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The SCM team convened for a four-day conference at Kumarakom for
lessons in team building and excellence
F
rom August 18 to 21, 2016,
Tata Sky conducted the SCM
Conference at Lakesong Resort,
in the picturesque backwater town
of Kumarakom, Kerala. The main
agenda of the conference was to
take the SCM team from Good to
Great by creating a meaningful
team experience; enhancing
communication and collaboration;
preparing for the future and learning
to excel.
The conference started with a
welcome brief and safety orientation,
followed by an insightful session by
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Services, Arun Kumar. In his talks,
he shared the goals and strategy for
SCM and provided a brief update on
the team’s performance. An engaging
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discussion about the team’s hits
and misses soon followed; there
was also a brainstorming session
on how to transform the supply
chain operation into a best-in-class
function.
The respective SCM vertical leads
Jaswinder Saini (procurement),
Anil Dalvi (SCM operations),
Devendra Patil (IT procurement)
and GH Sitaraman (automation and
imports) shared their respective
team’s activities, achievements, best
practices, upcoming projects and
also set the future goals of their
teams. Employee-engagement scores
of the SCM function were reviewed
during the session which also
comprised of debates, discussions,
and inputs on ways to improve
employee engagement levels.
SCM leadership reviewed the
presentations put up by the team
members on relevant SCM topics
and rated them on parameters such
as content, delivery and feasibility.
Day two commenced with training
on effective negotiation skills
conducted by Krishan Batra,
President and CEO, Institute of
Supply Management.
The day-lo