IIMA Supply Chain Management Program






IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) has been consistently ranked as a premier management school in the country by several national agencies. IIMA programmes are also ranked highly in several international rankings. In 2008, IIMA became the first management school in the country to be awarded European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). At IIMA, innovation lies at the base of every programme and the aim is to cater the best, to the best, from the best.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
The programme is aimed at providing the participants with a deep understanding of the supply chain and logistics management principles from a strategy, planning and operations perspective. The sessions would be specifically designed to prepare participants for advancement in supply chain management careers including procurement, supplier management, inventory management, coordination, logistics (transport and warehousing).
WHY SHOULD YOU PURSUE THIS PROGRAMME





PROGRAMME CHAIRS

Professor Chetan Soman
Production and Quantitative Methods
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Professor Debjit Roy
Production and Quantitative Methods
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
PROGRAMME MODULES
- Supply chain alignment/ strategy/ metrics
- Procurement and Inventory management
- Supply chain network/ Logistics optimization
- Data-driven decisions
- Supply chain finance
- Logistics (Sea, Air, Rail, Road)
- Distribution strategies
- Transportation and routing
- Warehousing
- Supply chain contracts
- Network revenue management
- Supply chain sustainability
- Humanitarian and non-profit supply chains
- Service supply chains
- Supply chain coordination and platforms
- Managing supply chain risk
- Latest trends, block chain, business model innovations
- Supply Chain Analytics
- Integrated supply chain simulation
PEDAGOGY

Pedagogy will be highly interactive and will consist of a judicious blend of lectures, real life case studies, computer simulations, case presentations, quizzes and assignments.
PROGRAMME DELIVERY

The live sessions will be broadcast from a single studio located at IIMA and will be delivered on VCNow’s interactive learning platform at classrooms spread across India
CAMPUS MODULE

Participants are required to make two visits of 2 days each at IIMA campus during the start and end of the programme.
ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION CRITERIA
- Graduate working executives (10+2+3 or equivalent) in any discipline with 50% score with at least two years of experience in operations at Senior / Middle / Junior managerial levels or entrepreneurs. Applicants with some programming language skills are preferred.
- Eligible candidates will be selected based on educational and professional background and motivation based on the application form & SOP submitted
SESSION TIMINGS:
Sunday, 10:00 AM To 1:00 PM, (India Time)
CERTIFICATION
IIM Ahmedabad shall issue certificate of participation (CoP) based on attendance criteria.
FEES:
Particulars | Amount (in Rs) (Excluding GST)* |
---|---|
Application Fee | 2,000 |
Programme Fee | 2,99,000 |
Campus Module Fee | 26,000 |
Total Fee | 3,25,000 |
*Goods and Services Tax (GST) applicable will be collected
additional from the candidate/participant Current GST rate is
18%.
*All fees are payable directly to IIM Ahmedabad.
INSTALMENT SCHEDULE
Programme fee of ₹3,25,000 plus taxes as applicable is payable in three instalments.
Description | Amount (GST Extra) | Deadline |
---|---|---|
Initial Payment | INR 1,13,000 | As per date specified in offer letter |
Installment 1 | INR 1,13,000 | By November 10, 2022 |
Installment 2 | INR 99,000 | By February 10, 2023 |
Note T&C Apply. All above dates subject to changes.
IMPORTANT DATES
Application Closure Date | August 2,2022 |
Registration and Initial Payment of fee | Within 15 days of issuance of offer letter |
Class commencement | August 2022 |
Note: all above dates are subject to changes
ABOUT VCNow EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
VC Now Executive Education is a brand owned by Unified Collaboration Services LLP and is the largest infrastructure based HD Video Conference Service provider of the country with over 50 Virtual Classroom studios spread across 32 cities in India. VCNow Virtual Classroom provides for a near-real classroom experience with its highly interactive Live 2-Way High Definition Video Conference interface both through Classroom based and Direct to Device based learning platforms. Since its inception in 2014, VCNow Executive Education has helped deliver many professional executive programmes in various domain in collaboration with several top ranked and reputed management institutions of the country.