Industrial Based Certification Programme (INBASE) : International Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Hello to all!

In collaboration with MEF,  Excel Minds Consultancy Sdn Bhd,
is offering a FULLY FUNDED International Certification and Diploma in Supply Chain Management, worth RM32,250.00 per pax

The details are as below :
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HRDF Scheme : Industry Based (INBASE).
Course title : International Diploma in Supply Chain Management (Levels 1, 2 and 3).
Training provider : Excel Minds Consultancy Sdn Bhd [a licensed-partner of the International Trade Centre, Geneva Switzerland.
Open to : ALL HRDF registered AND MEF Members).
List of modules : refer to official flyers
Duration of trainings : 38 days (19 modules x 2 days per module) class may be once @ twice per month.
Fees : RM 32,250.00 per pax (FULLY SPONSORED BY HRDF)
Suitable for :
• Organisations involved in manufacturing, logistics, FMCG, automotive, pharmaceutical, and even engineering.
• Staff with more than 2 years experience in supply chain area.
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The class begins on 6th January 2018.
Closing date for registration is 26th Dec 2017 (Tues).
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Here are some benefits from participating in this program; participants can:
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(a) earn a professional and internationally recognised certification.
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(b) use ITC's MLS-SCM credential after their name when scholar pass the exam i.e. Int. Dip. SCM (ITC).
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(c) apply SCM learning immediately at workplace, thus improving cost-effective measures and profitability.
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(d) share project work/learning contribution to respective organisation with a worldwide ITC SCM network
(every candidate will be officially registered in the network through Excel Minds Consultancy as a
licensed partner in Malaysia).
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To BOOK YOUR FREE SEATS, or for more information you may contact us via :

1. Email : contactus@excelminds.com.my

2. Call : 03-21065431 / 03-77225927

3. Whatsapp : www.wasap.my/60175527072

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Thank you.
(Ms. Idati)

7 TOP Confusing Prepositions

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English for Executives?

Most of us learnt English formally in our school days. So, how long have 'that time' passed? 5?7? or perhaps 20 years back? As we step into our working life, we will just use our 'regular English' without bothering the suitability to our career scope.

English has been our secondary must-have language to all Malaysian. Most of our manuals, job scopes, seminars, conference and meetings are held in English. 

To be able to understand and comprehend English conversations is very crucial to every staffs. To reply or to initiate conversations is another thing. The thought that, "They can understand mixed language" has limits the importance of English among employees. 

The manuals, the one that they refer is always in English and it is very important for them to at least be able to read and understands it. Having another person to translate and explain to them each time will costs your time and yes, higher the risk chances if the 'translator' is not present.

These are few situations that most companies left out at the corner as they hustling more to profit rather than a long term efficiency.

It's time for employers to realize this bitter truth and start allocate budgets for language training for the employees.

Big WHY a Company Have Difficulties in Expanding

Every expanding companies will actively finds initiatives to improve companies' productivity and efficiency. Let it be product development, QA, sales, marketing, customer success...etc... but prioritizing what will have the greatest impact is tough.

Leaders have endless ideas but limits in the sense of their availability and time often biased to short and medium term growth. It is not they intended to, but they just somehow missing the point. Especially at startups, we anxiously looking at the end of the runway instead looking at the route of the runway.

One thing that every leaders should plant in their mind. Your people are your company.



One of the Big WHY a company have difficulties in expanding is they often missed out in

Developing "Soft Skills"

Guess the name "soft skills'' makes them relatively unnecessary. Dan Goleman’s framework of emotional intelligence at work is just as important as the intellectual know-how required to perform a specific task. Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skill all play a vital role in effective leadership and execution at all levels of the organization.

Try bringing in an expert to teach your team how to read body-language or practice non-violent communication. This may not seem as important a skill as learning to code or creating a pivot table, but it goes a long way towards improving communication and cohesion between employees. When the team is in harmony, work gets done more efficiently and with greater ease.

The skills in handling client's lies in the hand of your employee. If your people present bad attitude, it will automatically give your company a bad name. The instillation "sense of professionalism" in every employee will gives you a smoother sailing on your runway.


The article extracted from David Hassell

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WAJIB TAHU: 3 Cara Cepat Marketing Bisnes

Setiap syarikat pastinya mahu produk/ servis mereka terjual dengan banyak dan baik. Maka, pelbagai teknik/ cara marketing atau pemasaran yang dilakukan.
Antara gaya oldschool adalah, mengupah jurujual atau kita kenali dalam dunia korporat sebagai Business Development Executive.

