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Seminar on operations management

Staff Reporter

KOZHIKODE: `OPUS 2005,' a seminar in operations management began at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) at its campus near Kozhikode on Saturday.

The seminar revolved around the theme, `India Industry at Crossroads: A Century after Industrial Revolution'. The seminar discussed India's emerging position as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and the increasingly important role that operations play in an organization's growth.

The seminar was an attempt to sensitise the management students to the challenges faced by organizations, and to expose them to contemporary approaches in the field of operations .The seminar is being organised by OMEGA, the Operations interest group at IIMK. The Hindu Business Line was the media partner.

Saji Gopinath, faculty coordinator inaugurated the seminar. Mohamed Iqbal Dabhoiwala, Lead Consultant - Supply Chain Practice, Bristlecone India Ltd., Narayan Rajagopalachari, vice-president, Global Consulting Services, i2 Technologies, Radha Mohan Gupta, Head of Logistics - Reckitt Benckiser also spoke on the occasion.

OPUS 2005 also had a case-study competition named `Opstimum'. The preliminary rounds had been conducted, with wide participation across IIMs and top B-Schools. The selected finalists presented their solutions to a panel of judges from industry and academia on Saturday.

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