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            Issue date July 1, 2008
            Volume No 01
            Issue No 02
            No of pages 65
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            Editor name & contact No Mrs. Dipali Kale

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            Sl No. Article title Author Contact e-mail
            Impact of physical infrastructure on logistic management in India. Kalpana, R. kalpanalnr@gmail.com
            Vendor managed inventory with RFID:A model discussion on pharma industry Debendra Mahalik debendramahalik1@dataone.in, debendra_mahalik@hotmail.com
            ERP- An effective tool for managerial decision making G.S.Vijaya VidVijaya@yahoo.co.in
            Green marketing Arul Mozhi arul_86@yahoo.com
            Knowledge management Karisma click2karishma@gmail.com
            Sensitive sensex at Dalal street  Pandurang Kale                                                                                                              dgpandu@gmail.com


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About the journal (a brief write up about  your journal)
‘BUSINESS SPECTRUM’ has a primary focus to cater and disseminate valuable information generated from different knowledge sources in an effective way to all stakeholders of academia and business community. This issue tries to reflect the contemporary trends and developments in the research articles covering the areas of Logistics and Supply chain Management, Knowledge management, Green marketing and sensitive sensex. A book review which provides small introduction giving both summary of the relevant contest and an idea of the debates involved.

Our efforts are aimed towards provide a platform to the students of business studies to exhibit their talents sand bridging a gap between industry and academia.

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Authors are requested to submit their copies    through e-mail only using Microsoft word format with double space. Papers should be the original work of the author and can be descriptive or empirical. Each copy should include on a separate covering sheet the number of words and the author's name, title, current address, telephone, fax and e-mail numbers. The articles should be concise and should not exceed five pages. There are neither submission fees nor page charges.

All editorial correspondence should be sent to: Editor Mrs. Uma Lakshmi,Business Spectrum, Indian Academy School of Management Studies(IASMS), Hennur Cross, Hennur Main Road, Bangalore-560 043;  Tel: +918024444103/25442370(Ext.120);E-mail: umalakshmi.k@gmail com

No more than 3 levels of headings should be used. Footnotes are to be avoided and should take the form of endnotes listed prior to the references. The Harvard style of referencing is used (author's name and date of publication bracketed in the text) and all works cited should be listed alphabetically by the author after the main body of the text, style as follows:  

Books

Abraham, K. (2001) Ethiopia: The Dynamics of Economic Reforms (Economic Liberalisation and Political Transformation), Addis Ababa: EIIPD (Ethiopian International Instt. for Peace and Development). 

Edited Volume 

Aharoni, Y. (1991). “On Measuring the Success of Privatisation”, in Ramamurthi, R. and Vernon, R. (eds) Privatisation and Control of State Owned Enterprises. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Journals

Boardman and Vining (1989) “Ownership in Competitive Environments: A Comparison of the Performance of Mixed, Private and SOEs”, Journal of Law and Economics, April, no,32.

Reports and Gazettes

CSA (1999) Ethiopia: Statistical Abstract 1998, April, 1999, Addis Ababa, CSA.

Newspapers and Magazines

Ahluwalia, M. (2003) ‘Some of the criticism directed at the IMF is not valid’, an exclusive interview, D+C [Development & Cooperation], September, vol.30.

Websites

EPA (2003) “Privatisation”, accessed on 06/11/2003 in the EPA Website at http://www.telecom.net.et/~epa/Privatise/index.html.

Ram Mohan, T.T. (2004) “Privatisation in China: Softly, Softly Does it”, accessed on 02/10/2004 at http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/publications/public/Fulltext.jsp?wp-no=2004-09-04.

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            Title:  Impact Of Physical Infrastructure On Logistics Management  In India

            Author: Kalpana, R.

Infrastructure and its development play a key role in improving& sustaining a countries growth. Logistics management is one of the most important sectors today’s companies are targeting for quick and timely availability of inputs and supply of output to customer.

India is set to emerge as one of the world’s largest economies. This is not achievable unless infrastructure improves. Although, the e-infrastructure related to computers and telecom has improved in the last few years in the country, the physical infrastructure related to improvement of Roads, construction of fly-over , Trains, Airports and modern Ports have not shown similar improvement. This paper brings out the status of infrastructure & its reasons and how it will effect the   logistics management of companies & measures taken by India in improving the same.

