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Class mistake leads to conference presentation Taking a class in supply chain management might have been a mistake, but for Madhukar Nallamani Kalvva it turned out to be a fortunate mistake when he presented his independent study research paper at an international conference in May. 
"I took Dr. (Jeet) Gupta's supply chain management class by mistake," Nallamani Kalvva admits. He was so intrigued by the material, however, that he took an independent study class with Gupta during the spring semester.
His research in this independent study course turned into a paper on the problems western companies might encounter trying to implement modern supply chain management concepts in India and other developing countries. Nallamani Kalvva presented the paper as part of a student paper competition at the International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in late May. His presentation focused on economic, social, geographic and infrastructure barriers that impede western companies trying to enter India's 1.1 billion person marketplace, and Indian companies trying to expand their domestic markets. With the rapid growth of the Indian middle class in recent years, India is becoming an attractive market for goods and services. "There is unmet demand in virtually every sector of the Indian economy, from basic services, such as utilities, to advanced technology and higher education," said Gupta, UAHuntsville's eminent scholar in management. "The demand for products and services and the supply of those products and services is out of synch. Therefore, we can contribute in India's economic and social prosperity by doing virtually anything." While there is unmet demand in many areas, Nallamani Kalvva found that some of that demand could be met by improving internal infrastructure: Although India is the world's second largest producer of fruit and vegetables, for instance, about 40 percent of that produce spoils in open air markets or while being transported. Nallamani Kalvva, who has been working as a computer programmer in a start-up business in the BizTech business incubator, is taking his last course this summer. He hopes to pursue a career in global strategic sourcing and supply chain management. Business student participating in Research Experience  Buse named to All-Academic Team  CBA Alumni John Godwin, '97 BSBA, accounting, is the chief financial officer for the Saraland, Ala., school system. He was previously financial accounting coordinator for the Huntsville school system. Tamara Montgomery Fegenbush, '87 MAS, has been promoted to director of program control for the technical services division of Stanley Associates, Inc. She joined Stanley in 2004 as a senior pricing analyst. Kevin Shannon, '82 MAS, has joined DESE Research, Inc., as corporate accounting manager, responsible for the company's accounting and finance functions. |
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