GamEPlan 2017
GEP
All that you need to know about GamEPlan 2017
GEP invites students of B-School Campuses to “GamEPlan 2017” – GEP’s flagship case study competition conducted across major B-schools in India.
Since 2011, GamEPlan has been providing students with an opportunity to showcase their skills and business acumen to tackle real-world consulting problems, while providing GEP with an opportunity to interact with some of India’s brightest minds. Each year, GamEPlan helps identify talented consultants who are given the opportunity to be a part of GEP - a diverse, creative team of people passionate about Procurement and Supply chain! GamEPlan 2017 takes forward this legacy, testing bright, young minds on building an innovative supply chain for the future.
GamEPlan 2017 will have 2 rounds of evaluation – a Campus Round and a Final presentation round (at the GEP Mumbai office).
The competition is open for both 1st year and 2nd year full-time MBA students across 15 campuses – IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, IIFT, ISB, NITIE, SJMSOM, SPJIMR, IMI, KJSIMSR, SIMSREE, GIM, TAPMI, Great Lakes Institute of Management & Welingkar Institute of Management.
Considering the overwhelming number of requests to expand the scope of the event, for the very first time, we are introducing a Wild card round. This is open to full-time MBA students from colleges which have not been listed above. We will shortlist 2 wild card entries which will gain a direct entry into the final round.
Why Participate?
Have you ever wondered how a consultant creates value for his clients?
- Understand a client’s requirement: Start with a problem with a 30,000 ft. view
- Ask questions to build better understanding at the ground level
- Work out implementable solutions
- Prioritize recommendations
- Instill the confidence in clients to bring the change
This case competition gives you a flavor of the kind of projects GEP does for supply chain and procurement functions across a wide array of industries. Give your best and get a chance to interact with leading industry experts.
Live the “Consultant” way. Accept the challenge to prove your mettle!
Important dates & deadlines?
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11 Sep'17, 12:00 AM IST Registration Deadline
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23 Aug'17, 12:00 AM IST Registration Start / Round 1 Release
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11 Sep'17, 12:00 AM IST Round 1 Submissions
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26 Sep'17, 12:00 AM IST Announcement of shortlist for final round
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9 Oct'17, 12:00 AM IST Final Round
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10 Oct'17, 12:00 AM IST Final Round
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Winner
+ PPI
About GEP
An industry-leading provider of procurement consulting, outsourcing and software, GEP is exclusively on sourcing and procurement. GEP has a local presence on a global scale through its offices and operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The GEP employees of immense talent and accomplishment are trusted by the CPOs and the CFOs of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies worldwide. Headquartered in Clark, New Jersey, USA, GEP was established in 1999 by four co-founders – Roopa Gandhi, Subhash Makhija, Jagadish Turimella and Neha Desai Shah.
Company’s clients include Fortune 50 and Global 2000 companies such as ExxonMobil, Macy’s, Squibb, Brighthouse Financial, Chevron, Prudential, Bristol Myers and many more. Under the leadership of one of its co-founder Subhash Makhija, GEP offers consulting services such as strategic sourcing, M&A Services, etc., software services such as through its native cloud platform SMART, and managed services such as inventory management, supply chain data management, etc.
Organisation Structure
Sector-wise Services
- Strategy
- Procurement Consulting
- Procurement Transformation
- Digital Procurement Transformation
- Opportunity Assessment
- M&A Services
- Strategic Cost Management
- Supply Risk Management
- Supply Chain Consulting
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Supply Chain Diagnostics
- Supply Chain Dashboards
- Inventory Optimization
- Network Optimization
- Procurement Consulting
- Software
- Unified Source-to-Pay Platform
- Direct Procurement
- Indirect Procurement
- Digital Procurement Transformation
- Spend Management
- Source-to-Contract
- Procure-to-Pay
- Managed Services
- Procurement Outsourcing
- Source-to-Contract
- Spend Analysis
- Strategic Sourcing
- Category Management
- Low-Cost Country Sourcing
- Supply Market Intelligence
- Tail-Spend Management
- Procurement Support Services
- Procure-to-Pay
- Cost Recovery & Invoice Auditing
- Accounts Payable
- Supply Chain Outsourcing
- Planning & Forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Logistics Management
- Supply Chain Data Management
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Procurement Outsourcing
Industries Served
- Pharma, Health & Life Sciences
- Energy & Utilities
- Chemicals
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Government & Non-profit
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Travel & Hospitality
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Telecommunications, Media & Technology
- Oil & Gas
Key People
- Roopa Gandhi: prior to finding GEP, one of the co-founder and the current President of GEP, Roopa Gandhi served as the director of business development for Novo Nordisk. She attended the University of Chicago to earn her MBA, and also Long Island University for M.S. with the highest honors in Industrial Pharmacy. She also completed a B.S. in Pharmacy from Bombay University.
- Jagadish Turimella: co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of GEP, Jagadish "JT" Turimella leads the consulting practice and manages the company's operational functions. Prior to GEP, he was at A.T. Kearney as a senior manager within the operational and pharmaceutical practice. He attended the Clemson University for an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and also the University of Chicago where he received his MBA with high honors.
- Subhash Makhija: the CEO and co-founder of GEP, Dr. Subhash Makhija, led strategy, supply chain, procurement and global outsourcing engagements at Accenture before GEP. An M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and an MBA with the highest honors from the University of Chicago, Subhash also has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Enporion: A supply chain management company based in Tampa, Florida, Enporion was acquired by GEP in January 2012 as a step to expand Procure-to-Pay (P2P) footprint in the Energy & Utilities sector. An integrated suite of e-commerce tools developed by Enporion, Enporion’s Supply Chain Manager® delivers cost reduction through price and process savings, and includes capabilities in catalog management, supplier enablement, and connection, spend reporting, e-sourcing including auctions and electronic RFx’s, and contract management.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The CSR activities by GEP are carried out through the GEPSI program which was launched in the United States office in 2009 to spread awareness about contemporary social issues, engage with non-profits and local communities, and collaborate with them to help meet their needs. A few of the initiatives under GEPSI are:
- International Women’s Day: GEPSI celebrates the International Women's Day by organizing workshops and conferences in all its global offices.
- Backpack Buddies: Serving close to 12,000 women and their children each year, GEPSI supports the Win shelter in New York City through its program Backpack Buddies which aims to provide the children living in homeless shelters with the school supplies they need for the upcoming school year
- Feeding a Million Mouths: GEPSI joined hands with the Akshaya Patra Foundation in August 2017, to flag off a fleet of food delivery vehicles that will support the distribution of daily meals to underprivileged children in government-run schools.
- Happy Feet Home: this program by GEPSI India works for children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.
- Running for the Girl Child: To support Seva Bharathi’s “Kishori Vikas” – a program designed to educate and empower adolescent girl children in slums, GEPSI sponsored a fundraising event on 22nd January 2017.