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What Makes IIM Ahmedabad India's Best B-school Ft. Prof. Debjit Roy, Professor Of The Year 2020

Teaching for over 8 years at IIM Ahmedabad, there is one thing that Prof. Debjit Roy can proudly say, ‘students at IIM A can really see the bigger picture'. And how exactly does it happen? Is it because of the kind of pedagogy that is in place, the alumni connect or the kind of professors that are there? It's actually a mix. InsideIIM's Professor of the Year 2020 from IIM Ahmedabad, Prof. Debjit Roy, speaks about the things that differentiate an IIM Ahmedabad student from the rest and why the school continues to be the best for decades! This is the third and final part of the three-part series of our first episode of the Professor of the Year 2020 video series.

Team InsideIIM14 Apr 2020

IIM A Professor's Advice On Courses To Take To Ace A Career In Operations

Prof. Debjit Roy (IIM A) did his PhD from the University of Wisconsin and while he was doing his research, he worked extensively in understanding the trucking system in India. In a country like ours, trucks are a major source of transportation of goods to different parts of the country maintaining the supply chain. And it is important to look into the importance of the same in the present day and age. In this video, Prof. Roy talks about the present trucking system, how to improve it, supply chain and its dependence on multiple factors, and most importantly, about the future of operations and courses you need to focus on. This is the second part of our interview with Prof. Debjit Roy, in this series of InsideIIM Professor of the Year 2020.

Team InsideIIM13 Apr 2020

IIM A Prof. On How COVID-19 is Affecting Supply Chain Ft. Debjit Roy | Professor Of The Year

‘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.

Team InsideIIM11 Apr 2020

Top 7 Operations Online Courses To Pursue During Coronavirus Lockdown

COVID-19 has been and continues to be the biggest roadblock for operations/supply chain departments of almost all organizations in the world. With travel/transport bans, less on-site presence and incoming budget cuts, things are becoming difficult for managers to manage. While it's a difficult time for all, it’s an opportunity for an operations student and MBA aspirant. The COVID situation is not just a case study but also a great time to learn new skills and harness tools that will help you solve such cases in future. With colleges, WAT-GD-PI interviews and jobs appointments being postponed indefinitely, here is the chance to take up some useful online operations courses. Don’t Wait! Start learning NOW!

Poonam Das10 Apr 2020

Important Operations Management Concepts For Your MBA Interviews

MBA interviews generally go on for 20-30 minutes. If you are able to show your best during this time, then nothing can stop you from going to your dream b-school. Hence, you need to prepare hard, know your basics and be aware of current affairs if you are opting for an MBA with Operations specialisation. But, how do you go about preparing for the operation manager interview? Do you know what operations are? Are there any concepts you may need to know? And how do you answer ‘Why Operations’ questions? Read this article to find answers to all your questions.

Poonam Das18 Feb 2020

How Henry Ford Pioneered The Assembly Line | Learning IRL By ABGLP

Interested in an Operations and Supply Chain management career? You probably dream of working with new age e-commerce startups or cloud kitchens among others. One of the key aspects of supply chain and operations management includes production. Before a product reaches the logistics arm of the company, before it is even supplied to distributors, it has to be manufactured. Did you know that the economics of scale - mass production - that companies enjoy today are a direct result of the industrial revolution? And one such example of a process that we use even today in modern industry refers to the Assembly Line. Check out this video to find out what this means and brush up on a basic Ops & Supply Chain Management concept today!

InsideIIM Career Services01 Feb 2020

How Supermarkets Plan Inventory | Learning IRL BY ABGLP

Do you aspire to a career in supply chain and operations? If yes, one of the biggest opportunities open to you involve working in an industry manufacturing industry grade products. As a future operations, supply chain or logistics expert/ manager though, you need to demonstrate basic know-how about supply chain concepts. Be it cracking b-school interviews or placement interviews, this knowledge will surely be of value. Which is why, in this month's version of Aliensplained, aliens Flub and Perp talk about an important concept that you must know during summer internship interviews, the concept of MTO Vs. MTS. Every month, in association with ABGLP, as a part of the Learning #IRL series, we bring you a fresh concept comic strip - Aliensplained.

Team InsideIIM25 Jan 2020

Into Supply Chain And Operations? Prove It - Take This Quiz

If you're thinking of building a lucrative career in the next 5-10 years, one of the best options you have is working in the supply chain and logistics side of e-commerce companies. In fact, the Indian warehousing and logistic market received around $3.4 Bn of institutional capital between January 2014 - January 2018. With more and more companies choosing to go digital, the requirements of these logistics companies too have expanded. But are you ready to be a part of this revolution? If you too want to join the supply chain and operations industry in the near future, you need to know your basics. Here's the chance to prove how well you know your basics. Test yourself with The New Operations & Supply Chain Quiz, brought to you by ABGLP.

Team InsideIIM17 Jan 2020