Statement of Purpose-Master of Management-Logistics and Supply Chain Management

I am a mid-career professional, having attended the prestigious London school of economics for
my Masters in Information Systems and Maastricht School of Management for my MBA. I wish
to study Logistics and Supply Chain management with a view to analyze and assess its
implications for the burgeoning Indo-Canadian Trade and Investments, whereby keeping an
Asian Sectorial focus in perspective.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management in India have assumed an ever greater significance in
the wake of impending second stage growth accelarator reforms in Retail, Shipping, Oil and Gas
and Agri-business driven value chain verticals. Innovation, sustained long term investments and
focussed domain centric policy formulation and implementation within the wider technology
driven efficient Supply Chain Management is a must to safeguard our key technology driven
business transformation goals and objectives.

Process driven business architectures and project driven core IT applications converge in a
systemic chain of events leading to business results being delivered. Technology is expected to
securitize the entire business process without impinging on the creativity and rationale needed to
solve ever transient and complex societal issues. These issues are more often than not firmly
entwined in domain specific best practices and culture centric Morale and ethics (corporate
social responsibilities).

Key Intrinsic knowledge deliverables are absolutely essential as companies compete on the basis
of vertical and horizontal business synergies. How we shape our internal business processes on
the centrality of Supply chain management processes is going to be the key success differentiator
as firms across the gamut of industries and services seek to deliver trust, quality and integrity of
the committed customer experience. Core competences are no longer a hyperbole, it is in fact a
juxtaposition of logic, rationale and critical performance hallmarks of a world leading
organization.

Supply Chain management is no longer a mere ancillary function happy to be outsourced and
remote managed. It is one of the most if not the most relevant business function acting as a glue
to hold upstream and downstream business processes and wellness indicators. My reasons to
study Supply chain management stem from an innate desire to excel in the field of regulating and
transversing the flow of goods and services of both intermediate and end products in the value
chain pyramid of Business, Technology and corporate Ethics. Having spent almost 10+ years in
the corporate world, working across three continents (Europe, Asia and Africa); I am beginning
to understand where we need to strategize, regulate and improve and where the anomalies need
to be dispensed with within the logistics of moving knowledge and ancillary resources.
Supply Chain Management within the agri-business sector is the key area wherein I would like to
focus my studies with a clear focus on obtaining my doctorate in post Masters of Management
studies.

Canada being a modern vibrant society is an ideal place to study. It has a rich culture and is well
represented by the Indian community; I would be delighted if given an opportunity to contribute
to the rich academic and social traditions of your great institution. The University of Windsor-
Centre for Executive and Professional Education is internationally renowned and would be an
ideal launch pad for my future career.

Ankur Malhotra