Opportunities in retail management and logistics
July 8th, 2007
With new malls opening up in various places there is a lot of job opportunity in the areas of retail management and logistics. New Indian Express reports on this and about some business schools that offer courses on this topic. Following are some excerpts.
How about making a career in logistics? Industry estimates that the sector, going through acute manpower shortage, could create employment opportunities to the tune of 50,000 in the next five years.
The mushrooming malls and the expanding chain of retail stores on the neighbourhood are indicative of growing need of skilled hands.
With an annual growth rate of 25 percent, this is one sector that would see more and more avenues opening up in the times to come.
Gati, a leading player in the sector, has already offered placement letters to the first batch students of PG programme in Logistics and Supply Chain Management being offered by city-based Asian School of Business Management (ASBM).
“Our aim is to hire graduates who intend to assume leadership positions in supply chain management and contribute to the competitiveness of the firms globally,” said managing director of company Mahendra Agarwal while giving away the letters and kicking off the programme on the ASBM campus here on Friday.
It is the first of its kind in the country and has been jointly designed by ASBM and Gati. Students would have the advantage of working in Gati’s warehouse for hands-on experience after 14 months of the course.
While 30 students have been enrolled in the first batch, the institute plans to raise the strength in the coming years.
So what would the sector expect from you? According to Agarwal – who was decorated with the ‘logistics man of India’ on the occasion – you ought to possess an analytical mind to succeed in this field.
Entry Filed under: Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area (1),Central University of Orissa, Koraput,Other Management institutions and programs,Retail management,Special courses and programs
4 Writeup
1. kunal | September 11th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
hi all,
culd u plz help me out in finding the management institution which offer PG or Diploma in Retail Management, as off my knowledge Welingkar and KJ Somaiya (Mumbai) offer the course but help me out with other institution i mean TOP 15 instituion
wating fr ur reply as soon as possible
rgds
Kunal P
2. rohit verma | September 14th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
culd u plz help me out in finding the good management institution which offer MBA in Retail Management ,that gives good placemment
3. dipansu | April 15th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
i want to do a pg diploma in retail management in orrisa. so wanna know the job oppurtinities in it. please guide me.
4. Ankita | June 8th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Hi,
I want to do PGP in retail management NSHM(kolkata).Can u plz tell me that how is NSHM,kolkata for doing retail management.How is the faculties and placement there(NSHM) in retail mgt…plz reply me soon as i have very little time……