A seminar on “Career Opportunity in Supply Chain Management” organized by DCCI Business Institute (DBI) in cooperation with American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)” held at AIUB Campus on June 19, 2019. Prof. Dr. Charles C. Villanuaeva, Vice President, (Academic) and Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, AIUB Chaired the Seminar. Convenor, DCCI Skills Development Standing Committee-2019, Golam Zilani, Acting Secretary, DCCI & Executive Director, DBI Md. Joynal Abdin, were present at the programme. Shankar Kumar Roy one of the leading trainer of DBI, presented the keynote paper.

Prof. Dr. Charles C. Villanuaeva, Vice President, (Academic) and Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, AIUB spoke on the occasion and highlighted the importance of the seminar  and its applicability. He also emphasized on the ethical and social responsibility of the students. He thanked DBI for organizing such a practical seminar on this potential subject and wished success of the programme.

Convenor, DCCI Skills Development Standing Committee-2019, Golam Zilani thanked AIUB for this cooperation to organize such a wonderful demand driven session on career opportunities in Supply Chain Management.

Md. Joynal Abdin, Executive Director, DBI informed the audience that the courses on International Certificate, Advanced Certificate and Diploma in “Modular Learning System in Supply Chain Management (MLS-SCM^(P))”, have been conducting by DBI in cooperation with International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva since 2004. He highlighted the importance of effective supply chain management for any business organization to become competitive both at home and abroad. All the 18 modules of the course deal with the management of the whole supply chain of a business starting from procurement of raw materials and other inputs up to Customer Relationship Management. These Modules have been developed by reputed consultants of ITC for capacity building of developing and least developed countries around the world to become competitive and face challenges of globalization. He mentioned that this course is not only beneficial for the company for improving its image, efficiency, competitiveness, profitability and growth by reducing cost of purchasing and lead time, but also for professionals for their career development. These courses are equally important for the new entrepreneurs and also enhances the employability of the job seekers.

Mr. Ashfaque A. Mohib, Head of Department, Operations and Supply Chain Management, FBA, AIUB, emphasized upon enlarging DBI endevour through SCM courses and creating new job opportunities. He hopes that this seminar will contribute in capacity building of AUIB Students and improve their performance in competitive global market.

Prof. Ms. Farheen Hassan, Director, BBA Programme, AIUB stated that Supply Chain Management is vibrant course for the career oriented students. She emphasized the world wide career and opportunities of these prestigious courses. She also mentioned to carry forward the good relationship with DCCI in future.

Shankar Kumar Roy, the keynote speaker of this seminar presents the potential part of SCM. His informative presentation reflects the Key concepts, Core issues, Components, Wings & four flows of SCM. He also presents working capital cycle, 3PL, Bullwhip Effect.