Posts from 2019-02-27

ACAAI is the premier recognised National Association representing the air cargo industry in India. Founded in 1970 with 16 members, ACAAI currently has a strength of almost 600 members. ACAAI endeavors to safeguard and promote the interests of it’s members by providing them professional assistance and guidance on relevant matters of concern to them and the industry.

Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India (FFFAI) is the Apex Body and the Sole Representative of 28 Member Associations from all over India representing 6500 Customs Brokers (employing over 1,10,000 people). In addition, organisation thatis directly or indirectly connected with freight forwarding, shipping and commerce are also associated with FFFAI.

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Supply Chain Logistics Management presents logistics in the context of integration within a firm’s supply chain and operations. The framework of supply chain management is presented initially, creating a foundation for in-depth study of the five logistics operational components in Part Two.

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Supply chain management is a deep and technical subject. Most books on supply chains offer either simplistic formulas for success, in which a single solution fits every problem, or the kind of detailed analysis that only a practitioner could love. This book is my attempt to provide the balanced overview you need, giving you enough information to make intelligent decisions

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The text provides state-of-the-art models, concepts, and solution methods that are important for the design, control, operation, and management of supply chain systems. Although many essential supply chain management issues are interrelated, the authors strive to make each chapter as self-contained as possible,

Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), USA - formerly known as APICS, USA offers three globally renowned certifications in the field of Supply Chain, Production, Inventory, Warehousing, Procurement, Transportation, Logistics and Distribution. The following are the certifications:

• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
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Though there are several certifications in the market for Supply Chain, the leader is always Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) from APICS, USA. The leadership position of CSCP among the Supply Chain Certifications are coming from the following factors. 

• The focus on industry best practices
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The position of Supply Chain Analyst is of recent origin in India. Today we find most of the supply chain analyst positions in automotive companies, consulting firms and eCommerce companies. There are two types of supply chain analyst positions. First type, the supply chain analyst will be responsible for the end-to-end supply chain. Second type, the supply chain analyst will be assigned a specific area of the supply chain or a specific project is assigned to him or her.

Supply Chain is one of the fastest growing field. Even many industrial associations and governments predict that it is going to be the new IT or the sun rise industry for India. But at the same time we know that there is a great demand for the supply chain skill set and organisations are constantly struggling to build their supply chain capability. 

The question here is how to build the supply chain capability? There are two ways one is to pursue Certified Supply Chain

The Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification consists of two parts that is CPIM Part-1 and CPIM Part-2. One needs to complete both the parts to be certified in CPIM.

CPIM Part-1 covers Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Demand Management, Master Planning, Materials Requirement Planning, Capacity Management,