Monday, April 13, 2015

ASBM Business Updates Vol. 4(8) 13 Apr 2015, Monday from Chanakya Central Library, Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar.



ASBM Business Updates is a Weekly Selective Compilation of Business News from Various Sources. To find details follow the link.
ASIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
The Eighth Annual Convocation of Asian School of Business Management’s 2013-15 PGDM batch took place within the institute’s campus amidst great fervour and joyfulness on the 4th of April, 2015.This much anticipated passing-out ceremony saw students being awarded the coveted diploma and among this Anshuman Patra a student of this graduating batch received the Infinity Gold Medal for being the topper in academics in Post Graduate Diploma in Management and the Director’s Gold Medal sponsored by State Bank of Hyderabad for being the best all-rounder student of the batch 2013-15.In his address, Prof. (Dr.) Biswajeet Pattanayak, Founder-Director ASBM, commented by saying “Today is the special day when one generation of students will step out of their alma-mater into a professional life which commands enormous responsibility and accountability” and asserted that “after achieving the coveted International Accreditation of SAQS, ASBM is continuing with its journey of excellence and has opted to undergo the process for second international accreditation from USA, namely Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).” He concluded by saying that like any business school of great repute, ASBM believes in competency building of its students in a continuous and sustained manner and in the campus recruitment drive cent percent placement has been achieved by the graduating batch this year in reputed organizations like Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Axis Bank, Reliance Communication, GATI-KWE, Shoppers Stop,  ITC, Vodafone, ICICI Securities, SBI Life Insurance, Reliance Securities, Bisleri, etc., which reinstates the value proposition of the institute.

INDIA MANAGEMENT
Online marketplace Snapdeal.com, promoted by Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd, has bought Unicommerce eSolutions Pvt. Ltd, an e-commerce management software and fulfilment solution provider, for an undisclosed amount, official documents show.
Unicommerce will be merged with Jasper, according to documents filed with the registrar of companies. Separately, Snapdeal is investing Rs.25 crore in its wholly owned logistics unit, Vulcan Express Pvt. Ltd, taking another step towards building a large, integrated logistics network. Vulcan currently manages transit warehouses for Snapdeal across the country, according to two people aware of the development. Snapdeal and Unicommerce did not respond to Mint’s queries.
Softbank-funded Snapdeal has been on a shopping spree after it received $627 million from the Japanese investor in October. Earlier this month, it bought a 20% stake in logistics firm Gojavas for Rs.120 crore. The firm is also close to announcing the acquisition of online recharge and coupon portal Freecharge, Mint reported earlier this month.
The acquisition of Unicommerce will help Snapdeal manage everything from vendors to inventory and from warehouse to shipment and returns.

ODISHA BUSINESS
The Odisha government has urged the defence ministry to advise Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for development of an airstrip at Jeypore in Koraput district for commercial operations, said an official on Friday.
Chief Secretary G.C. Pati has urged Department of Defence Production secretary G. Mohan Kumar to advise HAL to develop the airstrip that would facilitate transport of aircraft engines manufactured by the company at Sunabeda by air instead of transporting by road to Visakhapatnam.
"The development of this airstrip, including its expansion, will facilitate the landing of Avro and other category of aircraft. The state government would like to have the airstrip developed so that it is fit for commercial operations," said Pati in a letter to G. Mohan Kumar.
Pati said the establishment of various industries, including NALCO at Koraput and HAL at Sunabeda area, would boost opportunity for commercial operation of the airstrip.
The airstrip is on the side of Visakhapatnam-Jagdalpur national highway and lies between Raipur and Visakhapatnam air corridor.

SUPPLY CHAIN

In the next six to eight months, online fashion store Myntra is likely to roll out a slew of offerings around 3D technology, augmented reality and virtual reality to enhance user experience as well as revamp its supply chain. The fashion e-tailer, which was acquired by cross-town peer Flipkart last year for a whopping $350 million, will also implement 3D printing technology to boost supply chain and create prototypes of products in minutes, a senior company executive told FE.
The implementation of 3D technology in supply chain, which is expected to save costs in double digits in the long run, may actually see Myntra create a prototype of a product, display it on its portal and eventually develop the product based on demand. To begin with, the initiatives will roll out with Myntra’s repertoire of private brands, which at present accounts for about a fourth of the e-tailer’s revenues.
“This is one of the many use cases. We can show consumers products without even making them. The entire value chain has lots of waste in our view. The technologies will thus help minimise the gap between supply and demand,” said Ganesh Subramanian, head, New Initiatives, Myntra.
“The other use case is how fast can you bring fashion around.”

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Source of Information for this issue : Google alert accessed on Google alert on Apr 6 ,  2015
 
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Sabita Sahu
Junior Librarian
Information and Documentation Divison, Chanakya Central Library
Asian School of Business Management
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Sabita Sahu :Junior Librarian Knowledge and Information Services Unit, Chanakya Central Library, Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar. library@asbm.ac.in ; www.asbm.ac.in

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