Golden Jubilee International Workshop on

‘Supply Chain Management’

held on August 19-20,2005

 1.Profile of the author:

 Address       :             Dr. A. Gunasekaran

                                  Department of Management

                                  Charlton College of Business

                                  University of Massachusetts

                                  285, Old Westport Road,

                                  North Dartmouth,

                                  USA.

                                  MA 02747- 2300

                                  E-mail: agunasekaran@umassd.edu

Specialisation  :         Industrial Management

                                Operations Management

                                Supply Chain Management 

2. Scope of the Workshop:

Supply Chain Management in enterprise (both manufacturing and services) is essential for competing in global market based on flexibility and responsiveness. To meet challenges in today’s marketplace, the Supply Chain Management should continuously strive to improve its position relative to its competitors in a business and manufacturing environment characterized by increased competition, a need for developing better products at reduced cost and reduced time to market.  This International Workshop will provide an understanding of Supply Chain Management in manufacturing and services that will enable researchers and engineers to go beyond current developments and to create the methods of tomorrow. 

3. Topics covered:

        Strategic planning

•   Organsisational structure for responsive manufacturing

•   Knowledge and information technology Management in Supply Chain

•   Supply Chain Management and responsiveness

•   Management control in new enterprise

•   Manufacturing systems control/service technologies for Agile Supply Chain       

4. Benefits :

Delegates were able to know about

•  Basics of Supply Chain Management

•  Supply Chain Management in manufacturing

•  Supply Chain Management in services

•  Problem solving in Supply Chain Management

•  Case-studies in Supply Chain Management

•  Supply Chain responsiveness 

5.Conclusion : 

         In this era of globalization and modernization, global competition   is of importance. To compete globally, this Golden Jubilee International Workshop gave an exposure to the participants in the emerging field of Supply Chain Management and responsiveness in manufacturing and services. 

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