1. opep@iimraipur.ac.in Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Date 7th November, 2012 www.opepiimraipur.blogspot.in
Q CORNER-
ASSEMBLY LINE
Formula One Logistics partner DHL covers 6,100 km every In an assembly line of
season five workstations the
sum of task time is
From the cars, tyres, garages and fuel to the ham, pasta and paper
40seconds if the cycle
napkins for the team kitchens, an entire mini city keeps travelling
time is 12 seconds,
around the world, from Catalunya to Sao Polo to Monte Carlo. There is
then what is the
little margin for error.
efficiency?
Computerization Aiding Bottom of the Pyramid
Technology Use to Make PDS Purchases a Breeze. An end-to-end
digitization drive is likely to bring more transparency to the local ration- QCORNER HOTEL:
shop transaction 12.5
Merger (RedPrairie and JDA Software) creates new player
in Supply Chain Management applications OPulse congratulates Mr.
Akshay Agarwal and Mr.
RedPrairie and JDA Software are merging in a $1.9 billion deal that will
Mayank Raizada, for
create a major player in the market for supply chain management
winning the second place in
applications. OPTIMUS organized during
Blackwater'12 by IIM
NY-area energy supply chain under strain post-Sandy Kozhikode
The New York area's energy network remained under strain on
Saturday; six days after Hurricane Sandy shut down pipelines, fuel EDITORS
terminals and refineries and left millions without power in the country's
 Abhay Shankar
most densely populated region.
 Sujitha Tikka
 Manoj H
C2X- Chain to Excellence, SCM interest group of NITIE proudly presents article writing competition for one
of the most sought for SCM magazine among B-Schools-'OPUS'