Namun begitu, tahukah anda terdapat 3 Cara Utama dalam Pemasaran Bisnes anda?






1. MEDIA SOSIAL

- Tidak dinafikan penggunaan media sosial semakin meluas. Kini, boleh dikatan 70% syarikat korporat sekurang- kurangnya akan mempunyai laman sosial Facebook, kedua Instagram dan ketiga Twitter. Juga, usah dilupakan Linked In!

Media sosial merupakan satu medium di mana pengguna dalam keadaan relaks dan santai. Setiap post anda haruslah sedikit 'bermain dengan emosi' supaya emosi pengguna dalam keadaan relaks tersebut akan sedikit terusik agar mereka ingat kepada anda.

Ambil saja contoh Dato' Vida! Atau untuk dunia korporat, video Raya Petronas yang senantiasa mengusik emosi pengguna laman sosial.


2. PERGI KURSUS 'SALES & MARKETING'

- Walau anda punya 1000 orang jurujual/ agen sekalipun tetapi seandainya mereka tidak diberikan bimbingan dan tunjuk ajar dalam teknik pemasaran beremosi, pasti teknik marketing anda akan suram juga.

Hantarkan jurujual/ salesperson anda ke program "Subliminal Persuasion for Better Sales" sama ada inhouse atau public course. Teknik pemasaran yang baik adalah apabila kita bermain dengan emosi!


3. ASAH SKIL DENGAN BIMBINGAN MENTOR

- Seringkali kita mendengar ungkapan "Experience is the best teacher". Namun, sebelum mempunyai pengalaman tersebut, bimbingan yang tepat perlulah di berikan kepada mereka.

Skil pemasaran dan penjualan adalah dua cabang yang tidak dapat dipisahkan. Oleh itu, setiap syarikat perlu sedar akan keperluan ini.


Jika hanya hebat pemasaran, tetapi gagal dalam penjualan, tiada guna juga kan ya?

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TEAM BUILDING MALAYSIA: Benefits and Why Company Needs It

The term “team building” has become a buzzword in recent years, and has many connotations. In terms of corporate development, team-building exercises are important not for the immediate experience of the activities performed by the team, but also for the group skills, communication and bonding that result. The activity, be it an obstacle course or the Chocolate Challenge, is merely the means to the end: a high-impact learning experience. Team-building programmes provide realistic experiences that empower individuals to contribute to common goals. The success of most organisations depends on the ability of individuals to build effective teams.

The main goals of team-building are to improve productivity and motivation. Taking employees out of the office helps groups break down political and personal barriers, eliminate distractions, and have fun. The benefits of team-building programs are so significant that many corporations have incorporated teambuilding strategies into their standard training curriculum.

Some of these benefits include:

• Improves morale and leadership skills
• Finds the barriers that thwart creativity
• Clearly defines objectives and goals
• Improves processes and procedures
• Improves organisational productivity
• Identifies a team’s strengths and weaknesses
• Improves the ability to problem solve

Why team building is important?

Team building in the workplace significantly contributes towards employee motivation and building trust among the employees, thereby ensuring better productivity. These are some common team building exercises for communication, success and improved team performance.

Each company is different in industries, motto, missions and vision. And every department have different goals and requirements. Therefore, no company is the same and the each team building would be different according to the needs.

Excel Minds Consultancy is experienced conducting Team Building to giant companies whereby each companies have customized activities based on client's needs.

Why stuck with the SAME Team Building, held in SAME PLACE and SAME activities while you can experience MORE THAN JUST TEAM BUILDING?

Call us at 03- 7722 5927/ 03- 2106 5431 for more info.

ENGLISH IN MALAYSIA: The Norm

Speaking about English, we; the Malaysian are proud to say that we are at least bilingual. We have our mother's tongue; Bahasa Melayu and English as our second language. English has been used widely not just in learning but also (or especially) in business formalities.


We can say that most whose graduated from universities can speak and understand English well. Or at least, they can understand.


The Norm, once we graduated and working among colleagues that does not practice English we tends to neglect the language especially in government sectors. Some may see English are just for corporate level. Little that they know English is far more than just for business. It is for self development, knowledge and yes, for business formalities.

SUPPLY CHAIN MALAYSIA: Official WEBSITE for SCM Course

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SUPPLY CHAIN MALAYSIA: E-Procurement and You

E-procurement (electronic procurement, sometimes also known as supplier exchange) is the business-to-business or business-to-consumer or business-to-government purchase and sale of supplies, work, and services through the Internet as well as other information and networking systems, such as electronic data interchange.

