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Purchasing & Materials Management
(including Concepts of Supply Chain Management)

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16th & 17th October, 14 at Hotel Chancery, Lavelle Road, Bangalore
On 28th & 29th October, 14 at Hotel Ramada Plaza Palm Grove, Juhu, Mumbai
30th & 31st October, 14 at Hotel Jaypee Vasant Continental, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi

(Timings 9.30 am to 5.00 pm)




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For Whom:
For Registration
1. Purchasing as Profit Centre: Importance, Purchasing Process, Modern Purchasing Practices: Purchase Market Research, Global Sourcing, Green Purchasing, SA-8000,    P-cards.
2. E-Procurement: Benefits, How to introduce? How and Why of Reverse Auctions?
3. Legal Aspects of Purchasing: Indian Contracts Act, Indian Sales of Goods Act
4. Overseas Buying: INCO Terms 2010 of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris.
5. Vendor Management: How Suppliers Can Add Value? Key Supplier Account Management (KSAM), Supplier Relationship Management, Vendor Rating/ Assessment.
6. Negotiations in Purchasing: Process & Phases, How Successful Negotiators negotiate?
7. Financial Aspects of Materials Management: Spend Analysis, Total Cost of Acquisition/ Ownership, R-Factor, K-Factor.
8. Techniques for Control of Inventory: Lead Time Management, ABC/HML/SDE /SOS /GOLF / VED/FSN/XYZ Analysis, MUSIC- 3D, Just-in-Time Inventory, JIT II, Vendor Managed Inventory.
9. Modern Storage and Warehousing Practices: Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Automated Identification Systems, Automated Guided Vehicles, RFID, Cycle Counting Systems.
10. Logistics & Supply Chain Management Concepts: Role of 3PL/4PL Service Providers.
Programme Contents :
Rs.14,500/- plus service tax @ 12% plus educational cess @ 36% = Rs. 16,292/- per participant, payable in advance by cheque/DD favouring ' Indian Academy of Management'. Group Discount of Rs 1000 per head available for minimum three nominations from the same company. Fee covers lunch & tea / coffee and course material. The programme is non-residential.
Fee/ Investment for the Seminar:
Purchasing & Materials Managers/ Executives, Logistics Managers, Supply Chain Managers & Production, Finance, Marketing & General Managers who interface with or oversee Pur & Materials Management.
Ashok Sharma, B Tech, MBA, FIMA:
He held the position of the World President, International Federation of Purchasing & Materials Management, Vienna - an international body of 40 countries accredited to the UN and its specialized agencies like UNCTAD, International Trade Centre, Geneva, & UN Economic & Social Council). This is the largest Federation, representing over 200,000 Purchasing Managers, with purchasing budget amounting to several billion dollars. In this capacity, he obtained insight into the Purchasing and Materials Management practices and techniques of world's top companies.

Has over 35 years' experience in the corporate world, having worked as Vice President- Purchase, Blue Star Limited., Director, Mather & Platt Ltd., Chief Operating Officer, TechNova Imaging Systems Limited, and President, Pidilite Industries Limited.

He has also been President of the prestigious Bombay Management Association & National President, Indian Institute of Materials Management. He is Fellow member of All India Management Association and Life Member of National HRD Network & Indian Society for Training & Development.

Ashok Sharma holds B Tech degree from IIT Delhi and MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS),Delhi . He has also attended advanced courses at the world-reputed Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA , International Chamber of Commerce, Paris & American Management Association. He has co-authored a book on Supply Chain Management, published by Tata McGraw Hill and received 3 national and one international award Garner Themoin Medal for outstanding services to the Purchasing profession. He is a visiting faculty at various national and international fora.
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