This document provides information about the Kaizen case study competition organized by GenOps Club. It will involve 3 rounds - an online quiz testing operations and supply chain knowledge, and two case study rounds focused on operations and supply chain respectively. Top B-school teams from India will compete for cash prizes. Sponsorship is sought from companies with operations/supply chain problems to provide cases and gain insights from participating students. The competition aims to improve participants' industry exposure and practical knowledge while providing sponsors visibility and recruitment opportunities. Eligibility, rules, timelines and submission formats for each round are outlined.
This document provides information about the Kaizen case study competition organized by GenOps Club. It will involve 3 rounds - an online quiz testing operations and supply chain knowledge, and two case study rounds focused on operations and supply chain respectively. Top B-school teams from India will compete for cash prizes. Sponsorship is sought from companies with operations/supply chain problems to provide cases and gain insights from participating students. The competition aims to improve participants' industry exposure and practical knowledge while providing sponsors visibility and recruitment opportunities. Eligibility, rules, timelines and submission formats for each round are outlined.
This document provides information about the Kaizen case study competition organized by GenOps Club. It will involve 3 rounds - an online quiz testing operations and supply chain knowledge, and two case study rounds focused on operations and supply chain respectively. Top B-school teams from India will compete for cash prizes. Sponsorship is sought from companies with operations/supply chain problems to provide cases and gain insights from participating students. The competition aims to improve participants' industry exposure and practical knowledge while providing sponsors visibility and recruitment opportunities. Eligibility, rules, timelines and submission formats for each round are outlined.
• The General Management and Operations club was conceptualized in 2015 • It acts as a medium for improving members’ knowledge base in the field of Operations and Supply Chain Management • The club puts in continuous efforts by About GenOps organizing knowledge sharing sessions, organizing lectures by prominent guests Club from the industry and an annual conclave • Members gain industry exposure and practical knowledge by taking up various live projects with notable companies About KAIZEN • Flagship case study competition organized by the students of SDA Bocconi Asia Center • B-school students from the tier 1 colleges all over India shall pit their operations and supply chain knowledge against each other to solve real world problems • There will be three rounds o Round 1: Quiz o Round 2: Case study based on operations o Round 3: Case study based on supply chain • We are looking for sponsors who have operations/supply chain business problems and are looking for different perspectives to identify the best possible solution • Benefits include having some of the future leaders in operations/ supply chain working on the case studies and providing insights For the Sponsors • Visibility of brand name through B-schools • Assess B-school students for potential recruitment Rules and Eligibility
No limit on number of teams from a
Open to all B-Schools Allowed team size: 3 single institute. No student can be a students (1st and 2nd year) members part of more than one team
A team cannot have All decisions regarding eligibility and final
members from different judgment shall rest with the organising institutes committee/judging panel
organising committee/judging panel reserve
the right to change the format or rules of the rounds before it starts Overview of Events Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Quiz Case Study Case Study
30 Questions to be Case study based on Case study based on
answered in 25 mins operations supply chain Round 1 – Online Quiz
Description Timeline Target
• 30 questions answered in 25 • Registration: Mid November • Total teams targeted : 500 minutes • Teams progressing to Round 2 : • Quiz conducted: November last • Conducted using Google Forms week Top 30
• Judgment parameters: Number • Results for Round 1: December
of correct answers and time first week taken Round 2 – Case Study (Operations)
Description Timeline Mode
• Shortlisted teams will be given • Teams progressing to Round 2 will • Duration : 10 days from date of a case study based on concepts be sent a mail with details release (Tentatively 15 December of operations management 2019) • Presentation format will be • Teams will need to provide a provided to ensure uniformity • Results: 18th December 2019 solution in the form of a • Presentation entries will be presentation with a slide limit collected via mail/dare2compete of 8 Round 3 – Case Study (Supply Chain)
Description Timeline Mode
• Shortlisted teams will be given • Top 10 teams progressing to Round • Duration: 6 hours on the day of the a case study based on concepts 3 will be sent a mail with details fest of supply chain management • Presentation format will be • Results: Last day of the fest • Teams will provide solutions in provided to ensure uniformity the form of a presentation file • Presentation entries will be of not more than 10 slides collected via mail Prizes
Second Prize Third Prize
First Prize INR 5,000 Goodie Bags INR 10,000 THANK YOU GenOps Club