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RAM C. MENEN Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, Emirates Airline Ram Menen is Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, Emirates Airline. He began his career in aviation in 1976 at Kuwait Airways. He later moved to British Airways to head its cargo operations in Kuwait. In 1984, he joined the Kuwaiti aviation group Alghanim Al Qutub Shipping Agencies, to set up and manage its airfreight-forwarding unit in Dubai. Mr. Menen has headed the cargo division of Emirates since the inception of the airline in October 1985. Trained as an engineer, he spearheaded the conceptualisation and development of the LD-36 (AMF) type of ULD (Unit Load Device) which increased usable space on each lower deck pallet base by 33 per cent. He is one of the founder members of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), the premier organisation for the entire air logistics business, serving as Vice President in 1993 and 1994, and as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board in 1995 and 1996. He continues to be involved with TIACA as Trustee and member of the Presidents' Council. Mr. Menen is the current chairman of the IATA’s Cargo Committee and is also involved in advisory capacity with several organizations. He has been a resolute champion of air logistics industry and is actively involved in the development of various IT initiatives to address the needs of the industry. He has helped focus attention on cargo as an integral part of the world trade process. In November 2007, Mr Menen was adjudged “Personality of the Year (Air Cargo Industry)” at the Second Annual Middle East Logistics Award (MELA 2007). He was inducted into the “Lloyd’s FTB Asia Hall of Fame” at the Asia Logistics Awards in October 2006 and into the TIACA’s “Hall of Fame” in April 2005, in recognition of his efforts and contributions to the air cargo industry and for his achievements as head of Emirates’ cargo division. In October 2003 he received the 2003 “International Ai Cargo Achievement Award” from The World Trade Centre Miami for “Excellence in Promoting East-West Trade”. In In December 2002, Air Cargo News, USA named him “Cargo Executive of The Year”. In March 2000, Mr Menen was recognized for his efforts with a “Special Achievement Award” by the International Freighting Weekly (IFW) November 2007

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Logistics/Supply Chain - How do i take a start

Expert: Ram C.Menen - 10/26/2009

Question
Hello Sir,

I am Zeshan , i am a BE(Mechanical) graduate and i have completed my PGDM in operations management this year only
I am interested to join the logistics or supply chain sector the only problem is , that i don't have any experience in this field
I have done my summer project from SAIL , on SCM but this is a government undertaking steel plant so i didn't get a proper exposure.
I would like to know that how can i start my career at entry level in this sector .Some people suggest me that it would be good to follow a C&F agent , thus it make any sense ?
If yes than how should i approach them (because they may not entertain a fresher)
If i have to do that i am thinking of an entry level job at my town itself , once i get the knowledge of this field i am planning to move on to a some good company of the same sector.

This is what i am planning
but if you have a better suggestion please tell me

Answer
Dear Zeshan,
Many thanks for your question. I am happy to hear that you are looking at joining the supply chain and the logistics industry. To be very honest, with your background qualifications, your first target should be to go into the manufacturing industry as they have requirements for good supply chain managers as their entire production activity depends on efficient supply of raw materials to managing the flow of the outbound manufactured items to the market. I am not familiar with acronym SAIL, I presume this would be one of the steel plants in India. In the southern India, especially in Tamilnadu, firms like Nokia as well as several automotive manufacturing plants are set up. All these companies can be a potential opportunity for you. If this does not work out, then you might want to try your hand with 3PL operators like, UPS Supply Chain System, DHL, FedEx, Expeditors, Schenker, Panalpina etc .... these are multinational operators in India who have their own logistics and supply chain management departments. Airlines also tend to have their procurement and logistics department for both engineering and non technical stuff --- you can try with Jetairways, Kingfisher etc. These about options would be the best way forward for you. Traditional freight forwards can also be a possibility, however, I would suggest that that you keep this as your last option.
I would also suggest that you also list yourself with recruitment companies who deal with the logistics industry. (I am afraid, I am not familiar with the companies who do this in India, however, I am sure you will be to Google it on the internet).

You will need to be a bit patient as a lot of the companies have frozen their recruitment programme as a result of cost containment to battle the current economic crisis.

I wish you all the best and good luck and hope you find a suitable position to start your career.

Best regards,

Ram Menen

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