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Safexpress partners with IIM-Indore for ‘Ahvan-2009′

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Safexpress, the ‘Knowledge Leader’ and the ‘Market Leader’ of the Indian Supply Chain & Logistics Industry, partnered with Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore in organizing their Annual Event ‘Ahvan 2009′ from 19th to 21st November, 2009.

November 25, 2009 /India PRwire/ — Safexpress, the ‘Knowledge Leader‘ and the ‘Market Leader’ of the Indian Supply Chain & Logistics Industry, partnered with Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore in organizing their Annual Event ‘Ahvan 2009′ from 19th to 21st November, 2009. Safexpress was the ‘Official Supply Chain Sponsor’ for this event.

‘Ahvan 2009′ was a unique endeavor to bring together the best brains in the B-Schools across the country to showcase their talent and knowledge in the field of Management across different Industries. This event was a platform for Management students from Top B-schools across the country to interact with each other as well as industry professionals.

The Final Day of this 3-day Event saw two very exciting Competitions being organized. The first Competition was called ‘Cerebrate Operations’ and involved cracking a Supply Chain Case Study. The participants from various premium B-schools presented their Supply Chain Strategies for the given Case Study.

The other Competition revolved around Marketing and was called ‘My Campaign’. In this Competition, the best Marketing brains from the topmost B-schools developed and presented their individual Marketing Campaigns, which involved addressing a social issue. Mr. Vineet Kanaujia, General Manager – Marketing, Safexpress was the honored Judge for both these Competitions.

Mr. Kanaujia highlighted the scope of Supply Chain & Logistics Industry in India and said, “Supply Chain & Logistics Industry is a USD 100 billion Industry in India. Our Industry contributes more than 10% to India’s GDP. For our economy to grow at the rate of 9% in the times to come, Supply Chain & Logistics will need to contribute the maximum. Our Industry has far reaching implications on the economy, and going forward it will keep playing a pivotal role in the overall growth and development of our economy. Therefore, for the growth and effective management of our Industry, we need the best talent from Top B-schools including the IIMs.”

He further emphasized, “Our purpose for being here was to provide the young generation a deep insight into the working of Supply Chain & Logistics Industry and the way the industry caters to dynamic needs of the clients.”

Emphasizing on the specialized Supply Chain & Logistics Service that has been developed by Safexpress for the Top B-Schools in India, Mr. Kanaujia said, “We are also here to offer our support for moving the belongings of IIM students through our specially customized service ‘Campus2Home’. Under this initiative we ensure that the goods of the students reach their homes safely, quickly and in the right condition. Hence, the students are able to enjoy the rest of their time at the campus without any anxiety about the movement of their possessions at the time of passing out.”

He further added. “To support students in packing their baggage, the company provides special 20 kg Boxes that are exclusively designed keeping in mind the need of the students. These Boxes along with other Packing Material are available to the students on request with no cost attached. This initiative is taken by the company to ensure smooth movement of the students’ personal belongings.”

Mr. Kanaujia concluded by announcing, “We believe that our ‘Campus2Home’ Service is a special way of reaching out to the student community. Recently, we have also extended this service to the Top E-schools in India.

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Notes to Editor

About Safexpress:

Safexpress has firmly entrenched itself as the ‘Knowledge Leader’ and the ‘Market Leader’ of the Supply Chain & Logistics industry. The company has expanded its reach to 562 destinations all over India through more than 3,500 GPS enabled vehicles. Safexpress provides Express Distribution, Third Party Logistics (3PL) services and Supply Chain Consulting.

Pioneered and driven by ‘Logistics Guru’ and CMD, Safexpress, Mr. Pawan Jain, the company has today given a new face to the Indian Supply Chain & Logistics Industry with the implementation of innovative and state-of-the-art services. Growing at a phenomenal rate, Safexpress is the undisputed leader in the Indian Supply Chain & Logistics Industry. The company plans to achieve a turnover of Rs. 1000 crores by 2010.

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XLRI, school of business and human resources to kick start its activities for the Annual Fest – Ensemble 2009

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XLRI School of Business and Human Resources is hosting its management festival Ensemble 2009, from November 13th to November 15th 2009. This 3 day long festival entails exciting events and activities and seeks participation from esteemed corporate.

November 3, 2009 /India PRwire/ — XLRI School of Business and Human Resources is hosting its management festival Ensemble 2009, from November 13th to November 15th 2009. This 3 day long festival entails exciting events and activities and seeks participation from esteemed corporate.

Ensemble 2009, now ISO 9001 certified, is poised to become even bigger. “In keeping with the sweeping change in the world of management, where the need for accountable & ethical managers is being felt more than the need for over-ambitious & aggressive managers, the theme for Ensemble 2009 is ‘Integrity & Initiative’. The theme also resonates with the principles and ideals of XLRI as it celebrate its 60th anniversary this year“, said Meesam, the General Secretary of the Students Council.

In keeping with XLRI’s image as a b-school run by students, the events of Ensemble 2009 have all been organized by the numerous committees on campus. The games vary across all business verticals, and enthusiasts of Finance, Marketing, Operations, Information Systems and Human Resources will find something of interest at Ensemble 2009. Apart from the management events, there will be events for adventure-lovers, budding entrepreneurs quizzing enthusiasts & even aspiring actors. The preliminary rounds of these events will soon kick off online. The latest updates about Ensemble 2009 can be obtained at http://www.xlri-ensemble.com

A major event of Ensemble 2009 is the Idea Summit – which is expected to draw experts from different walks of life to share their experiences with the students. Prominent personalities from the world of academia, business, media, sports and politics will be coming for the series of sessions based on the theme “Integrity & Initiative”. Idea Summit will include speaker session by eminent personalities spread across three days of Ensemble. The speakers are Mr. N Sivaraman, Executive Vice President (Financial Services), L&T, Mr. Tapan Mitra,Chief HR – Apollo Tyres, Mr. Micheal Ferreira, four time winner of world billiards Championship, Mr. U.P.Agarwal, President, ICAI.

  • Idea Summit Partners: SBI
  • Highest Prize Money: 2 lakhs
  • Event Partners: L&T, Cognizant, Punjab National Bank
  • Knowledge Partners: Human Capital
  • Online Partners: Dare to Compete

The previous edition of Ensemble had the theme of “Magis: Delivering Excellence”. The Aditya Birla Group was the principal partner. Other notable Corporates associated with Ensemble’08 were Cognizant, Nokia, L&T, Nestle, and Human Capital. Ensemble ’08 had prize money aggregating over INR 1 million. The principle sponsor event, ABG Board-Room gave the single largest prize money ever in any B school festival of INR 250,000 and created a buzz in the B-School circle. In all, close to 200 students from 21 top Indian B-Schools institutes including the IIMs and ISB Hyderabad participated in the annual event. The online events saw as many as 1000 students participating from almost all B Schools in India.

Beginning in 2000, Ensemble has grown to become one of the most awaited showpiece events in the B-School circuit.? Over the years, students from across the elite B-Schools of India have participated in a wide spectrum of business plan contests, case studies, online simulation games, across all business functions like Consulting, Marketing, Finance, HR, Systems and Operations. In terms of corporate partnerships and finances, the event has grown over 14 times since its inception.

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