BPC WORLD CONFERENCE 2007 Theme: Driving Excellence through Best Practices In Retrospect

2007 BPC World Conference was held AT : Hotel The Leela Kempinski Sahar Mumbai - 400 059 India On : 30 th Nov., 2007 & 1 st Dec., 2007.

2007 BPC World Conference Associates : Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture The American Society of Transportation and Logistics®

2007 BPC World Conference Sponsors : Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor General sponsor

2007 BPC World Conference Partners : Academic Partner Media Partner National Institute of Industrial Engineering Zee Business

Honourable Guests of the Conference Mr. Vijay Magapu , Executive Director on L&T Board, CEO , L&T Infotech Ltd., India . Mr. Joseph Shedlawski , CPIM, President, APICS-The Association of Operations Management, USA . Dr. Robert Vokurka , CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CPM, President Elect, APICS-The Association of Operations Management, USA. Chief Guest Guest of Honour Special Guest

The Conference Associates’ Head Mr. Joseph Francis , Past Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Supply-Chain Council, USA . Mr. Abraham Eskenazi, CPA, CHE, CAE, CSCP, Executive Director & COO, APICS-The Association of Operations Management, USA . Mr. William Ferreira , Member, Board of Directors, American Society of Transportation and Logistics, USA

Participation Statistics of the Conference Approx. 200 persons from various industries and academicians attended the Conference. Approx. 25 Senior industry personals graced the Conference with their presence as Guests. Approx. 25 Speakers from various streams shared their valuable experience in about 24 Sessions. Approx. 60 persons including 35 persons working in industry and 25 students from NITIE volunteered to make the conference a landmark event.

Approx. 200 persons from various industries and academicians attended the Conference.

Approx. 25 Senior industry personals graced the Conference with their presence as Guests.

Approx. 25 Speakers from various streams shared their valuable experience in about 24 Sessions.

Approx. 60 persons including 35 persons working in industry and 25 students from NITIE volunteered to make the conference a landmark event.

Industry Participation Trends in the Conference

The Speakers at the Education Session: The ERP Delinquent Dozen: Why ERP Systems Rarely Provide Most Manufacturing Companies With A Competitive Advantage In Their Supply Chain Mr. Kenneth Titmuss, B.Sc.(Prod.Eng.), CPIM, CFPIM, CSCP - President, SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of South Africa), Proprietor, Kent Outsourcing Services, Cape Town, South Africa. Enterprise Resource Planning – Framework for Managing Upgrades / Migrations by Business Managers / IT Managers Mr. Srinivas Kompella , Program Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India.

The Speakers at the Executive Edge Session: Using SCOR to Implement S&OP Ms. Denise Layfield , Vice President of Supply Chain, McCormick & Company, Inc., USA. Processes in an evolving Business - ITC eChoupal Case Study Mr. S. Sivakumar , Chief Executive, International Businesses Division, ITC Ltd., India .

The Speakers at the Educational Session: The Role of Logistics in Your Global Supply Chain Ms. Maryanne Ross , CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, Assistant Vice President for APICS Region 9, USA Role of ICT Enabled Processes in Healthcare Mr. Satish Kini , Chief Mentor & Director, 21st Century Health Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India.

The Speakers at the Educational Session: Supply Chain Integration in South Africa: Perspectives and Learning Mr. Cobus Rossouw , B. Eng. (Hons) (Industrial Engineering), B. Com. (Hons) (Business Logistics), CSCP, Director & Chairman of Executive Committee, SAPICS, MD, Volition Consulting Services, South Africa. Business Performance Measurement Mr. C. N. Srivatsan , Director, Pricol Ltd., India.

The Speakers at the Educational Session: Team Building with the SCOR Model Mr. Joseph Francis , Past Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Supply-Chain Council, USA. Solution approach to RFID based Track & Trace application Mr. Ravi Vasudeva , Head – Technology & New Initiatives, SAP Practice, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India.

The Speakers at the Educational Session: Guidelines for Intermodal Freight Connectivity Dr. Bassem Younes , Ph.D., President, Academy for Safety and Security, Dubai, UAE. Enhancing customer service in spare parts supply chain through TOC Replenishment – A case study Mr. Atish Mukhopadhyaya , Consultant, Siemens Information Systems Ltd., India.

The Speakers at the Executive Edge Session: Outsourcing Processes Mr. Kamlesh K. Mehta , Vice President & CFO, Johnson & Johnson Ltd., India. Manufacturing Outsourcing for Strategic Advantage Mr. Manish Choksi , Chief-Corporate Strategy & CIO, Asian Paints India Ltd.

The Speaker at the Training Session: SCOR Framework Training: In these sessions, the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR) framework overview training was given. Mr. Joseph Francis , Past Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Supply-Chain Council, USA.

