NITIE, in association with INSEAD Business School and SJM SoM IIT Mumbai hosts SOM 2010

NITIE, in association with INSEAD Business School, The School of Management, University of Texas – Dallas and Shailesh. J. Mehta School of Management, hosts SOM 2010, an Annual International Conference with the theme “Positioning Operations Management for Global Excellence” is an effort to provide a global forum for practitioners, policy makers, teachers, researchers and learners to share their practical experiences and models for redefining operations to meet the changing requirements of global business. The objective of the conference would be to provide a knowledge sharing platform for promotion of research and experiential finding through empirical study, qualitative modeling and case studies. It is intended to address various frameworks, models and best practices in business excellence through scientific thinking for developing dynamic and sustainable organizations to meet the requirements of emerging knowledge economy.

SOM 2010 invites researchers, learners and practitioners to submit research-based as well as practical papers linked with the theme of the conference. The broad areas/ sub-themes that will be of interest for the conference are given below. Extended abstracts (5 – 6 pages) of papers can be submitted in any one of the following sub-themes or related areas.

• Operations Strategy
• Procurement/E-commerce
• Manufacturing Management
• Technology Management
• Inventory /Stores Management
• Knowledge Management
• ERP/Supply Chain Management
• Applications of O.R and O.M tools
• Quality and reliability
• Large Scale Operations & Logistics
• Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
• Productivity and Competitiveness
• Optimization Techniques
• Business Process Outsourcing
• Decision Support Systems
• Innovation
• Project Management
• Service/Healthcare Operations
• Empirical Modeling
• New product development
• Public Systems management
• Sustainable Operations Management

All submissions to be made through email to som2010nitie@gmail.com before September 15th 2010.

Students pursuing Ph.D and Post Graduates by Research are invited to participate in the Doctoral Consortium which will be held on 17th December 2010. Students pursuing their masters degree can submit the extended abstracts of their projects undertaken in any of the relevant areas. Interested students may send a report of their research not exceeding five to six pages to som2010nitie@gmail.com.

REGISTRATION FEES:
Delegates from Industry : Rs. 5500/- US$400
Delegates from Academic/ R&D Organizations : Rs. 4000/- US$350
Delegates from SOM : Rs. 3500/- US$300
Students : Rs. 1500/- US$125
SOM Student Members : Rs. 1000/- US$100
Registration fee may be sent to the Conference Chair by draft/cheque drawn in favour of “NITIE, Mumbai A/C SOM 2010

NITIE presents Envision 2010 – The sustainability and environmental conclave

EnVision ’10 will be held on the 20th of August at the Peninsula Grand at Saki Naka, Mumbai.
The event starts with a case study competition where 6 teams across the B schools in India would make a case for green supply chain. This would be followed by the finals of EnQUIZitive – the green quiz competition where teams from FMS, IIFT, MICA and NITIE would vouch for the top honors.
The post-lunch session will have the much awaited panel discussion, The Sustainability Forum, on the topic “Green Products – from Rhetoric to Reality”

The eminent speakers that we will be having are:

- Mr. Ganesh Tripathy, Head-Safety, Environment, Sustainability & SHE Cluster Head-Unilever South Asia

- Mr. G. Udayabhaskar, GM (Env), Essar Group

- Mr. Niranjan Khatri, GM, ITC Welcomgroup

- Mr. Mr. Vijay Khole, GM, R&D, Mahindra & Mahindra

- Mr. Jaisingh Dhumal, Chief Manager, Technology Finance Group, ICICI Bank

- Mr. Sanjay Chavan, Principal Consultant, PE International

Envision is the flagship event of the PGDISEM students at NIITE – a course dedicated to Industrial safety and Environmental management at NITIE.
To book your seats at the event or for any clarifications, please contact
Mr. Terry Thomas
Convener Envision 2010
terrythomas.tm@gmail.com

NITIE annual IT conclave Litmus 2010 organised

’LITMUS’, the annual IT conclave of NITIE, was organized on Friday, 13th August 2010. It was the perfect amalgamation of the IT Industry and dynamism of business management. Organized by the students of NITIE’s dedicated IT management course, the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (PGDITM), the highlight of the event was “Biz Talk”, a panel discussion on “Leveraging India as a Consumer: The next big catalyst in Indian IT growth story”.

Mr. Amod Vijayvargiya – Director, Global Knowledge & Business Services, Capgemini; Mr. Anirvan Saha – Senior Manager, Cognizant Business Consulting; Mr. Dhiren Savla – Director, IT, CRISIL; Mr. Pradeep Erinjery – Chairman & CEO, Thirdware Solutions; and Mr. Rahaju Pal – Director, Enterprise Risk & Services, Delloitte formed the panel. As the stalwarts of the industry, addressed the topic, the audience gained considerable insight into the growing Indian IT industry and its high potential to portray India as a consumer.

