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OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS

Prof. Kalyan K, chairperson of IIM Library spoke about

the importance and usefulness of the handbook to the
library. Prof. Chandrasekhar, Director, IIMV thanked Prof.
Arni Rao and urged collaboration between IIMV faculty
and PhD students with Prof. Arni for future endeavours.
The event witnessed the enthusiastic participation of PhD
students and faculty.

Study tour to the CEMS, Visakhapatnam

10 JULY

IIM Visakhapatnam’s Operations Strategy (OS) second-

year PGP students visited the ‘Centre of Excellence in

Maritime and Shipbuilding ‘ (CEMS) for a study tour on 10

July 2022. CEMS is a skill development project launched

by the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, in
collaboration with Siemens Industry Software India Pvt.

Ltd. and Indian Register of Shipping, in line with the

Hon’ble Prime Minister’s initiative of Skill India.

CEMS seeks to impart training pertinent to Industry 4.0 in the software and hardware tools and technology
used in the engineering industry.

The objective of the visit was to understand and imbibe the concepts and applications of IOT, IIOT, automation,

control of machines and equipment via Cloud, Digital Twin, Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality

(VR) in the real world, thereby enhancing the students’ abilities to articulate technological strategies for

the corporate world. Students toured the Internet of Things (IoT) lab, the Mechatronics lab, the Process

Instrumentation lab, the Robotics lab, and received hands-on experience with AR/VR and Product Lifecycle

Management (PLM) technologies.

The visit was a component of the Operations Strategy course, and it was productive and beneficial for the

students. It was an excellent opportunity to gain a practical understanding of the activities that lead to the

articulation and implementation of technologies as an integral part of Operations Strategy in the current

era of digital disruption and Industry 4.0 technologies. The experiential learning enhances and reinforces

classroom discussions. The OS Course students thanked Prof. PRS Sarma for taking the initiative and
facilitating the visit.

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