March 24, 2000
The Times of India

indiamarkets.com plans industrial cafes

The business-to-business(B2B) website - indiamarkets.com is planning to set up 'industrial cafes' to provide customer support and e-commerce training to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

About 70 industrial locations across the country have been identified to conduct training sessions for the members of the Indian Institute of Material Management (IIMM). Addressing a press conference where IIMM announced its partnership with indiamarkets.com to set up a supply chain and logistics exhibition - Scale 2000, Mr. Bagri, Chairman, Scale 2000 said the intention was to enable SMEs to get a stronger foothold in the B2B segment  of e-commerce. Scheduled to be held in May for the first time in the city, Scale 2000 will be a comprehensive business fair featuring a three-day international exhibition and a two day technical conference on "Supply chain and logistics solutions for business optimisation."

Mr G D Bagri, Chairman, Scale 2000(IIMM), said SMEs have to gear up in every way possible to survive. "Large organisations are increasingly using their supply chain management for dominance and by working together with indiamarkets.com we can add value and offer Net-specific training to SMEs.