XLRI ties-up with Reliance Webworld

CHENNAI: XLRI - Jamshedpur, one of India's premier management institutes, has tied up with Reliance WebWorld to launch the Post-Graduate Certificate in Logistics Supply Chain Management (PGCLSCM) programme on virtual classroom platform.

The progamme targets high-potential mid-career managers looking to move up the career ladder and would be available in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune through Reliance WebWorld outlets.

This initiative of XLRI in the e-learning space uses virtual classroom format. The 14-month course has been designed by XLRI's prestigious professors and will entail over 400 hours of teaching.

The structure of the 14-month course has been developed based on a comprehensive study conducted by XLRI involving 3,000 working supply chain professionals across these seven cities.

The study found that 85 percent of the professionals preferred a course on the business aspects of logistics and supply chain management. It also indicated that a one-year course is most preferred.