Four types of P2P integrations areas where eProcurement or other frontline buying systems are integrated in real-time:

• The first (and most common) is integration into core ERP/MRP environments focused on core financials and inventory. We should note that rarely is any financials integration "vanilla," even in the case of standard ERP/MRP integration, which often forms the connectivity between front line buying and procurement activity and IT/ finance systems. Even in this area, typical fields that organizations map for integrations are often highly dependent on the specific ERP and business application packages they are integrating with (e.g., GL coding structure). Moreover, the degree to which the underlying financials system is set up from a financial accounting, corporate governance and managerial accounting will dictate the level of ideal integration required for P2P.
• The second is focused on procurement related integrations into a range of toolsets. These may include vendor management systems (VMS), software monitoring/metering/licensing applications, T&E and travel tools, contract management systems, supplier management applications and e-invoicing/AP automation tools.
• The third is to more generalized business applications outside of procurement that are relatively similar across industries. This can include CRM, HR, specialized inventory, warehouse management, asset management, claims/warranty and related toolsets.
• The fourth is industry-specific, such as in retail/point-of-sale (POS) systems. Other examples include contract management and e-invoicing capabilities necessary in environments such as oil and gas, where a $200 million PO might have a single-line item: "drill an offshore well."

E-Procurement is very technical hence formal learning is encouraged. 

Get step by step guide from our experienced trainers; 

E- Procurement

7-8 October 2017

Article extracted from Spend Matters

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SUPPLY CHAIN MALAYSIA: The Importance of Supply Strategy

Companies today generally carry smaller inventories in a bid to stay lean, and any disruption to supply can make planning more challenging than ever.

Thus, developing a strategy to ensure supply chain resilience and protecting against foreseen events – such as adverse weather, a major fire or failure of IT systems – is key to keeping shortages or disruptions to a minimum.

“Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all solution,” said Alan Ross, Senior Strategic Risk Management Consultant, Risk Engineering, at Zurich.

“One issue we have often found when looking at a company’s tier two suppliers, is that further back in the supply chain they all rely on the same supplier,” said Alan.

“This means that while you might think you’ve got three alternative suppliers should anything go wrong, in reality they may all rely on the same supplier at some point in the chain. And depending on the supply you need it can take weeks or months getting an alternative supply chain up and running.”

Putting plans in place

Having a supply chain strategy that looks outwards, as well as inwards, can also mitigate risks. So, a company should not solely rely on its own business continuity arrangements, but also have a solid understanding of its key suppliers’ plans as well.

Ready to be guided in Planning your Strategy? Sign up in our course:

Specifying Requirement & Planning Supply

2-3 August 2017

Analysing Supply Market

16-17 August 2017

Developing Supply Strategy

13-14 Sept 2017

Article extracted from Zurich

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SUPPLY CHAIN MALAYSIA: The Bonds between Logistics and Supply Chain

" We are logistic company not related to Supply Chain."

So here is ' Simplified version' for each time we explained to them on how does logistics connected to Supply Chain Management.

According to Sanjeev Bagal, there are obvious differences between Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management.

Key Differences between Logistics and Supply Chain Management

The following are the major differences between logistics and supply chain management:

- The flow and storage of goods inside and outside the firm is known as Logistics. 
- The movement and integration of supply chain activities is known as Supply Chain Management.
- The main aim of Logistics is full customer satisfaction. Conversely, the main aim behind Supply chain - Management is to gain substantial competitive advantage.
- There is only one organization involved in Logistics while a number of organizations are involved in Supply Chain Management.
- Supply Chain Management is a new concept as compared to Logistics.
- Logistics is only an activity of Supply Chain Management.


However, Mr Sanjeev agrees that Supply Chain Management and Logistics are inseparable. Hence do not contradict them but supplement each other. SCM helps Logistics to be in touch with the transportation, storage and distribution team.



To know more about the relations between Logistics and Supply Chain Management, dig up in our upcoming course:

Managing Logistics in the Supply Chain 
28- 29 August 2017

Articles extracted from Sanjeev Bagal.

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SUPPLY CHAIN MALAYSIA: Be Success in Selecting Supplier in just 5 Steps

Every company or every business HAVE Supply Chain. Even a small grocery store have Supply Chain. But they just do not realize it. No matter the business is about selling products or services, they still need to find their supplier, select the best one AFTER they Successfully specify their requirements and planning supply.

Ally Conrad, an Event Manager have listed 5 Steps to be successful in selecting supplier. Let see what she had in her mind shall we?


1) Supplier Selection Scorecard
- The supplier selection scorecard contains all the important elements you require in a supplier. It has long been stated, “That which does not get measured, does not get done”.


