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IN THIS ISSUE
EDITOR’s DESK

SIP 2014, LOS

MY REALIZATIONS ABOUT THE WORLD OUT THERE! by Harshini

MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE by Kartheek

SIP AT DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES by Khushboo

BEING AN INTERN AT CISCO by Neha Singh

INTERNSHIP AT RBI by Neharika

MY GATEWAY TO GATEWAY by Shohan

MY SUMMER INTERNSHIP by Siva Satish

HIGH TIME AT SAB MILLER by Sri Ram

CROSSWORDS by Preethi Philip

Udbhava TEAM

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 EDITOR’S DESK
TEAM UDBHAVA

From The Editor’s Desk Faculty Coordinator | Udbhava

“What is the secret of my success?” It is worth using experienc-
es to understand about what really matters. Is enduring success
really about fame and fortune or could it be something else?
Something that helps others and helps them to achieve suc-
cess? A success defined much more widely than just by our
own wealth and possessions.
Motivational stories have the power to go where no business
plan has ever been! In business, as in life, stories can captivate
the heart, stir the imagination and create the desire to act.
Story telling is an ancient art, but we shouldn’t underestimate its
effectiveness as a learning and motivational tool. There are few
better ways to learn than by merging creativity with context. Prof. Sirish Venkatagiri

Storytelling is the single most powerful tool in a leader’s toolkit. (Howard Gardner)

With the same theme as our motto, this Issue of Udbhava presents to our readers, the SIP experiences of students, which act
as motivation to the budding entrepreneurs of CUIM. Along with, we bring to you some interesting quizzes crossword and
news feed along with the transformation brought about by this movement across the industries

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Prof Sirish Venkatagiri, faculty coordinator for Udbhava, without whose
support and guidance this magazine wouldn’t have been possible.

Happy reading!

Regards,
Team Udbhava

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 SIP 2014, LOS
The Summer Internship Program, this year, was
spread across diverse sectors and geographic loca-
tions. This Issue of Udbhava focuses on certain statis-
tics of SIPs of the students of the current batch and
their experiences across various sectors, which can
serve as a guide to the LOS aspirants, who would like
to get an insight into the SIP details.

The issue encompasses detailed statistics including

educational background and work experience of
students; location, sector and source of SIP organiza-
tion; stipend and pre-placement offers.

Also mentioned are the companies where the current

batch did their SIP and the projects undertaken.

Hope the readers make most of it!!!

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 SIP 2014, LOS -STATISTICS
Background of 2013-2015 LOS (Kengeri Campus)
78 of 79 are engineers with a varied mix of specializations.

Around 45% of the batch i.e. 35 students have work experience

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 SIP 2014, LOS -STATISTICS
Information related to SIP (Batch 2013-15)
48 % did their SIP in organizations in and around their hometown.

28% did their SIP in Bangalore followed by Kerala and NCR with 20% and 15% respectively.

Manufacturing sector was the most preferred as 54% went for it and rest distributed
diversely.

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 SIP 2014, LOS -STATISTICS
59% got in organizations for their SIP through family contacts
and 7% through college placement cell.
Moreover, 7% approached directly to the organizations as well.

18% were provided with stipend during their SIP.

While 14% are hopeful about pre-placement offer from their respective organizations.

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 SIP 2014, LOS –PROJECTS & COMPANIES
The SIP project being undertaken according to various sectors.
Avaiation
Apron optimization Cochin International Airport

Banking
Customer Service: BCSBI guidelines and compliance of banks in
Reserve Bank of India
Karnataka

Beverages
Optimization of fill rate for Delhi Distributors Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Supply chain management SABMiller

Constructions
Logistics optimization & kanban correction Volvo Construction
Vendor Management in SCM Larsen & Toubro

E-Commerce
Study and analysis of online user behavior and marketing cam-
One97 Communications Limited
paigns for PayTM

