The Research Forum on Quantitative Research in Finance- Data Driven Decision Making by Dr Anu Anna Jossan,  Economist & Senior Fellow in Higher Education(SFHEA) Qatar was conducted on  December 11, 2021. 38 participants attended the session which included KCT BS Faculty, KCT. BS students and faculty from other institutions across India.  Dr. Anu shared her Research work on “Critical Thinking (CT) Skills Gap In Data-Driven Decision (DDD) Making: An Exploration In The Banking, Financial Services, And Insurance (BFSI) Industry “which she is currently working on and due for publication on a reputed journal. She elaborately outlined her problem statement on critical thinking skill gap in BFSI Industry, the wide sampling gathered across several countries, the details on ... Read More

A Guest Lecture on Managing Risk in Projects was organized on December 18, 2021, for II MBA students of   Batch 2020-22 students as a part of the Project Management course. The primary objective of the lecture was to gain insights on Managing Risk in Projects. Bhuvana Sundar Soorapaiah, Program Manager, Robert Bosch, Coimbatore was the resource person of the session. The speaker demonstrated how to manage the project, overcome risk and explained how positive risks are useful. The lecture was helpful for the students to acquire knowledge in project risk and managing projects. Around 25 students participated in the program.The guest lecture was organized by Dr. Jaisankar S, Associate Professor

A Webinar on ‘EBSCO Business Source Elite and its Support on Research’ was organized on December 6, 2021 for I year MBA students (Batch2021-23) as a part of the Business Research Methods course. The webinar was organized jointly with Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Kumaraguru College of Technology. The primary objective of the webinar was to educate the students to review previously published research papers and generate bibliographies for scholarly articles. Mr. T S Nandalal, Sr. Training Manager, EBSCO, was the resource person of the session. The speaker demonstrated how to download and explained how to search and organize the previous research study paper publications, cases, and company reports. The webinar was helpful for  the students to acquire knowledge in finding research papers and perform a review of literature. The session was interactive with question-and-answer session.  the webinar. Around 170 students and ... Read More

A guest lecture was conducted in the virtual mode for 21 II MBA students of the  Batch 2020 -2022 by Ms.Divya Karthik, Head – Production Planning, Elgi Equipment’s Limited, Coimbatore on Current Practices in Production Planning and Control for a Manufacturing Industry on December 04, 2021. The guest highlighted the importance of the PPC function in an organization.  The guest began her address with an introduction to Elgi Equipments and its operations.  She explained the functions of PPC – Routing and Scheduling and highlighted the types of Demand forecasting, planning and strategy models, performance metrics, ERP and how they are being followed at Elgi. The guest then gave insights about Aggregate planning, MPS and MRP that are being followed and the challenges faced ... Read More

A guest lecture on Loan Syndication of Working Capital Loans – Banker’s Perspective was organized for students of II MBA (Batch 2020-22) on December 4, 2021. The guest Mr. Sarath Nair, Vice President & Unit head- HDFC- Business Bank, TN, Part of AP & Kerala, started with the History, Evolution, and Importance in Corporate Loan Syndication. He explained about PNL and Balance Sheet of a company and Non-Profit Assets: Flags. He touched upon Risk Weightage Calculation during Loan Syndication to a corporate, Loan Disbursement and Retail Loans and Wholesale Loans. He differentiated and explained about the different types of loans, their ... Read More

A guest lecture on the Leasing Business in India- Current Trends was organized for students of II MBA (Batch 2020-22) on December 2, 2021. The guest Mr. Lakshmanan, former Banker explained the details of the Leasing Business & Factors that one must consider before lending. He also touched upon Sakthi Finance and its lending practices, Tracing Long term lending and Financial Lease and Operational Lease. The 33 students of Finance specialization gained in depth knowledge of the Leasing Industry. The guest lecture was organized by Dr. Sangeetha S, Associate Professor-Finance.