evening Talk was organisedon 19th Nov.”!6 with Topic ‘Emergence of New Managers-Impact on Business Organisations All Over’ by Mr. AjitTelang who has done Master’s Degree in Chemistry withSpecialisation in Nuclear & Radio Chemistry fromInstitute of Science, Mumbai University. He has also doneMasters in Marketing Management from Jamnalal BajajInstitute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has morethan 38 years experience in the areas of BusinessPlanning, Project Management, Market Research &Strategic Management. He has worked in variousindustries in India from 1975 to 1985 at senior capacitiesin areas of Strategic Marketing & Corporate/BusinessPlanning for large business groups like TATA & MAFATLAL.He is independent Business Consultant for past 28 years& Advisor in areas of Strategic Marketing, BusinessPlanning, Manpower Audit, Diversification Strategies. Hestarted doing research in Spiritual Science since 1993 &became Reiki Master in 1997. He founded Reiki VidyaNiketan having centres in major towns & cities in Indiawith main spiritual research centre at Devrukh inMaharashtra. The Institution is also active in manyforeign countries. He is regular faculty at North EasternUniversity of Illinois, Chicago for past 8 years. He haslaunched training programmes like ResponsibleParenting, Spiritual Awareness for Family Environment,Spiritual Outlook for Future Times with idea of SocialUpliftment. The Programme details were published inlocal newspaper to spread awareness about topic. TheTalk would create appreciation among senior Business

Managers & Executives about Holistic Managementpractices. It would focus on Awareness & Understandingof New Managerial Challenges like -

• Managing Millenials• Gen Y in the workforce- Preparing Organisations for

values & culture clash• Understanding the conflict areas within generations

in work place• The evolution of Gen Y Workforce• Understanding multi-generations in workforce

The Members alongwith EC Members & Studentscomprising of more than 45 persons participated in theTalk to enhance their knowledge about the topic whereinfollowing photos highlight the Event -

Mr. Ajit Telang being welcomed with Flower Bouquetby Mr. Lalbhai PateI-Imm. Past National President

alongwith Mr. Anand Purohit - Chairman. VadodaraBranch seen applauding.

The Audience engrossed in the Talk whichinterested all age groups.

Mr. Ajit Telang being felicitated with Memento byMr.Anand Purohit who delivered Vote of Thanks.