GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN-OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Guest Name: V G Venkatesh, CSCP, Teaching Fellow (MBA) and Doctoral Fellow at The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Time: 11.00 am – 01.00 pm
Venue: Seminar Hall

About the Speaker
V.G.Venkatesh is a corporate practitioner/ an academic specializing in Supply Chain Management and Logistics domain with versatile experience and background. He is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) from APICS-USA and having International industry experience from Honduras, Sri Lanka, USA, Hong Kong and Bangladesh in international supply chain practices. He has over 16 years of experience from Industry and academics. His background is supported by Masters in Manufacturing Management from BITS-Pilani and MFTech from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), India and a qualified trainer in the commonwealth countries with PGCHE from NTU (UK). Currently, working as a Professional Teaching Fellow and Academic (Corporate Executive Education) at Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ and enrolled as a doctoral candidate with a prestigious Waikato University International Doctoral Fellowship.

About the Talk
This guest lecture is based on Global Supply Chain Opportunities and Challenges in the current changing environment of global business, suppliers(manufacturers) are gaining their importance in the supply chains. Many of the responsibilities are shifted to supply side. Students would be given the exposure to these new developments and changing global rules and regulations. In addition, the interaction will enlighten them on the steps to prepare for the global careers.

About the Organisation
The University of Waikato, is a comprehensive university in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a satellite campus located in Tauranga. Established in 1964, it was the first university in New Zealand to be designed from a blank canvas. Waikato Management School achieved Triple Crown status in 2006 by gaining accreditation from the three leading international business school accreditation bodies, AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA – on world’s business schools, 59 worldwide, have met the strict standards of all three accreditation bodies. In 2011, Waikato Management School’s MBA program for Māori leaders won AMBA’s inaugural MBA Innovation Award. The Waikato MBA is delivered in partnership with the Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development. In 2012, the Centre for Corporate and Executive Education received re-accreditation for its MBA program from AMBA for five years.Its full-time MBM program also received the highly regarded AMBA accreditation, first MBM in New Zealand to receive this honor.