Learn this to match with Malaysian culture in our upcoming course:
Specifying Requirements & Planning Supply
2-3 Aug 2017

2) Identify Suitable Supplier

- Create the pool from which you will select a supplier. During this part of the process you will want to consider:

Current suppliers – Starting with suppliers you have experience with and established relationships is generally a good idea.

Past suppliers – Depending upon the reasons why they are ‘past’ and not ‘current.’

Competitors – You may be in a position to buy from a competitor if it is ethical and low-risk.

Industry groups – many of which are non-profit and maintain data bases of member companies.

Recommendations and prior business relationships – perhaps created while working at other companies.

Internet – which offers myriad opportunities to find, research, and contact potential suppliers.

Learn this intensely in our course:

Appraising & Short- Listing Suppliers
30 Sept- 1 Oct 2017

3) Scorecard Ranking
Tabulate the information you collect and use the scorecard to rank the potential suppliers.

Depending upon the complexity and/or criticality of the product or service, you may:

Select the highest ranking supplier – Recognize that while you are not required to pick the top scorer, moving too far down the list is a red flag, indicating the process was flawed.

Choose more than one for further qualification – May include interviews, site visits, etc.


Take away the knowledge in our upcoming course:
Obtaining & Selecting Offers
21- 22 Oct 2017

4) Negotiate
After you have narrowed the list to a manageable number of best options, possibly even one, let the negotiations begin!

Depending on the critical good or service, you may negotiate with just the top supplier on your scorecard, even if others remain on the list of potentials.Sure, to negotiate is not easy.

Learn the art of negotiating offers in our course:

Negotiating Offers
28-29 Oct 2017

5) Create Contract and Activate Purchasing System
Once an agreement has been reached, a contract is signed. Again, depending upon complexity, lawyers may be involved. For simpler transactions, the Purchase Order is the contract.

How to lower the cost while purchasing? Get it right in:

Group Purchasing Course

9-10 Sept 2017

The last step is to activate your procurement system.

Are you on the right track for procurement? Get to know in:

Environmental Procurement

12-13 Aug 2017

E-Procurement

7-8 Oct 2017

Articles extracted from Ally Conrad

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Supply Chain Management Training MID YEAR PROMO 2017

As a personnel who cover functional aspects in the supply chain process of your company,
have you experienced ANY of the belows?

- Production process interupted because a required input was not available when needed 

- Purchased input arrived damaged & unusable due to inadequate packing 

- Have limited choice of suppliers selection and supply market segments 

- Always have unnecessary stockholding costs, or obsolescence due to excessive purchased 

- You notice you or your staff need to have sufficient knowledge to decide on how many supply market, suppliers and types of strategies to use to ensure efficiency 

- You need to learn how to prepare contract & managing it among suppliers in order to prevent unexpected costs, delays or inferior quality 

- You want to know how to negotiate lower overall costs of supply 

- You want to assess and meet organisations' financial needs and commitments 

- more.. 

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IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE,

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We would like to offer you the Modular Learning System in Supply Chain Management (MLS-SCM) offered by the International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva Switzerland. 

Excel Minds Consultancy is licensed by ITC to offer this programme in Malaysia. Through its 18 modules, the MLS-SCM
covers all stages in the purchasing and supply management process.

The MLS-SCM is a practical, continuously updated and supported training pack that can help you make effective
international purchasing and supply chain management become a key factor for your company's competitiveness and success.

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TARGET GROUP

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- procurement/purchasing officers

- buyers

- wholesalers

- managers

- logistics

- finance in supply chain

- all those personnel who cover functional aspects in the supply chain process.

Wait no more ! 

SIGN UP NOW 
for
''Pick A Pack - Mid Year Promo'' 
to save up to 15% ! 

OR

SEND US AN ENQUIRY

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Pick A Pack (Mid Year Promo 1 April 2017 - 31 July 2017 !!!! 

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PACK 1 : SUPPLY STRATEGIES & STRATEGIES PACK (3 modules) 
1. Specifying Requirement & Planning Supply ; 2 -3 Aug 2017
2. Analysing Supply Market ; 16 - 17 Aug 2017
3. Developing Supply Strategies ; 13 - 14 Sept 2017

PACK 2 : CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PACK (2 modules) 
1. Preparing the Contract ; 1 - 2 Nov 2017
2. Managing the Contract & Suppliers Relationship ; 15 - 16 Nov 2017

PACK 3 : HANDLING SUPPLIER PACK (3 modules) 
1. Appraising & Short Listing Suppliers ; 30 Sept - 1 Oct 2017
2. Obtaining & Selecting Offers ; 21 - 22 Oct 2017
3. Negotiating Offers ;28 - 29 Oct 2017