The Speakers at the Sponsored Session: High Performance in Inventory Optimisation - Leveraging Master data Mgt system via Last Mile Connectivity Mr. V. Ramesh , Chief – Strategic Outsourcing Development, Chief – Business Analytics Practice, L&T Infotech Ltd., India. Advance Bay Scheduling & Hauler Business Share Planning in Strategic Transportation Management Mr. Ulhas Dhabu , CPIM, Sr. Project Manager, SCM, L&T Infotech Ltd., India.

The Speakers at the Executive Edge Session: Supply Chain Process Re-engineering at Mahindra & Mahindra (Farm Equipment Sector) Mr. Satish Moorjani , Vice President, Process Consulting, Bristlecone International, India. Supply Chain Optimization Using Six Sigma Approach Mr. Manosh Kurup , Regional Purchase Manager, SKF India Ltd. Retail Supply Chain Mr. Deepak Jakate , B. Tech. (IT-BHU), PGDM (IIMB), Head, Logistics Parks Business, Reliance Logistics Pvt. Ltd., India.

Speakers at the General Session : Mumbai Dabbawalas Mr. Raghunath D. Medge , President, Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust & Association, India. Mr. Gangaram L. Taleker , Secretary, Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust & Association, India .

Panel Discussion : Developing Skilled Manpower for Sustained Growth-the Way Ahead Mr. Valerian Harris , Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, Patni Computers Systems Ltd., India. Mr. Vinay Shroff , Sr. Vice President, Supply Chain, Reliance Retail Ltd., India. Dr. Subhash Awale , Director, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, India. Mr. Atul Kshetry, Director, Octopus-e International . Mr. Rajen Mehrotra, Chief Knowledge Officer, ACC Ltd.

Participation of Industry in the Conference Some of the Names from the Participant’s List of the Conference: L&T Infotech Ltd. Mr. Abhay Chitnis , Vice-President, L&T Infotech Ltd. Mr. Sudhir Shenoi , Joint General Manager, L&T Infotech Ltd . Mr. Sujoy Sen, Senior Manager, L&T Infotech Ltd. Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Mr. Milind Patil , Project Manager, Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Mr. Sachin Kamat , Senior Manager, Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Mr. Suraj Krishnan , Senior Solutions Architect , Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Infosys Technologies Ltd. Ms. Aindrila Chatterjee, Senior Project Manager . Mr. Mani Sri Vellanki, Senior Project Manager . Mr. Venugopal G., Senior Consultant . Mr. Tapas Chattopadhyay, Senior Consultant. Godrej & Boyce Mgf . Co . Ltd . Mr. Dhiren Vora , Sr. General Manager & Head-Logistics & Supply Chain

Some of the Names from the Participant’s List of the Conference:

L&T Infotech Ltd.

Mr. Abhay Chitnis , Vice-President, L&T Infotech Ltd.

Mr. Sudhir Shenoi , Joint General Manager, L&T Infotech Ltd .

Mr. Sujoy Sen, Senior Manager, L&T Infotech Ltd.

Patni Computer Systems Ltd.

Mr. Milind Patil , Project Manager, Patni Computer Systems Ltd.

Mr. Sachin Kamat , Senior Manager, Patni Computer Systems Ltd.

Mr. Suraj Krishnan , Senior Solutions Architect , Patni Computer Systems Ltd.

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

Ms. Aindrila Chatterjee, Senior Project Manager .

Mr. Mani Sri Vellanki, Senior Project Manager .

Mr. Venugopal G., Senior Consultant .

Mr. Tapas Chattopadhyay, Senior Consultant.

Godrej & Boyce Mgf . Co . Ltd .

Mr. Dhiren Vora , Sr. General Manager & Head-Logistics & Supply Chain

Bristlecone India Ltd. Mr. Sivamani M., Competency Manager-offshore US Mr. Rajesh Nagle, Senior Consultant Mr. Girish Mahajan , Project Manager Cognizant Technology Solutions Mr. Prasanna Bhalerao , Principal Architect-Technology Mr. Kaleeswaran Ganapathy , Sr. Consulting Manager-Domain Mr. Harsh R. , Senior Business Analyst Ms. Neetu Srusti , Business Analyst Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Samuel Mathai , Associate Manager – Customer Services Ms. Juliet Fernandes , Asst. Manager – Scheduling Reliance Logistics (P) Ltd. Mr. Santosh Deshpande , Vice-President Mr. Ranjeet Joshipura , General Manager-Process & Quality Mr. Rajesh Sathe , Senior Manager-Quality Systems

Bristlecone India Ltd.

Mr. Sivamani M., Competency Manager-offshore US

Mr. Rajesh Nagle, Senior Consultant

Mr. Girish Mahajan , Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Mr. Prasanna Bhalerao , Principal Architect-Technology

Mr. Kaleeswaran Ganapathy , Sr. Consulting Manager-Domain

Mr. Harsh R. , Senior Business Analyst

Ms. Neetu Srusti , Business Analyst

Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Samuel Mathai , Associate Manager – Customer Services

Ms. Juliet Fernandes , Asst. Manager – Scheduling

Reliance Logistics (P) Ltd.

