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EVENTS CALENDAR
2014
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About CII
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create
and sustain an environment conducive to the development
of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society,
through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-proft, industry-led and
industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role
in India's development process. Founded over 118 years
ago, India's premier business association has over 7100
members, from the private as well as public sectors,
including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership
of over 90,000 enterprises from around 257 national and
regional sectoral industry bodies.
CII charts change by working closely with Government on
policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing
effciency, competitiveness and business opportunities for
industry through a range of specialized services and strategic
global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-
building and networking on key issues.
Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists industry
to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes.
Partnerships with civil society organizations carry forward
corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development
across diverse domains including affrmative action,
healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management,
skill development, empowerment of women, and water, to
name a few.
The CII Theme for 2013-14 is Accelerating Economic
Growth through Innovation, Transformation, Inclusion and
Governance. Towards this, CII advocacy will accord top
priority to stepping up the growth trajectory of the nation,
while retaining a strong focus on accountability, transparency
and measurement in the corporate and social eco-
system, building a knowledge economy, and broad-basing
development to help deliver the fruits of progress to all.
With 63 offces, including 10 Centres of Excellence, in
India, and 7 overseas offces in Australia, China, France,
Singapore, South Africa, UK, and USA, as well as institutional
partnerships with 224 counterpart organizations in 90
countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry
and the international business community.
About CII - Institute of Logistics
To address the need of sharpening India Incs
competitive edge through better Logistics and Supply
Chain practices, CII Institute of Logistics (CIL) was
established in 2004 by the Confederation of Indian
Industry as a Center of Excellence in Logistics and
Supply Chain.
At CII Institute of Logistics we create a platform for
the Industry to gain more insights into the emerging
trends, industry specifc problems of national
importance and global best practices in logistics &
supply chain management. We enable the industry
to cut down the transaction cost, increase effciency,
and enhance proftability and enable to sensitize and
bring solutions to macro level issues.
The Vision:
To become an International Centre of Excellence in
Logistics and SCM and to facilitate Indian industry to
be referred in Global Business for its Best Practices
in SCM and Logistics.
The Mission:
To be a platform to create and share intellectual
capital for reducing transaction cost and improving
competitiveness, in the process nurture the skills of
Logisticians and ensure adoption of Best Practices
in Logistics and SCM through online and offine
activities.
For over eight years now, CII Institute of Logistics,
the countrys premier Centre of Excellence in logistics
and SCM, has enabled a number of exemplary
success stories in logistics.
With a relentless aspiration to enhance logistics
competitiveness in the industry, CIL provides a
complete range of services such as:
Events
Education
Training
Advisory Services
Research& Publication
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an effcient, integrated and sustainable
multimodal logistics network. This conference
is scheduled on 12 13 March 2014 at Hotel
Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS
EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2013
(SCALE 2013) EDITION 1
21-22 May, 2014
at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) through
its Institute of Logistics is pleased to announce
the Supply Chain And Logistics Excellence
Awards 2013 (SCALE 2013) The 1st
Edition to recognize the industry players and
to drive excellence in the feld. The recognition
shall encompass excellence among Logistics
Service Players and the Supply Chain aspects
of the User Industry. Such recognition will
also be useful to accelerate the enablers for
building world class supply chains and shall
prompt organizations to prepare themselves
for developing future ready supply chains
bringing together knowledge and fresh
perspectives in the industry. The main
objective of SCALE Awards is to bring Logistics
Service Providers and User Industries to the
same platform and also a unique opportunity
to highlight their Logistics and Supply Chain
Excellence.
NEXT GENERATION SUPPLY CHAIN 2014
12-13 June 2014 at The Lalit, Mumbai
The conference will be aimed at exploring the
changing supply chain management (SCM)
landscape and the changes needed to meet
the evolving requirements of the future.
In this background CII Institute of logistics
is organizing its 3rd Edition of the conference
Next Generation Supply Chain 2014 on 12-
13 June 2014 at The Lalit, Mumbai. McKinsey
& Company is working with CII - Institute of
logistics as a knowledge partner.
AUTO SCM 2014
24 25 July, 2014 at Hotel Westin, Pune
In order to manage signifcantly higher volumes
and complexity, Indian automotive supply
chain needs to scale up rapidly and improve
competitiveness. Going forward, effciency of
supply chain will become a differentiator and
enabler of competitive advantage for industry
players. With this Back ground CII Institute of
Logistics is planning to host 10th Edition of
Auto SCM 2014 on 24 25 July, 2014 at Hotel
Westin, Pune
LOGISTICS SUMMIT 2014 - 12TH EDITION
21- 22 August, 2014,
Hotel Hilton, Chennai
India's logistics sector is valued at around
$110 billion and the industry has been
growing at a faster pace and is likely to
cross the $200 billion by 2020. To address
the various issues faced by logistics industry
and to bring all the stake holders of industry
on one platform, CII is organizing a two day
CII Institute of Logistics - Events 2014
ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS
AND SUPPLY CHAIN 2014-EDITION II
13-14 February 2014,
Hotel The Grand, New Delhi
Importance of technology in logistics and
supply chain has been well acknowledged
and established as the domain transcends to
the next frontier of being strategic function.
Logistics innovation has the potential to
redefne new business models and help
deliver substantial differentiation.
There are gains and losses, leaders and
pioneers have realized gains due to usage
of technological advances to their beneft
however there are signifcant unsuccessful
attempts and many legacy settings. Therefore
it is important for decision makers to take a
holistic view of technological needs and set
priorities for driving towards value. Critical is
to understand maturity of Indian companies
compared to best-of-breed international
practices in Logistics and Supply Chain
technologies, and what to expect in future.
The conference titled Role of Technology in
Logistics and Supply Chain 2014 Edition II is
scheduled on 13-14, February 2014 at Hotel
The Grand, New Delhi and it focus to cover
imperatives and implications of technology
solutions for the logistics and supply chain.
CARGO SUMMIT - INTEGRATING THE
COUNTRYS TRANSPORT NETWORK
12 13 March 2014
at Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai
Cargo Summit - Integrating the Countrys
Transport Network presents a unique platform
to facilitate constructive and synergistic
dialogue between key industry stakeholders
with the objective of fnalizing a clear set
of recommendations for the industry and
government on planning and implementing
Event dedicated to logistics industry, called
Logistics Summit 2014- The 12th Edition. The
summit is expected to be attended by more
than 300 delegates from logistics industry
and government department and will have
sessions, deliberations on various subjects
concerning logistics industry. This event will
enable companies to understand the latest
trends in the logistics sector and enable them
to adopt best technology, solutions to meet
their ever increasing logistics requirements.

BUILDING WAREHOUSING
COMPETITIVENESS 2014
9-10 September 2014 at The Grand, New
Delhi
This fagship conference of CII Institute
of Logistics focuses on evolution of the
warehousing sector in India and the
opportunities that the Indian landscape offers
for the growth of its players. The sectors many
challenges are being addressed through
various initiatives, immense opportunities.
This has compelled warehousing players to
opt for ways to be competitive with sustainable
growth. Competitiveness in warehousing
is driven by the service or infrastructure
providers ability to deliver value to their
clients and delivering returns beyond the cost
of capital to their shareholders.
In this background CII Institute of logistics is
organizing the 10th edition of the conference
on Building Warehousing Competitiveness
2014 on 09-10 September 2014 at The Grand,
New Delhi. Coign Consulting is working with
CII - Institute of logistics as a knowledge
partner.
The 12th Edition
2014