PACK 4 : PROCUREMENT PACK (3 modules) 
1. Environment Procurement ; 12 - 13 Aug 2017
2. Group Purchasing ; 9 - 10 Sept 2017
3. E-Procurement ; 7 - 8 Oct 2017

PACK 5 : LOGISTIC PACK (3 modules) 
1. Managing Logistic in the Supply Chain ; 28 - 29 Aug 2017
2. Managing Inventory ; 27 - 28 Sept 2017
3. Packaging in Supply Chain ; 14 -15 Oct 2017

PACK 6 : FINANCE PACK (1 module) 
1. Managing Finance along the Supply Chain (22 - 23 July 2017)



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- If PACK registration is not your preference, you can opt for MODULAR BASIS.
Simply state in the registration form, the module you wish to participate.
e.g Buy & attend module Negotiating Offers only instead of buying Handling Supplier Pack (3 modules)
- Mid year promo price only applicable to Pick A Pack. Registration for per module will be a different fees
- If you choose for Pick A Pack, you may send either same or different person to attend each modules without any added charges.
- This training is HRDF claimable

Feel free to contact us to find out more about our specialty in Supply Chain Management Training

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Supply Chain Malaysia: Corporate Clients

"When I registered for this course I knew it would be a challenge but looked forward to learning and progressing in this area. I found the course very useful in the workplace. Trainers were clear in their presentation and tried to relate practical examples. Overall very informative. Case studies were really good examples to understand the theory better.  I’d recommend this course to anyone in industry who is interested in supply chain management issues."

Procurement Department

Kemaman Bitumen Company Sdn Bhd (Refinery)

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" I, personally, very honored to be part of the participants for the INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.  All topics, schedules, and syllabus prepared and structured by ITC are actually up to expectation and industrial standards. The course was very relevant to my job and will help me in most aspects of my work. These will definitely help in upskill our knowledge in Supply Chain Management and moreover will  enhance our capability in managing and handling our daily task at work.

I also take the opportunity to acknowledge Excel Mind’s staff for their constant assistance and support. Thanks a lot to them for making the class very  conducive, comfortable and everything was very well prepared. We received everything we needed and more. Additionally, the trainers got the learning message across by breaking everything down into simplified sections. Trainers gave a broad range of examination criteria and had a very good knowledge of the standards and syllabus, based on their backgrounds and vast working experiences.

Overall, ITC’s International Certification for SCM training is very good and highly recommended for those in procurement / supply chain working line.  

Thank you.

With Best Regards;

for and on behalf of PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd

Procurement Upstream - Peninsular Malaysia (PM)

Group Procurement, PD&T

PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD

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If you owned a company or looking for training opportunities in Supply Chain/ Procurement/ Supplier, International Certification in Supply Chain Management, is your BEST Choice.

Email us your enquiries to contactus@excelminds.com.my/ 03- 7722 5927

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SUPPLY CHAIN MALAYSIA: Services Play Role in Development Countries

This article is extracted from Mobilizing Business in Trade Services Book by Malcolm McKinnon.


A significant omission from the MDG Report is any reference to the potential that services trade could bring to poverty alleviation. It does, however, mention the extraordinary rise in the number of mobile phone subscriptions between 1995 and 2011, bringing mobile cellular penetration levels to 87% worldwide and 79% in developing countries (50% in sub-Saharan Africa).


The fall in information and communication technology (ICT) prices brought about by technological advances has allowed more than one third of the world’s population to use the Internet. This offers huge potential for expanding cross-border services trade from developing countries.


It is evident that exports of services have grown significantly in recent years, particularly from developing countries.


Table 1 shows the 17 largest exporters of services among developing countries.

This part of the book looks briefly at some individual sectors, the key characteristics of those sectors, the importance of trade in the sector, including the importance to developing countries, the regulatory issues raised and the drivers for liberalization, from the perspective of business. It highlights developments in the sectors with references to case studies.

The sectors considered are: transport and logistics; tourism and travel; communications; audiovisual services, construction; financial services; computer services and business process outsourcing; other business services including professional services; distribution services and cultural and recreational services. The order in which sectors are considered, and the WTO background document reference for most of them, are in the table below:

On our next entry, we will post about how each of the industries can contribute to the business development.


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If you owned a company or looking for training opportunities in Supply Chain/ Procurement/ Supplier, International Certification in Supply Chain Management, is your BEST Choice.

Email us your enquiries to contactus@excelminds.com.my/ 03- 7722 5927

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