Hotel
Inventory Management Courtyard by Marriott
Reduction in breakage of cutlery crockery The Gateway Hotel
Procurement of materials The Gateway Hotel

IT
Business analysis on Big Data Analytics Pramartha Investment Partners
Understanding and analyzing backend processes Siemens Technology Services
Productivity Enhancement Alten India Ltd
Project Management Lifecycle of BPM - HR Process Quadwave Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Quality Analysis and Prediction using a predictive model Alten India Ltd
Business Analysis on Mobility and Big data Analytics Sonata Software
Business Analysis service offering Capgemeni
Implementation of lean to improve the throughput of the
L&T Infotech
project

Study on SAP-MM module and Implementation Analysis Mahindra satyam/ HTC global services

Development of Heatmap Tracker for the business segment.

Cisco Systems
(Data analytics)
To optimize the human resource allocation Steria

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 SIP 2014, LOS –PROJECTS & COMPANIES
Logistics
Redesigning existing SOPs & Preparation of User test cases for
DHL Supply Chain
Migration to new WMS system

Pharmaceuticals
Supply chain management Dr. Reddy's Laboratory

Power
Data analysis for the set up of the power plan at the selected
NTPC
site

Professional Consultancy
Data analytics and Dashboard system proposal Ernst & Young (EY)

Retail
Proposing voice recognition technology to improve the
Reliance Distribution Centre
productivity
Supply Chain Management Decathlon Sports India Pvt Ltd
Stock Procurement & Management Nilgiris 1905-PS&V

Service
Improvement of port efficiency by reducing operational delays Cochin Port Trust

Overall process improvement of cargo freight station and

Cochin Port Trust
implementation of container management system
Business Continuity Plan Cochin International Airport Limited
Data Analysis of Service Quality Trivandrum International Airport
Reduction of Waiting time delay in Radiology department KIMS global Hospitals
Vendor Management Vidal Health TPA Pvt. Ltd

Telecom
SWOT analysis and measurement of !smart software Idea Cellular Ltd.
Design and development of E2E Lifecycle management of Re-
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
peaters

Manufacturing
Wire Rod Mill TATA STEEL
Reducing the Inspection costs using SIX SIGMA METHODOLOGY ITC Ltd
Optimization of truck turn around time in warehouse ITC Ltd
BPR and process improvement in Materials Management Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd.
Identify the inherent loss within the process by Value stream
Excel Cnc Engineering
mapping

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 SIP 2014, LOS –PROJECTS & COMPANIES
Manufacturing
Study and analaysis of ERP system in TCC ltd TCC ltd
Calculation of OEE Apollo Tyres
Effectives and efficiency study of ERP system in TCC ltd TCC ltd
Implementation of 5S & muda elimination in shop floor United Spirits Ltd.
Lean Management Principle- Optimization of time in purchas-
Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd
ing
Gap Analysis of ERP Implementation Terumo Penpol Limited
Creating SOP for Planning, Cutting & Finishing section Wildcraft India Pvt. Limited
Schneider Electric Infrastructure lim-
5s implementation at CRC
ited