Mr. Santosh Deshpande , Vice-President

Mr. Ranjeet Joshipura , General Manager-Process & Quality

Mr. Rajesh Sathe , Senior Manager-Quality Systems

Wipro Ltd. Mr. M. N. Athmaram, Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement Business Optimization Mr. Anil Nair, Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement Business Optimization Mr. Prasad Madiraju, Practice Head Mr. Upendra Rabadia, Manager MANY OTHERS: Ms. Alopa Pradhan , Asst. Manager,VAS, Tata Teleservices Ltd . Mr. Praveen Rudraradhya , Practice Head-Enterprise Solutions Group,, Barry Wehmiller International Resources Pvt. Ltd . Ms. Manisha Ketkar, Asst. Professor-SCM, Symbiosis Institute of International Business . Mr. Sudeepta Neogi, Asst. Manager, Pfizer Pharmaceutical India Pvt. Ltd . Mr. Ravi Hariharan, Project Manager, Robert Bosch India Pvt. Ltd . Mr. Ashutosh Bijoor, MD, Reach 1 to 1 Technologies Ltd . Mr. Kamlesh K. Mehta, Vice President-Finance, Johnson & Johnson Ltd . Mr. Milind Dhupkar, General Manager-IT, Lupin Ltd . Mr. Yusuf Lanewala, Director, Saraswat Infotech Ltd . Mr. T. A. Balasubramanian, MD, Maxigen Communications Pvt. Ltd . Mr. Kenneth Titmuss , President, SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of South Africa), Proprietor, Kent Outsourcing Services , South Africa Mr. Satish Moorjani , Vice President, Process Consulting, Bristlecone International , India. Mr. Deepak Jakate , Head, Logistics Parks Business, Reliance Logistics Pvt. Ltd ., India.

Wipro Ltd.

Mr. M. N. Athmaram, Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement Business Optimization

Mr. Anil Nair, Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement Business Optimization

Mr. Prasad Madiraju, Practice Head

Mr. Upendra Rabadia, Manager

MANY OTHERS:

Ms. Alopa Pradhan , Asst. Manager,VAS, Tata Teleservices Ltd .

Mr. Praveen Rudraradhya , Practice Head-Enterprise Solutions Group,, Barry Wehmiller International Resources Pvt. Ltd .

Ms. Manisha Ketkar, Asst. Professor-SCM, Symbiosis Institute of International Business .

Mr. Sudeepta Neogi, Asst. Manager, Pfizer Pharmaceutical India Pvt. Ltd .

Mr. Ravi Hariharan, Project Manager, Robert Bosch India Pvt. Ltd .

Mr. Ashutosh Bijoor, MD, Reach 1 to 1 Technologies Ltd .

Mr. Kamlesh K. Mehta, Vice President-Finance, Johnson & Johnson Ltd .

Mr. Milind Dhupkar, General Manager-IT, Lupin Ltd .

Mr. Yusuf Lanewala, Director, Saraswat Infotech Ltd .

Mr. T. A. Balasubramanian, MD, Maxigen Communications Pvt. Ltd .

Mr. Kenneth Titmuss , President, SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of South Africa), Proprietor, Kent Outsourcing Services , South Africa

Mr. Satish Moorjani , Vice President, Process Consulting, Bristlecone International , India.

Mr. Deepak Jakate , Head, Logistics Parks Business, Reliance Logistics Pvt. Ltd ., India.

Milestone Events of the Conference: Inauguration & Opening Ceremony

Inauguration & Opening Ceremony

Milestone Events of the Conference: Welcome note by The Conference Chairman, Mr. Arvind Navadikar .

Milestone Events of the Conference: Address by The Guest of Honour, Mr. Joseph Shedlawski , President, APICS, USA.

Milestone Events of the Conference: Address by The Chief Guest, Mr. Vijay Magapu , CEO , L&T Infotech Ltd., India .

Milestone Events of the Conference: Release of the Book–“How to Eat the Elephant” authored by Mr. Ravindra Tulsyan.

Release of the Book–“How to Eat the Elephant” authored by Mr. Ravindra Tulsyan.

Milestone Events of the Conference: Inauguration of the Expo with the hands of Honourable Chief Guest, Mr. Vijay Magapu

Inauguration of the Expo with the hands of Honourable Chief Guest, Mr. Vijay Magapu

Milestone Events of the Conference: Glimpses of the Expo

Glimpses of the Expo

Milestone Events of the Conference: General Session with Mumbai Dabbawalas

General Session with Mumbai Dabbawalas

Milestone Events of the Conference: Panel Discussion On the Topic “Developing Skilled Manpower for Sustained Growth”

Panel Discussion On the Topic “Developing Skilled Manpower for Sustained Growth”

Milestone Events of the Conference: Award Distribution & Volunteer Recognition

Award Distribution & Volunteer Recognition

Milestone Events of the Conference: Valedictory Address by the Chairman Handing over of the Conference Flag

Valedictory Address by the Chairman

Handing over of the Conference Flag

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