Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, May 03, 2013 — (Business Wire India) — The Asia Pacific Conference (APCON) 2013, the flagship event of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), which will be hosted by the Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) on May 16 and 17, will feature top-industry experts discussing the latest trends and solutions to supply chain management challenges facing different industries. Professionals and organisations wishing to participate in the conference should register at the earliest, as the registration for delegates will close soon. More information is available on www.apcon2013.com .
Regarding the theme of APCON 2013 , Mr. C. Subbakrishna, National President, IIMM, said, “APCON 2013 expects to serve as a springboard for collaboration, an idea-exchange, which can in turn fuel innovation. That is why the theme of the conference, “Unleashing Innovation in the Value Chain”, is apt.” He added, “By focusing the attention of supply chain management (SCM) professionals on both the challenges and the opportunities ahead of them, the conference will enable participants to learn from each other, network, find answers to shared issues and take home practical ideas that will benefit their organizations.”
The high profile speakers participating at APCON 2013 will focus on topics that include value chain for fuelling growth, unleashing innovation for business growth, leveraging technology for innovation in value chain, building a culture of continuous innovation, innovation in value chain – case studies, opportunities and challenges for value chain in the Asia pacific region and innovation through collaboration, besides other panel discussions.
The APCON 2013 international conference is scheduled to be inaugurated by Mr. S. Narsing Rao, Chairman, Coal India Limited. The other speakers at the conference are Mr. H. G. Ragunath, CEO, Titan Industries Limited; Mr. Bijou Kurien, President and CEO; Lifestyle Reliance Retail; Ms. Mary Lewis, Director General, IFPSM; Mr. Gopal Singh, Chairman & MD, Central Coalfields Limited; and Ms. Ushasri T., MD, Manhattan Associates.
Talking to the press about the purpose of the conference, Mr. Subhash Lovekar, Chairman, APCON 2013 , said, “The end objective, of course, is to find and formulate ways to further the development of a world-class supply chain management system that delivers under varying local conditions. The results should benefit the companies, the economies and the people of countries in various geographies.”
The IIMM-APCON International SCM Awards 2013 will also honour those individuals and organizations that have focused, excelled, contributed or made a difference in the field of supply chain management.
Speaking about the IIMM-APCON International SCM Awards 2013, Mr. Harsha Kestur, Convenor, APCON 2013, said, “The various IIMM-APCON SCM Awards, upon selection by the jury, will go to an organization’s chief procurement office headed by CPO or vice president or general manager, with an aim to recognize significant achievements, key value additions, functional brilliance, critical innovations, best practices and similar outstanding contributions of SCM teams, of organizations within and across industries, which in turn have made fundamental differences in the areas of materials and supply chain management.”
Award categories include SCM best practices award, corporate excellence in supply chain management, IIMM idol, SCM innovation award, and SCM young achievers award, among others.
About APCON 2013
APCON 2013 is a signature SCM event where seasoned practitioners from across the region meet and discuss ways of addressing these challenges. It seeks to bring together professionals from different parts of India, Asia-Pacific region and rest of the world. With participation from a wide range of industries and academia, public and private sectors of industry – APCON 2013 expects to serve as a springboard for collaboration, an idea-exchange which can in turn, fuel innovation. For more information, please visit www.apcon2013.com .
About IIMM
Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), with its headquarters at Navi Mumbai, is the national apex body representing a wide spectrum of professionals engaged in various facets of materials management, responsible for planning, sourcing, logistics and supply chain. Through its wide network of 45 branches and 18 chapters, having over 9000 members drawn from public and private sectors, IIMM is dedicated to the promotion of the profession of materials management with its multifarious activities including EDPs, seminars, workshops, in-house training programs and consultancy assignments & advance materials management programs & research programs. To have more effective global interaction, the institute is a chartered member of International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), Atlanta, USA, which has its members in over 44 countries. For more information, please visit www.iimm.org .
About IFPSM
The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM) is the union of 48 National and Regional Purchasing Associations worldwide. IFPSM facilitates the development and distribution of knowledge to elevate and advance the procurement profession, thus favorably impacting the standard of living of citizens worldwide through improved business practices. The term procurement is taken to embrace purchasing, materials management, logistics, supply chain management and strategic sourcing. For more information, please visit www.ifpsm.com .