Creating SOP for Centralized Raw Material,Sewing and IE dept. Wildcraft India Pvt. Limited
Optimization of Purchase Department Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd
Pedestal assembly process optimization Featherlite Office Systems Ltd.
Lean exercise in molding shop Peekay Steels Pvt Ltd
Setting up of Lean Production System at AVI-Oil Avi-oil India (p) ltd.
Operational Efficiency Hector Beverages
Process improvisation at SSTP using lean techniques BHEL Trichy
Lean management in Primary Production Process HLL Lifecare Limited
Inventory Management Nahar Spinning Mills
Total productive maintenance Fenwick And Ravi (FAR)
Effectiveness of supply chain management Vijaya Dairy
Process improvement in production Wildcraft India Pvt. Limited
analysis of downstream supply chain in retail marketing Sundram fasteners Ltd.
procedure study and development of software architecture CHEENI GROUP
Aspinlabs Software Technologies Pvt
Kanban implementation from cutting to packing
Ltd
Line balancing TATA Motors Ltd.
Project Commercial and Coordination Group Jaypee Cements
study on supply chain management GEI Industrial Systems Ltd
Optimization of operations in Vendor Managed Inventory ASHOK LEYLAND
Study and Improvisation of Procurement process SABMiller India
Increasing the pass percentage for PR failures ITC Ltd
ERP (SAP) Implementation Vizag Steel Plant
Setting up Assembly Line Atlas Copco
Improvement in Part Defect Handling Process Wipro GE Healthcare
Dispatch Analysis Wipro Consumer Care LTD
DENIM PRODUCTION PROCESS STUDY Arvind Ltd.
Automation of the server alert system BHEL Bhopal
Total Productivity Maintenance Indian Oil Corp Ltd
study on inventory and ways to improve M.R.P. gulf oil corp ltd
Finding Parallel Activties and Improving Efficiency Subros, Auto Airconditioning Systems

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 MY REALIZATIONS ABOUT THE WORLD OUT THERE!
Harshini | LOS2

“Internship” was the buzzword during third semes- NEWS FEED

ter. After a lot of confusion I took up my internship at
Nilgiris 1905, a retail chain that has been for more
than a century now. Being a LOS student, I initially BlackBerry opens its oper-
thought that retail industry would not fit well. I ating system BlackBerry 10
always had a perspective wherein I mapped retail to marketing. Later I realized that to mobile device manage-
no industry can work without operations and it is only operations that get the indus-
try moving. I had an open mind to learn new concepts, it served me well though.
ment companies
The two month internship period was tedious, though I enjoyed learning in the pro-
cess. I had work timings between 11am and 7pm, though I had to turn up earlier
and leave late depending on the work I had to complete. First day was a new, ex-
iting experience. I met quite a lot of people. I did my internship in three stores at
Bangalore (Ulsoor, Malleswaram and Hennur) as it was a franchisee model. It was
quite obvious to note that the employees at the store, their morale, attitude, every-
thing was related to the store manager. It was a quick realization put at practice
that it’s always the people who lead according to whom the entire work force fol-
lows. The first week was very tedious as I had to learn about the products, since
Embattled smartphone maker Black-
there was more than 30 thousand SKU’s. Then I was given hands on training on eve-
Berry is opening its operating system
ry process in the store right from billing, stock counts, customer interactions, raising
BlackBerry 10 to mobile device man-
Purchase orders, receiving stocks, to almost every minute detail that operates in the
agement (MDM) companies to get a
store. It was a new learning experience to be on the other side of the counter.
stronger foothold in the Internet of
Things (IoT) market.
The top management was very supportive and they helped me through all of the
learning process. After knowing the entire business and operations I was asked for
IoT is an evolving space with billions
feedback. I started suggesting the areas of improvement. They were very welcoming
of devices being connected on the
to my recommendations and I found it very encouraging. They also encouraged me
go and consumers looking for infor-
to implement my suggestions. It was only then I realized, it’s easier to be said than
mation from connected devices,
done. Formulating a system was easier as it required only few people to be con-
equipment and infrastructure.
vinced. When it had to be implemented in the existing system, the real challenge is
faced. It was indeed a challenging experience to make the employees believe and
The "strategic move" by the Canadi-
work on the same. Everything is a new experience!
an firm will enable MDM companies
to directly manage devices with BB
So juniors, don’t be reluctant to try on your own. References work, but not always.
10 operating system and is expected
You all would have a different experience when you enter a work place on your
to help the company check losses
own. It all started with a packet of curd. I entered the supermarket as a customer
and fund turnaround efforts.
and came out as an internee. Leave back all your fears of whether they will accept
your request, it’s only when you put forward your interest to work with them, you
BlackBerry is working with the com-
know the answer. It’s always OK to take NO for an answer. Don’t lose hope and
panies to offer customers the most
keep trying. And choose an organization of your interest and not based on their
flexible solution to support a broad-
brand value. You have a lot more opportunities to learn and put forward your
er enterprise mobility strategy.
thoughts in small organizations when compared to the big giants. Your turn would
come soon to explore the world as an internee. Look forward to it. Cheers!!!

