ACS H&ME inaugurates workshop on “GeM Procurement and Supply Chain Management”

Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited Thursday organized a workshop on “GeM Procurement and Supply Chain Management (DVDMS)” at UdhyogBhawan here.
Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Health and Medical Education (H&ME), VivekBharadwaj, inaugurated the workshop which was participated by Chief Medical Officers, Block Medical Officers, and Chief Accounts Officers besides dealing assistants of all the districts of Jammu province.
ACS, in his inaugural speech, described how GeM has revolutionized the government purchase and how important it is to learn the GeM procurement system. He expressed hope that the participants would optimally utilize their expertise gained out of this workshop for further streamlining of their working system.
Managing Director, JKMSCL, Dr.Yashpal Sharma, presented a brief description about the activities and achievements of the Corporation besides highlighting the emerging challenges being faced by the department at the grassroots level in procurement process. He gave a presentation on procurement and supply chain management through DVDMS.
GeM Certified Expert, L B Goutam, described GeM through its various modules and practical demonstrations on the subject.
Col Ashish Banergee, representative of Director General, AFMS, gave a session on “Medical procurement in supply chain management– Government e-market Places”.
RohitLohani, Director Global Smart Operations, Johnson and Johnson, gave a presentation on “Efficient Management and Regulating Material” for optimal inventory management.