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CFSCM Certification – A Step Towards Becoming Thought Leaders
Sanjay Jain Sharad Nigam
General Manager – Manufacturing participants glide from Beginners level to: Deputy General Manager – Manufacturing
ƒ ‘Aware’
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teering towards the aim of continuous ƒ ‘Competent’ concepts by actively participating in the case
innovation, last year Manufacturing ƒ ‘Experts’ studies. Some of the groups did remarkable
Practice launched Birlasoft Manufacturing ƒ ‘Thought Leaders’
job of creating and explaining the case studies
Varsity (BMV) – an integrated learning before the practice and delivery leadership
environment. The Practice started this journey As a first step, a basic awareness training was team.
with a small quiz intended to gauge the given to more than 120 associates through a To appreciate the efforts of the
available skill-set of the existing employees class room session titled ‘Manufacturing Eco- participants, Sanjay Jain, General Manager
in the manufacturing and related functions System’ during 2010-11 on the basic concepts – Manufacturing, Sharad Nigam, Deputy
and encourage them to learn more about the of manufacturing industry, types of sub- General Manager – Manufacturing and
industry. The significant level of participation verticals, business models, major processes Amandeep Kaur, Assistant Manager – Human
and enthusiasm demonstrated by the employees and operations planning. This was supported Resources organized CFSCM Certification
gave us tremendous confidence to continue our with a pre and post reading material available distribution ceremony in May 2011. Vikas
innovation journey. on KMantra. Associates interested in a specific Gupta, Tower-Head gave away the certificates
The biggest challenge faced by the area were encouraged to seek help from the to the successful participants.
Manufacturing Practice was to create a Practice Team. We wish luck to all the participants to
workable roadmap. We analyzed the available Considering the excitement and enthusiasm move further up in the Learning Architecture
skill set, market requirements and mapped it of the participants to move to the next orbit, and become Thought Leaders in the time
to the market potential to develop a Learning we introduced Customer Focus Supply to come!!!
Architecture consisting of a 4 - step approach. Chain Management (CFSCM) Certification Happy learning
This approach was adopted to help the interested programme to help the participants reach to Birlasoft Manufacturing Varsity (BMV)
the next level i.e. 'Competent'. 40 associates
opted for the advanced course & certification
on SCM. Practice with the help of Organization
Development (OD) & BICEP team discussed
the possibility of a special short term course
on the same and eventually implemented it
with one of the leading company in high end
education and APICS certification provider
in India. Fortunately, Birlasoft happened
to be the first in India to avail this APICS
certification. A two day training session
was conducted in February 2011 wherein
participants demonstrated their learning and
understanding of Manufacturing and related
6 June 2011