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 Making the Best of a Bad Internship Experience
Kartheek /LOS2

NEWS FEED
Internship – First exposure to the corporate world.

April 1st, 2014: I started my internship in Supply chain Volkswagen likely to curb
domain at Ashok Leyland. Ashok Leyland is a Skoda operations
commercial vehicles manufacturing company.

My Corporate mentor Mr V.Nagaraju Rao, who was the head of Corporate

Logistics, has been working in Ashok Leyland for last 34 years. He is a robust
man who started his career as an intern in the same organization.

As there goes a saying “Knowing a battle makes it half won”, I felt the same
when I got into my area of interest.

My actual work started in the plant of Ashok Leyland and under-

standing the supply chain from procurement to assembly of vehicles. It was a
great experience to observe the process of assembly of vehicles in their as-
sembly line: the assembly of vehicles and their cycle time. Volkswagen may limit the
After going through the SCM process, my area of focus was Vendor Managed operations of struggling
Inventory, where I met the third party logistics (TVS logistics) and got practi- group company Skoda in In-
cal exposure of the inventory and logistics
dia as the brand has failed to
Internship always cannot be your cup of coffee get volumes despite a long
The day came when I got blasted from my corporate mentor for the way I presence in the market.
had approached the project. The main issue was: I was going by the theoreti- The company withdrew from
cal concepts which were far different from practical approach. the big-volume compact car
Apart from this, whatever you do, wherever you do, just enjoy the work segment last year after de-
and do it. ciding to discontinue the Fa-
bia hatchback. The brand has
been struggling and it fin-
ished 2013-14 at 19,959
units, lower than what it sold
in 2010-11 (22,969 units).

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 SIP AT DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES
Khushboo /LOS2

NEWS FEED
It was less than a week for the internship to begin,
and I hadn’t even received any confirmation from the only Starbucks to enter
Company I had applied for my internship. I just knew I want-
ed to do my SIP in Dr. Reddy’s laboratories and particularly Chennai's hardcore coffee
in the Supply Chain department. It was on 25 th March, market; faces stiff compe-
when I had almost lost all my hopes, that I received word
from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories that I would be given the
tition by rivals like Madras
opportunity to take part in their Summer Internship Program. Coffee House
Dr Reddy's Laboratories is a 30-year old company catering to the needs of the phar-
maceutical sector. It is among the top three API players in world. Dr Reddy's, a global phar-
maceutical company, has its headquarters located in India. It has a global presence in more
than 100 countries, with subsidiaries in the US, UK, Russia, Germany and Brazil; joint ven-
tures in China, South Africa and Australia; representative offices in 16 countries and third-
party distribution set ups in 21 countries.

On the first day of my Internship, I was given my project details and was told what
they expected from me. I had to work on estimating the space requirements in sync with the
demand in the finished goods warehouse as the company had recently shifted from buffer
based production system to the demand pull system. As they put it, my project was simple
but I had no clue how to go about it. I had spent a week or more just trying to understand
their processes and figure out something with the information I could get. But I got no leads. Starbucks may be the
I knew I had to start somewhere. I started working on all kinds of information and came with
a method of calculation. Not really sure of what I was doing, I started working on the project world's biggest coffee
with the intention of completing it at least a month ahead of the due date so that I had time chain but it could be in
to rework if needed. When I actually completed the work I was quite sure what I did. My
mentor liked the method that I had used and asked me to work on two other warehouses for one of its toughest
too. That day I had a sigh of relief.
battles yet as it seeks to
The last day of the project I gave a presentation about my work and my understand- make a dent in the filter
ing of the department. My mentor and the department head appreciated my work as an
intern and congratulated me on the successful completion of my project. kaapi capital of India —
Chennai. The Seattle,
Some of my experiences in DRL are going to help me in future in tackling problems in
similar companies. My mentor was my guide throughout and he has taught me a lot about US-based company will
the supply chain mechanism, organisational culture, hierarchies and also the importance of
each and every person working in the
enter this coffee-crazy
company. city on Tuesday by
One of the differentiating factors about DRL is that any person in the department is launching three outlets.
free to question and express his views. I observed that the top management was accepting
ideas from the employees, no matter which level they are from, if it feels their ideas are
better than the existing processes.

