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India, Brazil to increase cooperation in steel, mining sectors and 5 Why’s
India and Brazil have decided to increase cooperation and encourage investment
opportunities in the steel and mining sectors. A letter of intent (LoI) was signed
to strengthen cooperation between the two nations. The LoI aims to focus on
strengthening the supply chain and facilitating exchange of technical know-how
for the growth of the steel industry, including pelletisation plants, in both the
countries, besides promoting and expanding bilateral relations.
Japan to fund Village Buddha Model to aid local communities
India Inc is set to acquire an unlikely ally in its drive to meet freshly mandated
spending targets for corporate social responsibility activities - the Village
Buddha.The Japanese government has agreed to fund this unique new model An aggregated supply chain
developed by breakthrough management specialist Shoji Shiba that involves news site –
stationing change leaders, called Village Buddha, in Indian villages to spur the http://www.oprules.com/
social and economic development of local communities by implementing
thousands of kaizens, the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvements in
processes Read about – Genichi
Taguchi
Urban pockets in state to have vegetable sufficiency
Taguchi has made a very
To promote vegetable production in urban areas, the government of Odisha has
influential contribution to
started identifying cities where Central-sponsored vegetable initiative urban
industrial statistics –
cluster (VIUC) scheme would be implemented under Rashtriya Krishi Vikash
Yojna (RKVY). The objective is to set in motion a cycle of vegetable popularly known as Taguchi
production, income for farmers and assured supply for consumers in cities. methods - Taguchi
methods are statistical
Challenges and opportunities for electric vehicles in India methods to improve the
quality of manufactured
Electric vehicles have a considerable market opportunity in the two-wheeler
goods.
segment. At present, the only EV sold in India is the Mahindra Reva.
Competition triggers product innovation and the lack of it has resulted in the
failure to establish a value and supply chain for EV components, batteries,
charging points and competitive pricing.
STRIVE – ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
This edition of Strive has articles on “Trends in Automotive Industry” by Mr. Srinivasan, CIO, TVS Infotech and an
interview with Mr. Praveen Sinha, Co-founder and Director, Jabong. Prof. Sumeet Gupta writes on “RFID in Indian
Retail Sector”. Also student contributions on CFPR, EAM , IT and Leagile Supply Chain are also present.