Regional boost for supply chain management in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is to draw the attention of the supply chain landscape worldwide with the Institute of Supply and Materials Management (ISMM) hosting a resource person rich international seminar, under the theme ‘Leveraging Supply Chain Management to Enhance Sustainability’on October 24, at The Kingsbury Hotel Colombo.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will participate as the chief guest and the keynote will be delivered by State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne in the international seminar that would see the participation of over 350 regional partners.
The seminar has been organized in the sidelines of ISMM’s 45th anniversary celebrations. Founded in 1972, the ISMM was established to foster the professional development of the purchasing and supply functions in Sri Lanka and incorporated by the Act of Parliament No 03 of 1981. The institute is currently headed by ISMM President R.L. Nalin Silva.
Internationally renowned supply chain management professionals including Maj. Gen.(Retd) M S S Krishnan from Hyderabad, Prof Amal Kumarage, Dr Krizz Chantirapom, Dr Namali Sirosoma, Noman Lutfi and Prof J M S L Bandara will attend the seminar.
Speaking at the media conference held at the ISMM auditorium in the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPASL) building, ISMM Vice President Maj. Gen. (Retd.) R.V. Udawatta said, it will be an enlightening seminar on supply and material chain management due to the participation of many eminent scholars from the region.
He said, “I’m sure, considering the enormous experience and exposure of the session chairmen and guest speakers, it will be of immense benefit to all the participants. So we have invited all participants from overseas and local to make this opportunity to enhance participants knowledge background on supply chain management because this is going to be a golden opportunity and I think for this year, this is one of the premier seminars in this region on supply chain management.”
ISMM President R.L. Nalin Silva briefing the media said that the largest retailer, Ali Baba did not have a retail shop, the largest media provider, Facebook, did not have any contacts, the salmon fish caught in Scotland was sent to China for slicing and packing and then sent back to Scotland for sales.
Now the companies do not hire people, they outsource and that was why it was required to develop and take the supply chain and material management to the next level in Sri Lanka and across the world.
He also said they were in the process of expanding and enhancing its services to further develop supply chain management in Sri Lanka. The ISMM President said that SL was well positioned in the Indian Ocean to amalgamate with supply chains around the world. He said to further promote supply chain management in Sri Lanka they intent to set up a fully fledged degree awarding campus and had also held discussions with the Western Region Megapolis Minister to obtain land in Colombo for this facility.
The ISMM is affiliated to the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), which is the world body encompassing 48 national associations having more than 250,000 professionals engaged in purchasing and supply chain management.In 2001, ISMM was affiliated to the International Trade Centre and licenced to conduct its MLS-SCM progrmmes in Sri Lanka and in 2014 obtained the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification from the Sri mLanka Standard Institution (SLSI)
The Government recognizes the corporate membership of the ISMM with three years experience in an executive capacity as equivalent to a First or Second Class Honours Degree relevant to the field of supply chain management awarded by a recognized university. (MFJ)
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