First Ever Value Chain Case Competition of the Nation Named “Value String Challenge 2021 organized by East-West University Agro Industrialization Club
The value chain is an ancient and effective strategy. A Value chain should be developed for a certain company to survive the market competition. The demand for value chain management is increasing globally.
EWU Agro Industrialization Club has organized a mega event named “Value String Challenge 2021” started on 21st October and ended on 25th November.
East West University Agro Industrialization Club organized 2 workshops for the participants to gain knowledge. There were 3 rounds in the competition. First round was online case competition, second round was video presentation and the final round is online presentation.
For the workshops, EWUAIC had 2 speakers on board. The first workshop was held on 28th October. 2021. The speaker for workshop 01 was Engr. Nayeem Ahsan, Supply Chain Professional, BIHRM Supply Chain. The first workshop was broadcasted live on 28th October 2021. It was based on the topic, “Value chain optimization”. The second workshop was held on 6th November 2021 titled as, “Cost effective Value chain”. The speaker for Workshop 02 was Gazi Sanaul Haque, Supply Production Leader, Decathlon Sports Bangladesh. Former Supply Chain Analyst at Proctor & Gamble.
There were 6 judges present in the panel for judging the competition. Three judges for 2nd round and three judges for final round competition.
- Mohammad Ismail, manager, central planning, Rahimafrooz storage power business, Ex- Beximco, Ex- Fakir Group of Companies, BSEEE, MBA, -DU, PGDSCM.
- Sharifuddim Lisan, Program Director, BIHRM supply chain Head, Supply Chain, Redogen Ltd.
- Md. Razaul Karim, Deputy Manager- Product pricing, inventory and distribution Management, IFAD Auto Services LTD (IFAD Group)
- A F M Sadequl Islam (Sadeq) BBA, MBA(Mgt), PGDSCM General Manager (Material Management), Meghna Executive Holdings
- Mohosina Akter Sr. Manager - Procurement, Brac-Aarong Ex: Bangladesh Army, World Vision, Save the children
- Md. Mohsin Miji Assistant General Manager (Marketing & Merchandising), Youth Group
43 teams participated in the competition “Value String Challenge 2021”. 10 teams were qualified after the 1st round of the competition. After the 2nd round, 6 teams were qualified as the finalists. The Grand Finale took place on November 25th, 2021. The name of the Champion Team is “Jalali Kobutor”. The 1st runner-up team is “Bandits of Levin” and, “Dumbledore’s Army” is the 2nd runner-up team in this competition.
This event ended with a proud moment for the winning teams as they had received grand prize money and lots of gifts from the sponsored partners. For this event, EWUAIC partnered with: BIHRM Supply Chain (Strategic Partner), Boo Fashion (Gift Partner), Jamuna Television (Media Partner), Shikhbe Shobai (Knowledge partner), and Pinocchio Production (Photography partner).
