It is expected to go on stream by the end of the current year. The centre will also comprise two assistant professors, post-doctoral fellows, a number of visiting faculties and research associates.
Prof. Viswanadham said the proposed centre would focus on three areas — research, executive education and industry outreach programmes. The focus segments of the centre would be automobile, pharma and retail.
In an interaction with this correspondent, Prof. Mendu Rammohan Rao said that with outsourcing becoming the order of the day, one needed to look beyond mere inventory management.
"Logistics, trade finance, infrastructure, WTO regulations and the like have become pretty serious issues.'' Prof. Viswanadham said the objective of the proposed centre was to look at supply chain management in its entirety and provide vital inputs to planners in the government and help them formulate an integrated policy.
He indicated that ISB could move appropriate authorities to carry forward work in this direction.