            The paper also makes a comparison of infrastructural status of India & china the two major growing economies of the world which are vying with each other in attracting FDIs in all sectors.

Author Background : Mrs. Kalpana R  is a lecturer at  Indian Academy School Of Management Studies,Bangalore-43,

Title: Vendor Managed Inventory with RFID: A Model Discussion of Pharma Industry

Author: Debendra Mahalik

Organizations are sourcing materials from different source at different point of time to maintain inventory at proper level; which helps in maintaining profitability. Maintaining inventory at proper level requires accurate information from customer and suppliers, which is a continuous process. In the present context due to the competition, every one or the other wants focus on core activity and outsource other non core activity as far possible, which in term has evolve the concept of 3rd party managing the inventory. Information has its importance in inventory management but in the absence of timely and accurate information, supply chain is compensates for the lack of information with inventory. Not only does poor information flow build supply chain inventories, but it also leads to increases in demand and inventory in tern involve costs.  In this paper a concept frame has been suggested for a successful outsourcing of inventory management with the help of the RFID technology in Pharmatutical industry.

Author Background: Lecturer PG Dept of Business Administration, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar

Title: Enterprise Resource Planning- an effective tool for Managerial Decision making

Author: G.S.Vijaya

Enterprise Resource Planning is an effective tool for the managers to make decisions in this changing world.  Enterprise Resource Planning is a software solution that addresses the enterprise needs taking a process view of the organization to meet the organizational goals by tightly integrating all functions of the enterprise. In today’s intensely competitive marketplace, companies can benefit strategically and tactically from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, if implemented correctly.

   The main Research Objectives are to identify the tools which contributes in effectiveness of ERP and its application to enhance managerial effectiveness based on factors like reducing cycle time / faster information processing, improving financial management, laying foundation for e-commerce, etc.  The research is both explorative and descriptive in nature.

Author background: Assistant professor, Department of Management Studies Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Yelahanka, Bangalore .

Title: GREEN MARKETING Author: Arul Mozhi 

The concept of Green Consumerism is as old as Indian civilization, but popularity of this term has been widely use nowadays only because of the developments in the technology and the changes we have willingly bought into our lifestyle. Marketers are modifying their behavior in order to address some of the environmental concerns faced by the consumers today.

“Green Marketing” has been used to describe marketing activities which attempt to reduce the negative social and environmental impacts of existing products and production systems, and which promote less damaging products and services.

Author background: Student ,IV semester MBA Indian Academy School of Management Studies, Bangalore

Title: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Author: Karisma

                  Knowledge management is a strategy that turns as organization’s intellectual assets-both recorded information and talents of its members into greater productivity, new value and increased competitiveness. The only sustainable advantage a firm has comes from what it collectively knows, how efficiently it uses what it knows and how readily it acquires and use new knowledge. 

Knowledge Management programs are typically tied to organizational objectives such as improved performance, competitive advantage, innovation, lessons learnt transfer (for example between projects) and the general development of collaborative practices.

Author background : Student, IV semester, MBA Indian Academy School of Management Studies. Bangalore

Title: SENSITIVE SENSEX AT DALAL STREET  Author:Pandurang Kale                                                                                                             

Bombay stock exchange the root of the stock exchange Mumbai can be traced back to 1875.When the share and stock brokers association was established. BSE is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and the most important exchange in Indian capital market.

It is not that Indian stock look cheap at current level but when bullish global investors compare Indian to market like China and Brazil. Indian equity does not look as expensive. Make sense they agree to buy some more of India Monday 29 oct.2007, 735 point rally that look the Sensex to an all time high of 20,025 point in intra-day trade is part of the juggernaut started by bull on Dalal street over four years ago.

Author background : Student ,IV Semester,MBA Indian Academy School of Management Studies,Bangalore

INDIA SHINING – LATE SRI DHIRUBAI AMBANI

Contributed by- Praveen Kumar , Student ,IV semester MBA.      

It is an insight into the entrepreneurial and leadership qualities of Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of the Reliance Group.