Dr. C. G.  Prakash

  • Dr. C G  Prakash  is  a  first   class   Mechanical   engineering  graduate  and  an  Operations   management  post  graduate  from  Mumbai  university .

    He  is  currently employed  as  Area Chair -  Operations  &  SCM  at  VBS  His teaching  interests  are  in the areas  of   Business  Statistics , Operations  Analytics , Project  Management , Enterprise Resource Planning ( ERP ) ,  Advanced  Supply Chain  &  Supply  Chain  Analytics . He  is  also  the  Associate Dean  and  has  been  entrusted  with the  responsibility  of  Executive  Education  at  VBS.  

    He  has  had  a long  and distinguished  career  in the  industry  for  about  three decades  and  have held  leadership  positions  in reputed companies  like  Godrej and Boyce ,TATA  Steel , Tata  InfoTech , Tata Consultancy Services  , Accenture  in addition to  successful  stints  abroad. 

  • Educational Qualifications
    BE Mechanical
    MMS Operations
    PGCHRM ( XLRI )
    DYDSC ( TISS )

    Academic Affiliation
    Associate Dean - Executive Education - VESIM
    Area Chair - Operations and SCM - VESIM
    Alumni - XLRI , TISS , Somaiya Management
    Visiting Faculty - NMIMS & TISS
    Member - Faculty Group for Operations - Jamnalal Bajaj Inst of Management
    Qualified - PHD entrance test of Mumbai Univ - PET
     

    Professional Affiliation
    Associate Dean - Executive Education - VESIM
    Area Chair - Operations and SCM - VESIM
    Alumni - XLRI , TISS , Somaiya Management
    Visiting Faculty - NMIMS & TISS
    Member - Faculty Group for Operations - Jamnalal Bajaj Inst of Management
    Qualified - PHD entrance test of Mumbai Univ - PET
  • Teaching
    Operations Analytics
    Business Statistics
    Supply Chain Analytics
    ERP & SCM
    Project Management

  • Area of Research
    "Youth Development
    Talent Supply Chain
    Social Entrepreneurship
    Ethics in Management
    Creative and Innovation Management"

    Current Research
    Dynamics of Talent Supply Chain and its relevance w.r.t post graduates in management.


  • Publications/Articles/Cases
    Research Papers
    1. Presented a paper on Talent Acquisition at an International conference at SIMSREE ,Churchgate , Mumbai

    2. Participated in National Case Study Seminar - ‘ Talent Supply Chain & Entry Level Recruitment Process : A Strategic Framework 

    3. Significance of Classification in Supply Chain Management ‘ - International Journal - Asia Pacific

    4. Driving the Inventory Cycle in Supply chain ‘ – Materials Management Review , India

    5. Sense and Essence of Q factor in Project Management ‘ - PMI Mumbai chapter publication


    Publications in Book Chapters/Others
    1. Presented a paper on Talent Acquisition at an International conference at SIMSREE ,Churchgate , Mumbai

    2. Participated in National Case Study Seminar - Talent Supply Chain & Entry Level Recruitment Process : A Strategic Framework

    3. Significance of Classification in Supply Chain Management - International Journal - Asia Pacific

    4. Driving the Inventory Cycle in Supply chain  – Materials Management Review , India

    5. Sense and Essence of Q factor in Project Management  - PMI Mumbai chapter publication


    Working Papers
    1. Comparative Study of Supply Chain Performance Measures in Food Industry

    2.Managing Supplier Relationship in a resilent Supply Chain

    Work in Committees and Groups
    Chairperson of Accreditation Cell of VESIMSR since 2014.
    Member Secretary of Internal Quality Assurance Cell VESIMSR since 2015


    Conferences/Seminars/Workshops
    1. Somaiya College of Engg - Ethics and Professional behaviour

    2. NMIMS - Ethical Issues in Management & Corporate Governance

    3. NIT, Suratkal & NIT Warangal - Project Management and ERP elective

    4. COE Pune & Trivandrum - Communication Excellence and Attitudinal Leadership Electives

    5. IIITM (Gwalior), - SAP ( ERP )

    6. IIT (Powai) - Project Management & ERP

    7. Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology - Project Management , ERP , CRM

    8. Certified ‘ Software Quality Analyst ’ SQA from Q A I, USA.

    9. Certified Assessor for Emotional Intelligence Assessment, EQ-I & EQ-360

    10. Operations Analytics ( Grade 85 % ) by University of Pennsylvania on Coursera.

    11. Certificate earned on June 15, 2017

    12. Member – APICS ,USA and IIMM , India


  • Advisory
    Autocast Private Limited
    Novire Technologies Ltd

    Custom Programs
    Project Management Training at TISS
    CAPM Project Management Workshp at Novire Tech

    Speaking Engagements
    Key note address - Industry Academia Interface at Thakur Inst
    Interpersonal Skills at Bhartiya Vidypeeth
    NMIMS - Ethical Issues in Management & Corporate Governance
    NIT, Suratkal & NIT Warangal - Project Management and ERP elective
    COE Pune & Trivandrum - Communication Excellence and
    Attitudinal Leadership Electives
    IIITM (Gwalior), - SAP ( ERP )
    IIT (Powai) - Project Management & ERP
    Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology - Project Management ,
    ERP , CRM
  • Awards & Honors
    "Topper Award for securing first position in DYDSC at TISS
    Catalyst Award -Accenture
    Best Speaker award - Global TeleSystems
    ""Won the Best ‘Train The Trainer’ award with A grade at Godrej and Boyce""
    ""Received ‘Certificate of Merit ‘for outstanding performance at work at TATA STEEL""
    ""Received certificate of Recognition for excellent performance as SAP consultant from Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited""
    Received the Best Technical SAP paper Award at Princeton Software
    ""Received Accenture ACE, Alchemist and Path Finder award for innovation at work at Accenture""
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