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SVIMS Industrial Research & Consultancy Centre (SIRCC ) ​

– A Division of Sir M . Visveswaraya Institute of Management Studies & Research , Mumbai ( SVIMS )

Management Projects where SIRCC is partnering / plans to partner with Industry

Market Research Projects across Industry sectors namely – Banking , Financial Services & Insurance ,   FMCG , Consumer Durables ,  Chemicals ,  Pharmaceuticals & Manufacturing  
 

Strategy & Execution Projects in the  Energy Assessment /  Sustainability  Domains 

Projects on  Market Penetration &  Product Development Strategy  

Tap New Markets for Micro , Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)

Third Party Audit of Entire Supply Chain Processes and Systems

  • Prof Sandeep Kumar ,  Associate Professor ,  IIT Bombay , Dept. of  Energy Science  & Engineering
  • Dr Nemiraja  Jadiyappa , Associate Professor  , IIM , Kozhikode
  • Mr Nilakantan  Govindan ,  Held  HR  Leadership Positions  with Reliance Industries , Reliance Retail  & Raymond
  • Dr.  G.S. Shankarling ,  Head – Dyestaff   Technology ,  Dept of Institute of Chemical Technology ( ICT) , Mumbai
  • Dr.  Jagmohan Singh Rishi ,  Vice President –  Global L&D & Digital Strategy ,  Wockhardt
  • Dr Purshottam Patil  ,   Director   SVIMS
  • Ayan Thakur , Head SIRCC

Has an Overall Experience of 25 + Years in the domains of Industry Sales /Corporate Partnerships across Industry Sectors namely – Footwear , Media , Lubricants , Training & Development , CSR and Skill Development.

Insurance Training Project @ Zee Interactive – Setting up their Insurance Training Vertical i.e. setting up the training centre in Mumbai with all necessary infrastructure , accreditation of the Centre from IRDA ,collaborating with the Insurance cos for training their agents / advisors and running operations of the Centre.

During his stint @ Bata India Ltd was responsible for developing Institutional & Industrial Footwear Business across reputed Organisations namely Canteen Stores Dept. ( Ministry of Defence , Govt. of India ) , Mariott Hotels , Mahindras , Ceat Tyres , Lilavati Hospitals , Ambuja Cements etc …

Developed Retail Sales channel for Mumbai region in Gulf Oil India , created a Market Intelligence System for Western Region of the company , was also involved in ISO Audits for the company.

Initiated & Executed CSR and Govt. Funded Skill Development Projects @ Tata Trusts , Future Group , Reliance & Magic Bus. Projects @ Tata Trusts involved skilling and placements of ITI students into jobs aligned to their trades @ Tata Steel and Tata Motors.

  • Prof. Atul Mandale

Prof Atul Mandale , Currently , Faculty – Marketing and Head of Placement Domain in SVIMS /SVIMS Business School. As Head of Response Dept. for the Times of India Group publications , he was responsible for Revenue Generation across Gujarat / MP/ Rajasthan.

He set up his own firm ( start up ) , Maadhyam to focus on Rural Marketing.

As a Director of his firm , he provided Rural Consulting , Execution of Rural Campaigns for the following Corporates / Organizations for almost two decades

Mahindra & Mahindra ( Tractor & Automotive Division )

John Deere Tractors

Titan & Company (Jewellery & Eye Plus Division)

Reuters Market Lite

Nerolac Paints Ltd

Tata Motors ( CV & PV Divisions )

Tata Steel ( Roofing Sheets)

Hyderabad Asbestos Ltd (Roofing Sheets)

Pravin Masale

Texmo Pumps

ICICI Bank Ltd. (Agri Finance/ Micro Finance/ HNI Customers in Tier 2 & 3 Towns)

Buldhana Urban Coop Society (Business development for Warehouse storage & Finance & tie ups for cross selling investment products)

In Sobhagaya Advertising , Prof Atul was the General Manager at Ahmedabad , heading India’s #1 financial advertising agency – pitching & handling fund raising program for companies through the Equity route (IPOs) Had close interaction with the Lead Managers (Bankers) Press & Brokers on a Pan India basis by organizing road shows

In Triton Communication, as Vice President – he was responsible for developing new business. Handled brands like Moov / Krack Cream / NECO / Snowhite etc.

  • Prof. G Mani

He is currently Head – Finance Faculty , SVIMS Business School. He has been an Ex banker with more than 3 decades of experience in Domestic and International Banking. Highlights of his professional career are as follows :-

Responsibilities like launching of RTGS and NEFT payment system within the bank, in-charge of SWIFT payment system

Treasury operations and settlements

Over the Counter Derivatives involving both Rupee and foreign currencies

Handled 2 system migrations (Core Banking Solutions and accounting interface)

Trade Finance Operations

He worked with a large French multinational bank, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) for 16 years. Managed the Derivatives Desk in Treasury Operations. In-charge of customer relationship and operations, Trade finance operations, Swift payment system and rupee funds settlement. He was associated with Mecklai Financial Services Limited for 2 years. Responsible for advising clients on exposure management (exposure in foreign currencies) He also worked with a nationalized bank, (now Union Bank of India) for 16 years. Worked in different branches and managed a branch’s foreign exchange business in Ahmedabad.

                                 IIT BOMBAY

An Initiative of SVIMS Industrial Research & Consultancy Centre (SIRCC)

It was a privilege and honour for all of us at SVIMS Mumbai SVIMS B-School to host Prof Mani Bhushan & his team of delegates from Industrial Energy Assessment Cell (IEAC), IIT- Bombay. IEAC Team conducted the “Energy Management ” Workshop for our Master of Management Studies / PGDM students on 30th August 2023 in our SVIMS Mumbai campus. IEAC conducts Energy Efficiency Audits for #MSME sector firms and is supported by Kotak Mahindra Bank CSR Initiatives #CSR #sustainability

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SIRCC & Prime Infotech Solutions Partnership

Prime Infotech Solution aims to provide  One – Vendor Legal Technology Solutions  with all Legal Tech requirements available under one roof,  Prime offers unified user experiences, fast deployment,  lower cost of ownership and seamless account management.   https://primeinfotech.biz/

Exposure to SIRCC Team on the following areas –  Transaction Management Tool  for Business Transactions  / Mergers & Acquisitions etc..  Build Awareness for Adoption of  the Transact tool using  Linkedin ,  Other Digital Mediums ,  Webinars  &  Others …  

SIRCC Team have an exposure in the following areas namely –  Learning Management Systems

(LMS) , Using Technology  for legal documentation ,  Software Selling etc.. 

SIRCC executed  a Market Survey  Project with Prime Infotech to evaluate potential of   Corporates , Legal Firms on  Adoption of Legal Technology. 

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UTI Mutual Fund Partnership

Market Research Project –  Awareness level of Mutual Funds …

SIRCC Team  completed field survey  and analysis of  close to 200 respondents for the young working population  in the age group of 25 to 40 years  around the Andheri suburbs belt of Mumbai 

The objective is to analyze the following areas from the  sample respondents in different income slabs 

  1. What is  % of working population who have invested in Mutual Funds ?
  2. What is %  who have not invested ?
  3.  What are their preferred investment options ?
  4.  Which financial assets they find safe ? 

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