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Executive programmes: Mr R. Dinesh (left), Core Group Member, CII Institute of Logistics, and Mr B.V. Iyer, National President, Indian Institute of Materials Management, at a press conference in Chennai, on Tuesday.

Our Bureau

Chennai, Aug. 5 The CII Institute of Logistics and the Indian Institute of Management Materials have jointly launched two new executive development programmes -- on supply chain management and retail supply chain management.

The programmes will cover various aspects required as knowledge for SCM professionals in manufacturing and retail businesses.

The Supply Chain in Foreign Trade and Finance is an 8-day course spread over four weekends – Saturday and Sunday evenings (two days a week).

This course will start in Chennai from September 5 and is for senior managers from supply chain management vertical, faculty members, entrepreneurs from small and medium size companies and senior executives from finance and operations. The course fee is Rs 14,000.

The Retail Supply Chain Management is a two-day course planned during mid-October in Mumbai, and is open for junior and middle-level managers in retail supply chain and retail chain of stores. The fee is Rs 5,000.

Mr R. Dinesh, Core Group Member of the CII Institute of Logistics, told newspersons that the programmes were aimed at improving the skill sets of SCM officers.

The programme was conceptualised and designed to enable middle and senior-level managers in SCM to have an overview of banking, LC credit, forex management, foreign exchange risks, customs clearance, overseas warehousing and the intricacies of the retail business.

According to Mr B.V. Iyer, National President, IIMM, it is estimated that India has 12 million retail outlets but only 2 per cent of the market is organised.

“The retail supply chain is an intriguing area, which is constantly baffling the FMCG companies.”

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