Conduction in SCM

Heat transfer and Supply chain are closely interlinked.
HT concepts can be easily applied to Supply Chain.

In conduction the transfer of heat is sequential. Similar to the logistics chain.
The raw material is transferred to the manufacturing facility where in various processes takes place and it is finally transferred through the chain till it reaches the end consumer.

Thus logistics help in material movement.i.e the atoms/molecules help in the energy transfer from on end to the other.

WHY MBA ??

During my MBA coaching days the question they said was a must to be prepared with was "WHY MBA ?"

i was also 1 among the not-so-sure Gen-X. The obvious reasons were "Pay-package"... but you know; you just cannot say that in the interview..the so-called norms of education [ honesty/ integrity ]... :)

After having quit a job which many would craved; with enticing pay-packet.. WHY MBA ?
Midst of this confusion i got a confirmation from SIBM-B.
i was overjoyed and enrolled for this programme.

After interacting with my colleagues who were willing to take on any challenge, to face the world and craving to succeed in different areas.All the professor with immense know-how, an excellent industrial exposure.

I finally knew "WHY MBA"... why spend this much... time and money for this course...

MBA for me was for the overall experience which my college provided, which i would never-ever be experiencing in a job.Experience of making friends, faculties with eminent industrial contacts, top notch industry personnel, various situations ,meetings, presentations, academic pursuit, discussions even partying...
with such an overall worth which i have gained; even though half way...

for me THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE; IS MBA !

SIBM-B : Club C

Initially i thought MBA would be boring. It would be like, "All study n no play; would make Jack a dull boy"...Even on day-1 i had the same feeling. Saare padhakuu log lag rahe hai...

But once classes started after the induction session, my initial assumptions were falsified .
All were fun loving. Till engineering i was not much regular in attending classes. But yahan par aane ke baad,i feel if i'm not coming to classes; i'm missing something.

We all discuss not only technical and managerial issues but also Kaun si movie achchi hai, the latest iron maiden fest, latest Shakira's albums and all different gossips.People talk about their experiences in their states,countries and cultures, their lifestyles and beliefs.

We used to have hang-outs, parties regularly. .
Section-C was acronym-ed "CLUB-C " by all folks, due to it. After full day classes we have had night DHAMAAL : DJ,dance and snacks all along ..... Satisfying the cliched line "work hard and party harder".

All were equal contributor in this "enjoyable crime".
We all hope to continue the same MASTI in the next year..

Would like to say " CLUB-C rocks " .



P.S : Thanx Jenny 4 the wonderful video
Thanx to all Section-C 'onites for making it CLUB-C :)

Era of Marketing III : Band Loyalty

Whenever we listen to our favourite music, song or voice our joy's released out of the boundaries of the dam of constraints. May it be an Indian Ocean concert in Baroda, Jagjit singh nite in Delhi or Iron Maiden concert @ Bangalore...People are in their own ecstasy, flowing and pouring their hearts out.

Doctors, Professors, Managers, students forgeting the so-called social norms of decency and putting their emotions forward.The emotional connect provided by these are not made available for most of the brands.

Why Brands fail when Bands succeed in creating the right customer blend and consumer emotional urge ??

Pls all flood in your valuable comments regarding the same.

Lightening strikes !

How life's defined by the opportunities;
even the one's we missed..

Its not wat u say abut a person; but wat u dont say...u need 2 listen
There's have 2 had excitement... slide away...
Love with passion and dance like angels...
be thrillingly happy..
Its not a softball thing..

But love's passion..obsession.. some1 u cant live without...
stand on heads... u listen 2 heart n not head..

thers nio sense in living and not dalling inlove...
u have 2 try... coz if u havent tried u havent lived./

Stay open .... U may no know when the lightening may strike.

Vote : Boat

KiChDy- The Mix

Inventory management, supply chain concepts, demand-supply weighings all are not only applicable to companies but also Kitchen.
There's complexity in this so called looking simple SYSTEM.

KichDY = Kitchen Dynamics.

Let us make a thorough analysis of how KichDy is inter-relating these concepts.




From the market we need to know the CUSTOMER WANTS AND DEMANDS (1).Weekly/ daily forecasts are analysed and charts prepared in a company.

Mummy asks every1 @ home :
" Beta kya khaoge, kitne log khaenge sham ko, tum mei se koi bahar toh nahi jaaoge, aaj chole-bhature chalenge ? "

Once the VOC (Voice of the customer) is heard i.e demand sensed from the market. PRODUCTION CAPACITY ANALYSIS(2) is done; whether there is no production constraints is thoroughly analysed.
"Kya ghar par sabji, masale hai ? utensils ki toh maara-maari nahi hai naa ?"

After production analysis and satisfactory results in the analysis,PRODUCTION INITIATION(3) takes place as per demand.
"The required sabji, rice, dal or delicacies are prepared in the required time for required people and place."

Some days Khana zyada hota hai, sometimes the food is less. If the food is more, prepared food, cut n chop vegetables or even the unchopped vegetables they are put in refrigeration.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT(4) is done.

Carry forward of the same food takes place next day, to continue with the same for consumption.
Daily cleaning of utensils with good LEAD TIME(5) is done daily.

All and many more concepts lead to a complex web of Kitchen Dynamics.

Slow DOwn..!

Recession is a word driven everywhere; Since the day Joseph Schumpeter came up with an idea of trade cycle with recession being a part of it, the word "recession" or its idea is now not only a word only used by trade analysts, Managers and strategy planners.

Its become a term used every now and then by general masses.
It is of utmost priority for the organizations to curb recession from drowing their businesses.

