Creative Approaches to Supply Chain Profitability to be Focus of June CSCMP India Conference

LOMBARD, Ill., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) will hold its first India conference, June 1-2, 2012, in Mumbai, India at the ITC Maratha hotel. The event, titled Creative Approaches to Supply Chain Profitability: A Global Perspective from India, will offer educational sessions and networking opportunities to supply chain executives from around the world.

For more information about the India conference, visit the newly launched CSCMP Asia-Pacific web site at http://cscmpasiapacific.org/.

Attendees of CSCMP's India 2012 conference will hear new ideas and innovative ways to improve supply chain processes, as well as examples from supply chain management professionals from leading Indian and other global corporations of how they implemented creative solutions that benefited the bottom line.

Supply chain thought leaders will provide strategic direction and present key operational guidelines to ensure that participants have the information they need to enable their organizations to remain competitive. Session topics include performance measurement, talent acquisition and management, collaboration, risk management, and customer-centric strategies.

"Achieving supply chain profitability has become a top priority for companies, especially in today's challenging global economy," said Rick Blasgen, president and chief executive officer of CSCMP. "We've designed this conference with that objective so attendees will receive real world solutions they can take back to their companies and implement successfully. Supply chain leaders in the Asia-Pacific region understand that profitable supply chains are critical to their organizations' overall success, which is why this conference is a not-to-miss event."

Conference sessions will include presentations from executives at leading companies such as Castrol BP India, Chainalytics, Dow Chemical, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Intel, Procter & Gamble, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., among others.

Companies interested in becoming a CSCMP India 2012 sponsor should contact Neil Basu at [email protected]. For more information or to register, visit http://cscmp.org/events/india/index.asp or http://cscmpasiapacific.org/events/cscmp-india-2012/.

About CSCMP

Founded in 1963, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is the leading worldwide professional association dedicated to education, research, and the advancement of the supply chain management profession. With more than 9,000 members globally, representing business, government, and academia from 63 countries, CSCMP members are the leading practitioners and authorities in the fields of logistics and supply chain management.

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