It was a good learning experience for me. As it was one of the sectors I was hoping to
work for, I had a hands on experience in the area of my interest. I am sure that this experi-
ence is going to help me in my future as an employee and a manager.

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 BEING AN INTERN AT CISCO
Neha Singh /LOS2

As soon as the third semester started, the NEWS FEED

pressure of getting an SIP in a good company started to
build. The process of sending mails to HRs, applying for
internship on company’s website, attending interviews Android is top choice
for different companies after college hours became a
routine. But even after days and days of hardships and
as mobile business op-
wait, when almost all my friends got their SIPs confirmed, erating system:
I was indeed fortunate that I didn’t get a call from even a single good company I
was aspiring for. But as they say “All is well that ends well”, my efforts paid me off
when finally I got selected for Cisco internship through Campus Summer Place-
ments.

After a long wait, when I finally entered into the enormous office of the net-
working giant, I was mesmerized not only by the infrastructure of the company but
also by the work environment, the highly skilled people and their attitude towards
work. The first day itself, I was assigned the project and knowledge transfer for the
same started within an hour of my joining. Since then there wasn’t any single day Android is the most popular
for me to sit idle.
operating system in business
I was privileged to work upon the project which was about the development according to a report from
of the tool. The good thing about the project was that it was going to be live very Frost & Sullivan titled The
soon and developing this tool was an indeed an innovative idea that I thoroughly Future of Mobile Devices
enjoyed being a part of. Working on this project gave me the chance of expanding from a Customer Perspec-
my knowledge across many dimensions to name few tive.
Helped to understand real time business environment and
Helped to gain depth knowledge of database.
Research from the analyst
In addition to SQL, learnt about new technology like PHP, JavaScript, and UI thus found Android to be the
enhancing my knowledge in this dimension as well. Though I had been a coder ear- most common mobile oper-
lier, but seeing it from a management perspective was a completely different expe- ating system (OS) supported
rience. for organisation-owned de-
vices (with 56% firms using
There was immense support, guidance and openness from people at
work. Everyone had been approachable and ready to address my queries which the OS).
helped me in enriching my understanding of the business significantly. I am grateful Apple was the second most
to CUIM Placements Committee for providing me this opportunity which has been a popular, according to the an-
very enriching experience and has helped me to learn and develop concrete skills alyst, with 41% of organisa-
and competencies. tions saying they use iOS,
To conclude, the internship at Cisco has been an extensive and fasci-
while 30% of organisations
nating learning curve in which I was given responsibility and also felt recognition for support Windows Mobile
the work that I accomplished. I appreciated being part of a supportive and collabo- just 28% support BlackBerry.
rative team, who made me feel integrated from the very beginning and with whom
it had really been a pleasure to work.

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 INTERNSHIP AT RBI
Neharika /LOS1

