In the quest to achieve optimum efficiency, companies have realized the true importance of a robust supply chain. In a dynamic market like India, the supply chain can potentially leverage the competitive advantage of a company and significantly raise profitability.

In an effort to further raise the value of the supply chain and mitigate associated challenges, Fleming Gulf has launched the Supply Chain India Summit, to be held on 13-14 November 2014 in Mumbai. Uniting professionals from various industries such as FMCG, pharma, telecommunications, information technology, electronics, hospitality and transport, the conference will be a go to event for supply chain heads to discuss upcoming trends in the field, jointly address common challenges and meet like minded professionals.

The summit boasts of an impressive speaker line up including Shreyas Malkan, AVP, Reliance Communications ; Sandeep Kumar, Associate Director, Johnson & Jonhson ;Venkata R, Director, Firmenich ; Gaurav Sharma, VP Modern Trade CSD & International Business, Cadbury ; Pradeep Yadav, Senior Director – Supply Chain & Service, Flipkart ; and Kalyanakrishnan Hariharan, Head - Global Supply Chain at Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, to name a few.

Retail value chain, inventory and warehouse modeling, essentials of pharma supply chain, strategizing lean supply chain, supplier – customer relations and the vision for the future will be some of the key themes of the summit.
A wide range of topics will be covered such as an overview of the current supply chain scenario, integration of supply chain in e-commence, operational risk in supply chain, warehousing strategies, crisis management, technology and reverse logistics. An insightful case study about the Mumbai Dabbawalas will also be hosted by Mr. Raghunath Medge, President of the Dabbawala Foundation, Mumbai.

Further explaining the scope of the summit, Pratik Chirania, Conference Producer at Fleming Gulf said, “This platform brings international supply chain excellence in the Indian framework with speakers such as the Indian pioneers of Six Sigma - the Dabbawalas. First time ever, a workshop on the Beer Game (created by professors at MIT Sloan School of Management) will be covered within the conference. It is an event which will showcase the trends and best practices of supply chain that need to be adopted by industry experts to gain a competitive advantage over its peers. A forum for the regulatory updates.”