“There is a huge potential for the IT sector in the Indian market can be unlocked. Projects like the Unique Identification Project and other e-governance initiatives are opening new avenues for the IT companies”, said Mr.Rahaju Pal. Mr. Dhiren Savla added, “… (India) has 65% of its population below the age of 35; the consumerism is going to increase tremendously in the near future. Indian companies have a great role in taking this growth to the smallest corners of the country.”

Among the inter-college competitions held during LITMUS 2010 were “Biz Warz”, the B Plan competition (won by students from Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Mumbai), “Sync Quest”, the case study competition (won by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi) and “Enigma”, the online quiz (won by FORE School of Management, Delhi). A total of over 500 students from across B Schools all over India participated in these events. Total prize money exceeding Rs 1 lakh was given to the winning teams.

This year, the sponsors for the event were Aditya Birla Group, Siemens, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Alok Industries. Apart from this, Technopak was the case study partner, MBAUniverse – the media partner, Prueba – the knowledge partner, Loot – the merchandise partner and Dare2Compete – the B-School event partner.

The article can be found at http://www.indiainfoline.com/BSchool/InFocus/NITIE-organizes-Litmus-2010-The-IT-conclave/591052

‘In-Fin-NITIE’ – magazine from the finance club at NITIE

Despite the rickety infrastructure, its sluggish bureaucracy and the many problems of a developing country, India has established itself as a major player in the world economy. This is in part because of its reservoir of knowledge and in part because of its human capital. The unveiling of the new symbol for the rupee is a major milestone in establishing the rising supremacy of India on the global economic landscape.

The second edition of ‘In-Fin-NITIE’ from the house of Team $treet, the finance forum at NITIE, deliberates on whether India as an emerging market is overvalued. ‘In-Fin-NITIE’ also discusses multifarious issues ranging from India’s efforts in moving towards full Capital Account Convertibility to something as diverse as a sustainable model for German Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs).

‘In-Fin-NITIE’ also contains a message from the convenor, letter from the editor, other articles, a quiz and much more.

We would love to hear from you regarding the magazine. Please direct all feedback regarding ‘In-Fin-NITIE’ to the Editor at street.nitie@gmail.com

$treet is the Finance Interest Group at NITIE. Having completed 5 years of existence in the year 2009-10, $treet organized a wide variety of activities ranging from workshops to lecture series to inter b-school competitions.

The magazine can also be downloaded here.

In-Fin-NITIE_Q2_2010

MAHAMANDI 2010@NITIE – Mandi for the Managers

On the 31st of July, Mumbai witnessed yet another edition of Mandi, the unique on field marketing exercise conducted by NITIE. This event is part of NITIE’s unequalled action learning pedagogy, in which first year management students hit the streets of Mumbai selling educational toys. This year, the event scaled new heights and was rechristened MahaMandi 2010, as the students from NITIE invited their counterparts from some of the other top post graduate colleges in Mumbai – SJMSOM IIT Bombay, Wellingkar, SIMSR and TISS. More than 800 students spread out to different parts of Mumbai to sell the educational toys manufactured by Navnirmiti, an NGO working for the upliftment of underprivileged children.
Conceptualized by Dr T. Prasad (Senior Faculty – NITIE), this event originated from the belief that experiential learning in terms of a field marketing experience is as important as classroom training and education. Dr. Prasad says – “MahaMandi serves as an effective vehicle for three objectives. Firstly, it contributes to Navnirmiti, thus helping make a difference in the lives of many children who lose out on basic education. Secondly, it provides our students with a practical experience of classroom concepts like Marketing and Direct Selling. Thirdly, the toys sold are essentially educational tools that have been deployed by the NGO in many schools across the country.”
The event was flagged off from the beautiful campus of NITIE by Mr. Rajit Kapur (of Byomkesh Bakshi fame), Amol Mazumdar (Indian cricketer) and Rehan yar Khan (Founder at Flora2000 Inc).

After the inauguration ceremony, students started towards their chosen destinations to sell their products. They tried to woo customers at shopping malls, railway stations and other busy intersections in areas like Powai, Bandra, Dadar, Churchgate and CST. The toys on offer were Tangram, ‘Jodo’ Sets, Number balance and Navrang. Mrs. Beena Gite, a working mother of two said, “For me, these toys will serve as a new and unique way to teach mathematical concepts apart from the conventional method of teaching through school textbooks.” The sales for the day were an overwhelming Rs 10, 00,000.

The students describe their experience at MahaMandi- “This was a very enriching and fun filled experience for me as I got to interact directly with so many customers and learnt how to effectively make a sales pitch to them” said Maulik Desai, a first year student at NITIE.