NEWS FEED
First day of internship was an induction
program where I was introduced to the Regional Ericsson opens
Director RBI, my Mentor Mr. Vijay Kumar , my Top- fourth global network
ic of Project “ Customer Service: Compliance with
BCSBI Guidelines” and some other employees with
operations center in
whom I had to work. I was very excited after my first India
meeting with my mentor as he is very inspirational,
work oriented and I always looked forward for an
interaction with him. Then I was guided to my desk
and given a laptop for my work.
Other interns from Christ University, IIM- Bangalore and Narsi Monjee,
Bangalore had started joining and we slowly started getting to know each
other. I was a part of the Banking Supervision Department. Along with my
internship I was also allowed to attend some in-house training programs on
Earnings of a bank etc. My field visits to banks as an RBI intern was the best
part of my internship. The respect and acknowledgement I received during
those days was commendable. Three things that I liked most in RBI were li-
brary, people and food. RBI’s library is a book lover’s paradise with books Telecom gear maker Ericsson
ranging from Indian culture to Indian currency in abundance. Employees today announced opening of its
(with average age of more than 50) were extremely proficient in banking fourth global network opera-
knowledge and always guided me in my project. Food in RBI was simply su- tions Center in India which
perb with around 12 different types of curries serving all palettes and lunch would manage customer and
time was most awaited by one and all in RBI. infrastructure support system.
Apart from that, the coffee time chats with my colleagues and other The Global Network Operations
department friends, my first official lunch outing with my Department, the Center in India provides services
usual Birthday anniversary celebrations in the department was worth every that help operators in 49 coun-
moment. tries around the world. The
As an intern I have learnt a lot about Banking, Serviceability, Follow managed services provided in-
ups, Supervisions, Ethical working culture etc. I was happy to be accepted as clude service and resource fulfil-
an intern in RBI and will rejoice this experience throughout my life. I would ment, proactive and reactive
fail in my duty if I’d not thank Christ University and RBI to give me this oppor- maintenance, network fault
tunity to experience one of the most memorable 2 months spent with full of handling, restoration and repair
of network faults, problem man-
learning’s and lessons for life that had the right blend of work and elements
agement, customer problem
of fun making it the best in store I could ever dream of. I’ll miss my Desk, my management, network plan-
Department and the people here while I’m excited to get back to college to ning, operations management
start a fresh year of MBA. among others.

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 MY GATEWAY TO GATEWAY
Shohan Shetty /LOS2

It all started in the month of De- NEWS FEED

cember when a question swept my mind
“How will I get my summer internship Eithad ties up with Google
project and in which company?”. That for flight schedule, fare
was the moment when I fastened my searches:
seat belts and started sending out resumes to companies, contacted friends,
family and old colleagues, but none of them led to a positive confirmation. As
a student of lean operations I was looking at three sectors for my SIP the first
being manufacturing followed by hotels and retail. Since none of the refer-
ences worked I decided to call the companies directly and ask for the intern-
ship opportunities and this effort paid off when I was able to crack the inter-
view at The GATEWAY hotel Mangalore, a part of Taj group of hotels.
The UAE’s national carrier
My project at the Gateway hotel concentrated on two objectives first
being analysis of food wastage and crockery breakages under the finance de- Etihad Airways yesterday
partment which was working to bring down the hotels operations cost and said it has collaborated
second was to understand the working of the materials department. with global search engine
Google to enable travelers
This internship has been a great learning experience in many ways, be across the US, Europe and
it the way we put across our ideas and convince our mentors, the way you
Canada view the airline’s
network with staff or the way you get the data required for your project. This
internship has taught me all of it not to mention the work environment at flight schedules and fares.
the gateway hotel which not only had a friendly staff but also an amazing Using flight search, travel-
team who always encourages us to learn new things by making ourselves a ers in the US, Canada, the
part of their team. UK, the Netherlands, Spain,
France, Italy, Germany, Po-
It was a challenge to work in the hotel industry as I belong to engineer-
land and Ireland will be
ing background and we do not have much knowledge about the standard op-
erating procedures followed in a hotel, but these procedures can always be able to explore and com-
learnt and that’s what SIP is all about-learning new things. This internship has pare flights to and from any
been a wonderful experience as this time I was standing on the service pro- of Etihad Airways 103 desti-
vider’s end and trying to learn how the guests are provided with a good qual- nations, a release
ity of service. said. Besides, the flyers can
also view live ticket prices
A piece of advice to all my dear juniors who will be having the same
for more than 1,400 of the
question which I had a few months back “don’t hesitate to pick up your
airline’s weekly flights, it
phone and call the companies you wish to do your internships in. You never
said.
know, you might end up doing your internship in your dream company”.

