Data-Driven Supply Chain Transformation 2022

About the Course:  

NITIE,Mumbai and IIT (BHU),Varanasi are proud to present the Global Online Certification Course on Data-Driven Supply Chain Transformation 2022 in association with Prof. David Simchi-Levi (MIT, USA) under the leadership of Prof. Manoj K. Tiwari (Director, NITIE Mumbai) and Prof. Pramod Kumar Jain (Director, IIT (BHU) Varanasi), to accelerate the vision of PM Gati Shakti. This digital disruption is now motivating many companies in a variety of industries to reinvent their supply chains, from demand and supply planning to production and distribution. This course introduces Professor Simchi-Levi’s unique framework that combines the three technology trends, digitization, analytics and automation, to reinvent the supply chain. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of :

• Applications of these trends to improve efficiency, profitability, and growth
• The required processes to improve supply chain visibility, flexibility, and resiliency
• The appropriate organization and talent change

Course Structure:

• 16^th July ’22 – 21^st August ’22
• 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM IST || Saturday - Sunday
• 30 Hours Course || 12 Sessions (2.5 Hours/Session)
• Mode of Instruction - Via Webex

Course Highlights:

• Lecture recordings will be provided for one week
• Participants will get the opportunity to interact live with Prof. David Simchi-Levi.
• Lecture slides and supplementary material after each session.
• Learn key concepts and trends through exhaustive case studies

Course Outcome:

• Identify opportunities for transforming and creating end-to-end supply chain value using digitization, analytics, and automation
• Prioritize the opportunities provided by the technology trends: digitization, analytics and automation
• Drive automation through network and production optimization
• Increase sales by improving forecast accuracy
• Apply data analytics to improve new product introduction

About Prof. David Simchi-Levi:  

• Prof. David Simchi-Levi is the professor for Business & Supply Chain Analytics and the Director of Data Science Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.  
• Prof. Simchi-Levi founded LogicTools, now a subsidiary of IBM, which provided software solutions and decision support systems to clients such as Caterpillar, ConAgra, Kraft Foods, Mercer Management, Ryder, SC Johnson, UPS, U.S. Postal Service, Walgreens, etc., and later co-founded OPS Rules, and Opalytics, both now part of Accenture.  
• David Simchi-Levi had associated with NITIE for the Global Online Certification Course on Business and Operations Analytics in 2021, which was a highly successful course with 3000 participants from 17 countries.

About NITIE, Mumbai:  

• National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), established in 1963, is one of India's leading institutes for management education.   
• It has proven its excellence by continuously being featured in India's best B-Schools list and was ranked 11th in the most recent Business Today Survey and 12th amongst management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021.   
• NITIE, widely known as the leading Institute in the area of Supply Chain and Operations, holds a purpose in advancing transformative education and industry-inspired research in different domains, thus dedicating itself to helping Indian businesses to make their presence felt global. 
• NITIE has successfully completed four Global Online Certification Courses receiving excellent feedback from industry professionals, academia and students from all over the world.

About IIT (BHU), Varanasi:  

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, is an Institute of national importance created by an Act of the Parliament through the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012. The institute celebrated its centenary year in 2019-2020.
• IIT (BHU) Varanasi has been positioned 14th amongst Engineering (Research and Teaching) institutions in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022 and at the 651-700th position in QS World University Rankings wherein it is 10th amongst IITs and 6th according to citations per faculty.
• The Institute aspires to be a harbinger of modern interdisciplinary technological advancement in the country and at the forefront of imparting quality education by use of innovative pedagogy culminating traditional with contemporary methods.

About IDAPT HUB Foundation:  

• The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has identified Data Analytics and Predictive Technologies (DAPT) as one of the domain areas of the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) under India’s National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System (NM-ICPS). DST has identified IIT (BHU) Varanasi as one of the institutes for establishing TIH under this scheme.
• As a part of this development, I-DAPT Hub Foundation, IIT (BHU) a non-profit section 8 company is established. In order to meet the mandate of IDAPT Hub Foundation in terms of better societal outreach and Industry 4.0 functioning, five thrust areas:
  • Telecommunications,
  • Power,
  • Defense Research and Development,
  • Road Transport and Highways, and
  • Health and Family Welfare have been identified
• The activities envisioned under the I-DAPT Hub Foundation will provide impetus to smart cities mission, smart and optimized energy/power management, state-of-art defense infrastructure development, and the health and family welfare of the country.
• It helps in manufacturing via the invention of new products, services and the creation of skilled young human resources at all levels (technicians, researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs) and will become a key contributor to realizing the vision of “Digital India.”