‘Future of supply chain is embracing digital', says the InsideIIM Professor of the Year 2020, Prof. Debjit Roy from IIM Ahmedabad. Amidst the global lockdown, Prof. Roy is currently practicing social distancing from his apartment at Michigan. But, that did not stop us from getting his valuable insights on the current COVID-19 situation, the future of supply chain, the pedagogy of IIM A, and what makes it the best. And as Prof. Roy mentioned again and again in his talk, we ‘embraced digital' to bring to you the first part of this three-part interview, of the first episode of InsideIIM Professor of the Year 2020.
Prof. Roy, an IISc graduate and a Ph.D. holder from the University of Wisconsin in Decision Sciences/Operations Research, takes us through to the supply chain challenges that are prevalent across the globe during COVID-19. He talks about the future of supply chain, the importance of decentralized warehousing, the importance of robotics and machine learning, the future of supply chain management practices, specific supply chain challenges in the context of India and a lot more. For people interested in opting for courses in Supply Chain Management, the video tells you about where you should look for in the future and how you should prepare yourself starting today.
Prof. Roy has been teaching at IIM Ahmedabad for the last 8 years now, and students love his unique method of teaching. You can read about some of the student responses
here.
This is part 1
And part 2 is here:
IIM A Professor's Advice On Courses To Take To Ace A Career In Operations
You can also watch part 3 here:
What Makes IIM Ahmedabad India's Best B-school Ft. Prof. Debjit Roy, Professor Of The Year 2020
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