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 My summer Internship
Siva Sathish /LOS2

Internship! Internship! Internship! NEWS FEED

This was the only word in my mind in the third trimester as
my internship was not confirmed in any Organization. Snapdeal to spend Rs 350
Then I got an opportunity to attend an interview conducted
cr on supply chain logis-
by Sonata Software Services arranged by Christ University. I
was one among those students whose resume got shortlisted tics in FY'15
for the interview and was asked vivid questions related to
business technologies and past work experience. I thought that answers given by
me were not convincing. Ironically, my hunch was proved wrong. Hence the hunt
finally came to an end, as this was the day when they confirmed my SIP in Sonata
Software Services.
This Sonata software is software Services Company in verticals CPG, Travel,
Manufacturing and Retail. The main area of concentration is on emerging technolo-
gies like Mobility, Big data applications in travel and retail industry.
I worked in technological innovations department which was lead by Mr. Sunil
Bannur who is very enthusiastic and innovative in his ways in leading the teams. We
worked as a team with Mr.Madhuranath who is Mobility product manager, Homegrown online market-
Miss.Prabha kumari who is Big data analytics product manager, Mr.Mayur opera-
place Snapdeal will invest Rs
tions student from NMIMS planned our schedule for two months.
First month we planned to concentrate on Travel industry based on Mobility 350 crore this fiscal to ex-
and Big data analytics. Second month we planned to concentrate on Retail industry pand its supply chain infra-
based on Mobility and Big data analytics.
We analyzed the Travel industry by classifying the customer segmentation
structure as it aims for a
and customer life cycle, by which we can get complete idea of the business scenar- stronger foothold in India's
io. We designed use cases for B2C scenario,B2B scenario to suggest from customer internet retail market that is
point of view ,operations point of view. In second phase we collected data about
highly influential customers segments, we converted those use cases into user sto- estimated to expand seven-
ries for those segments to convey it to development team. fold to USD 22 billion by
We worked on building Hypothesis subjected to testing regarding analytics for 2018.
the leading clients in Travel, Retail, CPG. We collected the potential data sources of
information and the applications where we can use them for decision making of the
Management.
Working in an Organization was never a new challenge to me but Big data Besides, the city-based com-
analytics was totally a different stream which I have never worked on. This intern- pany also seeks to triple its
ship has given me hands on experience related to big data analytics. Eventually I
believe that failures should never influence a person’s life negatively rather it should
seller base to 100,000 by
steer them to achieve success with zeal. March 2015 trying to cash-in
An internship seems to be little intimidating, but it is very crucial to examine on the rising number of
your interests in a clear view so that you can be confident in all your skills, capabili-
ties, It is correct time to develop your career path. Seek those opportunities that small and medium enterpris-
you want to pursue. Most importantly, HAVE FUN. es (SMEs) turning to the In-
ternet to increase sales and

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 independent company focused exclusively on Africa.

The sale of Bharti Airtel’s towers will expand Helios’s tower coverage in Africa to

HIGH TIME AT SAB MILLER

over 7,800.

