| The Concept of Supply Chain in India is a new | | | | The Indian Operation of the India Supply Chain |
| concept if not unofficially at least officially. India | | | | Council is headed by Abhijit Shivekar who is also its |
| Supply Chain Council has been a pioneer in this here in | | | | director. Shivekar holds a Masters Degree in Graphic |
| India in popularizing the concept in India. The | | | | Arts and Communications from EFPG,INPG ,France |
| organization in its two years of existence has been | | | | .He also holds a Masters Degree in Marketing and |
| very successful in its endeavor. What is supply chain | | | | International Management Grenoble,France. With wide |
| all about and why is it so important in today's global | | | | range and many years of experience from Man |
| business activities. Supply Chain refers to the | | | | Roland , Augsburg ,Germany and DHJ Selestat , |
| distribution channel of a product, from its sourcing, to | | | | France Shivekar Started the India Supply Chain |
| its delivery to the end consumer (also known as the | | | | Council single handedly with support and help from its |
| value chain). The supply chain is typically comprised of | | | | sister concern in China. Today due to him the India |
| multiple companies who are increasingly coordinating | | | | Supply Chain Council is emerging as a brand name in |
| activities via an extranet. | | | | India with wide ranging recognisation from different |
| According to Wikipedia the channelization of supply | | | | business and Media houses in India and abroad . The |
| chain is done through supply chain management. The | | | | Council has also been registered as a official body |
| Wikipedia defines "Supply chain management (SCM) is | | | | here in India . |
| the process of planning, implementing, and controlling | | | | The Popularity of Supply Chain in general and India |
| the operations of the Supply chain with the purpose | | | | Supply Chain Council in particular can be gauged from |
| to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as | | | | the fact that google, yahoo ,MSN and others takes |
| possible. Supply chain management spans all | | | | most of its informations about supply chain in India |
| movement and storage of raw material , | | | | from this organization and the website of this |
| work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from | | | | organization has the highest number of visitors in |
| point-of-origin to point-of-consumption." | | | | google and yahoo almost daily. |
| The term supply chain management was first coined | | | | In its first ever India Supply Chain Summit here in |
| by consultant Keith Oliver, of strategy consulting firm | | | | India recently on the 1st of March 2007 at the |
| Booz Allen Hamilton in 1982. The Booz Allen Hamilton | | | | Oberoi in New Delhi organized by the India Supply |
| puts forward , "Supply Chain Management | | | | Chain Council which was a grand success was |
| encompasses the planning and management of all | | | | attended by at least 32 top level national and |
| activities involved in sourcing, procurement, | | | | international business houses with CEO's ,Directors, |
| conversion, and logistics management activities. | | | | Presidents ,Vice Presidents, Heads etc attending it |
| Importantly, it also includes coordination and | | | | with presentations and deliberations about the |
| collaboration with channel partners, which can be | | | | different aspects of Supply Chain and Logistics in |
| suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, | | | | India, Its achievements and its problem areas. Some |
| and customers. In essence, Supply Chain | | | | of the top level companies which were represented |
| Management integrates supply and demand | | | | in this conference were Goodyear,Wipro, Redprairie |
| management within and across companies" | | | | Asia Pacific, Caterpillar Logistics and so on. Also |
| In the Indian case supply chain as a concept has | | | | represented in this Summit was media houses like the |
| become popular due to the hard work of a single | | | | Pioneer , CNN-IBN 7 and so on. |
| network the India Supply Chain Council which today is | | | | This summit taking place just a day after the |
| the only official organization to popularize it within the | | | | presentation of the Union Budget assumes all the |
| different business houses in India as well as within | | | | more significance as the Finance Minister of India has |
| the different machineries of the Indian government . | | | | announced series of measures in his annual budget |
| This organization in India is actually a part of a much | | | | for pegging up the industrial growth rate further. He |
| larger entity named the Global Supply Chain Council | | | | has announced incentives like 5 years tax holidays for |
| and its sister outfit in China is the China Supply Chain | | | | hoteling and tourism sectors , more incentives for |
| Council. | | | | banking and financial institutions and so on. With a |
| The mother entity and the Chinese company was | | | | small beginning towards the concept of Supply Chain |
| founded by Max Henry a graduate from the France | | | | in India a new beginning has been made and this |
| ISG Business School and is the Executive Director of | | | | might lead to huge steps in future. With already a |
| the China Supply Chain Council. The China Supply | | | | successful organization like the India Supply Chain |
| Chain Council has emerged over the last couple of | | | | Council well established in India now its seem the |
| years as one of the largest Supply Chain Entity in | | | | future of Supply Chain and Supply Chain Management |
| China with operations in Tokyo, | | | | India has a rosy days ahead and its seems the boom |
| Singapore,Hongkong,Taipei, Bangkok, Beijing and | | | | time of supply chain in India has already started. |
| Shanghai. | | | | |