So how to slowdown this Slow down ??
Some simple and straight forward way is :

1. Go in for strategic shopping: purchase whatever is of priority, buy necessary items

2. Reduce spending: can be done by stretching the capital expenditure and improving productivity of work force.

3. Innovation : Radical or even tactical.

4. expand boundaries: think and plan differently; globalize products and markets

5. Donot cut advertisements and promotional expenses: rather promote and incentivise selling via different campaigns or you may also diverify the marketing portfolio as per requirement of the market.

6. Most importantly try and work out some of these fundas BUT "don't speculate".

May be my gyan can help some1 somewhere to stagnate the recession.

ABC : Always Bring Control

Traditional management always suggests Control.
New management policies recommend liberalization in control policy; just like America till recently.

RBI was condemned for its stringent rules and regulations abiding.Chaos is a general occurence while running any place.It leads to dramatic implications for different modes of implementations; even non implementation is a basic issue.

So, ALWAYS BRING IN slight CONTROL

Fluctuating Constraints 4 an Organization ! (My : Lift Model)

Simple understanding

somethings that are so simple; I know but yet so extraordinary.

People crave for perfection.

No; i want my husband/wife to be perfect or my child should get the 1st rank in academics as well as and in extracurriculars.

Lets understand this : " No 1 is complete.. No 1 is perfect..."

Its so important in life to know your -ves
so that u can appreciate others with their -ves


To understand and appreciate these differences;differences of opinion, thinking, styles, living
To know and love the person for whatever he/she is....

Only if u would really love a person for whoever or whatever he/she is...
Then and then only you can probably have heaven on earth..!

Man-age-ment

There have been various prevalent definitions on management; here's my own definition:

Man with Age(Experiences) learns management.
Experiencing with experimenting gives you an opportunity to build a point-of-view.

This point-of-view helps you to put forward the problems in a structured-systemic way.
It is not just spurts of channelised work but an intrinsic method which he/she follows owing to his experiences.This helps any manager to not intrude in Blind-spots.

This helps a better management with strategic and tactical experiential decision making.
Thus, Man with experience learns management.

Vote for Good

It was an afternoon with temperatures soaring head high. The temperatures weren't political
but Geo-climatic.I was traveling via the Ambedkar circle; Race course Baroda. There was some clout a band of reporters and cameramen were crowding the turning bottleneck. All were screaming with banners all around.

Vote for Balu Shukla, BJP. I saw the banners and thought yet another politician.

I came home and had a chat with my father who's a doctor regarding this upcoming election and why we still have the same corrupt politicians.He said it was not system's fault alone. Its ours.We are not politically inclined people.Rather we shunn politics as if its Dirty job and cleaning is not our responsibility.

If only we had some more politicians like Balu Shukla, he said. Bells started ringing in my forehead.He was praising his intellect, efficiency and willingness to work for the people's good.

I was not convinced by his statement and went for further investigations and found his ground approach a reality.He's been going deep into gutters to help choke out while being a mayor, promoted education at different levels,improved traffic tracking system, roped in investments in Baroda.Even today I saw on-paper balance of incomes provided by him and they were realistic.

There's lots that even I donot know.Just a small period of work in the grandiose history of Baroda and appreciable work.Let's not crib about the system being dirty and nasty; but see scrunitize the right candidate and vote for him/her.

Let's Vote for growth and development. Let's Vote for good.

Coming Home !

Looks the same; feels the same; its the same......but still we need to go back.
But still we feel its the best place in the world.When we are to find a place away from all the glitters and the shabby world. The only thing we think of is the home.....


Back from all the unpredictability to certainty.Certainty that some 1's waiting. Certainty of peace. That all are here for me; would love me adore me even if am back with or without any reason.
I'm happy to be at home again :)

Maid in India

Till 80's it was a scene that was prevalent in almost every other household in India; the brand "Made in India" was not a very respectable one, so also was the scenario for the maid.

They were also not among a very respectable lot. Many movies also portrayed this discerning inequality between the land-ladies/lords and the servile maids. Similarly many movies portrayed inequalities in the Foreign- Indian societies.

Since liberalization; things are changing. The rise of India as a respectable "Brand" has also lead Maids in India change their stand.It was in their hands to work for the "Maalik"; serving participants and their kids as per requirement. They also as normal customers started demanding. Thus made in india is largely dependent right now on Maids in India.

Add-Option

Adoption has always been an option to add a member along with your family.
We, in India have a clause that initially the child should be given a preference for inside the country suitors and later foreign nationals.The trend towards adoption depicts a clear reduction in adoption inside as well as to foreign nationals.

Y decrease in adoption trend ?

1. Increased expectations of the parties; leading to lower adoption ratios
2. Awareness about contraceptive cares and family planning; leading to lesser birth of babies ;thus reduced intakes in the baby care centres; leading to lesser adoption.

Mayawati's Maya.. !!

Obama became the head of the system in USA; a similar condition occurs in India with Mayawati planning to take a charge; then why is it creating vibes and feeling of non-acceptability in India ??

Specific reasons:

1. A person always wanting power is generally not easily accepted by the public
2. Discriminating on basis of Dalitism a single caste; in a country made of diverse religions,languages and castes.
3. Favouring regionalism
4. Inability to portray a stance of a global leader in an emerging economy like India
5. Ineffective communication in English
6. Willingness to portay grandiose picture of herself every now and then; Portraits and pictures: name everywhere : .e over-publicity

Obama though being of a smaller crowd is willing to work for the country as a whole and not for a particular class or colour of the people.Thus leading to respect and easy acceptance by all.

Mayawati's maya may offer a glow in some dalit castes but overall the upper and the middle class wont be willing to be blindfooled by her MAYA.