Sri Ram /LOS2

I completed my Summer Internship in NEWS FEED

SABMiller India. I was recruited on campus by
them. They deployed me at their largest plant Bharti Airtel to sell
Charminar Breweries Limited which is also Asia’s 3,100 towers in Africa
largest beer Plant. I was really amazed when I to Helios
got the offer. After reaching the plant I had one
day meeting with my mentor Mr. Akhil Srivastava. He kept a huge
challenge in front of me to control around 2 crore bottles in the yard. It
was really a tough task for me, but he had faith in me that I could do it.
He gave me ideas and what I was expected to do. He also provided me
with all freedom in work. Then I used to sit in hot sun in the yard think-
ing what I can do to control the bottles and give the count of bottles at
any given point of time. I had to undergo various concepts of ware-
house management then finally decided to use cube logic with the help
of my corporate mentor and did bay marking system to standardize the
storing count of bottles. This increased the yard capacity from 1.2 India’s top mobile
crores to 1.6 crores. This also eliminated the human calculation for phone carrier Bharti Air-
bottles and everything was automated. I also gave color coding to iden- tel Ltd said it will sell
tify the type of bottle. about 3,100 telecom
Then the entire yard was bay marked and it was bought into a sin- towers in four African
gle board. This helped the manager to control the bottle yard com- countries to Helios Tow-
pletely by sitting in the office. They were able to count the number of ers Africa, in keeping
bottles at any given point of time. The stock take happened with 100% with its plans to sell
accuracy. At any given point of time the liability was only 11 lakhs most of its transmitter
bottles. This provided a commercial benefit of Rs. 15 lakhs per year. towers in Africa in a
This was a great platform for me to learn many things. process that could raise
up to $2 billion.
These two months taught me many things which would be a great
support for my career. Thanks to my Corporate Mentor Mr. Akhil Sri- Helios Towers, founded
vastava who made me achieve this milestone. The best manager I by George Soros-backed
could ever have. I would also like to express a deep thanks to my Facul- Helios Investment Part-
ty mentor Prof. Lakshmi Iyer who supported me at all my tough times ners, claims to have the
in this two months by boosting my morale and giving insights whenev- largest number of tele-
er I needed it, without which this would have not been possible for me. com towers held by an

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Preethi Philip /LOS2

Across
System that emulates the decision-making ability of a human
A workplace organization method

Down
An active process
An interconnecting network
Methodology for eliminating defects
Database used for reporting and data analysis
Unevenness
Discovery of meaningful Patterns

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EDITION

TEAM
FACULTY COORDINATOR
SIRISH VENKATAGIRI

Krishna Prasad Dhana Sekaran

ARTICLE COLLECTION CREATIVE & DESIGNING
Keerthi Rallapalli Pranav Kapil

REVIEWING
Kartheek Sunku Jinto C V

NEWS FEED FINAL REVIEW CROSSWORD

Abhinav Ramachandaran Palak Lamba Preethi Philip

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Udbhava UDBHAVA | Volume 4 | Issue 2

Udbhava is the official newsletter of Kenosys - the Lean Operations and Systems club of
Kengeri Campus.
It’s objective is to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest happening in the worlds of
Lean Operations and Systems

The word KENOSYS is derived from the Greek word Kenosis which means self-emptying of one’s own will
and becoming entirely receptive to God’s divine will, to eulogise the benefit of the group than to self and to
contribute to common good than to individual goal. In our context it means to spread knowledge among our
fellow LOS students. The word was slightly modified from Kenosis to Kenosys so that it goes with Kengeri
Operations System.

The Kenosys club is an initiative by the students of LOS (Lean Operations & Systems) of Christ University In-
stitute of Management, Kengeri. Kenosys stands for Kengeri Operations and Systems. Kenosys represents
the Lean Operations and Systems (LOS) club of MBA students at Kengeri campus of Christ University. The
club is the brain child of 2010-12 batch of MBA-LOS student.

Kenosys is a LOS student’s initiative which organises LOS related student activities so that value addition
happens to LOS students in addition to course curriculum. This is also a platform for LOS students to
showcase their talents in organising events. The regular activities under Kenosys are Udbhava news letter,
corporate interface, Workshops, panel discussions etc. Under Kenosys platform, students are encouraged
and supported for their innovative and creative value addition exercises in the arena of Lean Operations
and Systems.

KENOSYS—The Lean Operation & Systems Club,

CHRIST UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
KENGERI CAMPUS, BANGALORE
E-MAIL: [email protected]
BLOG: www.leanopsys.wordpress.com
www.christuniversity.in
(For private circulation only)