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1、BASICSOFSUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENTAPICSCPIMCertificationCourseStudyGuideInstituteofManufacturingResourceManagementofIndiaCopyright©byIMRMIAllrightsreservedbyIMRMI.Noportionofthispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpart.ForewordFirst,letmethankMr.AnakalaVijayBhaskarReddy,CPIM
2、,andMr.PradeepV.Khetan,CPIMforgivingmetheopportunitytowritethisforeword.Ifeelhonouredandflattered.Itismymission,visionanddreamtoseemycountry,India,attainbacktheleadershippositionintheworld.Iamquiteconfidentthatweasanationwilldoit.Towardsachievingthismission,IfoundAPICSbo
3、dyofknowledgequitepowerful.IdecidedtobringthisbodyofknowledgetoIndia,whenItookmyAPICScertificationexamsin1985intheUS.TheAPICScertificationprogrammestartedinIndiain1992.Thebeginningwastough.Mr.AnandMahindramaynotremember,butIamstillgratefultohimforsponsoringseniormanagers
4、ofMahindra&MahindraandMahindraUgineinthisprogramme,asthefirstfewAPICScertificationcandidates.ThencamethesupportofBaaNCompany.Mr.S.Ramanathan,thenheadingBaaN,was(andis)ourwell-wisher.WereceivedalotofsupportfromArthurAnderson(Accenturenow).IhavenotforgottenthesupportIrecei
5、vedfromMr.J.A.Choudhary,whowasthechairmanofSTPI,Hyderabadatthattime.IknowthatIamforgettingmanynamesbutthewholesuccessisattributedtolotsandlotsofpeoplewhoprovidedtheirselflesssupporttothisprogrammeandtome.IamalsothankfultoeachandeveryoneatAPICSheadquartersinUSA,whogaveust
6、remendoussupportateverystep.Lastbutnottheleast,ImustthankmywifeShashi,CPIMherselfandmybrother-in-lawPradeepKhetan,CPIM,whobecameresponsibleforrunningthisshow,forholdingthistorchtightandmakingprogressunderalladverseconditions.Eventhough,theprogrammewashighlyappreciatedfro
7、mdayone,IfeltthatthecostwaslittlehighforanaverageIndian,whichIsawasanimpedimentinachievingourmissionandpropagatingthisbodyofknowledgeatabiggerlevel.Thereforewetriedtokeepthecostaslowaspossible.Asignificantpartofthecostwasspentinstudymaterialthatisimportedatahighcost.Ialw
8、ayswantedthatthestudymaterialbemadeavailableatacostthatmyfellowIndianscouldeasilyafford.Thiswaspossible
