About Us
Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM)
Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) with its Headquarters at Navi Mumbai is the National Apex Body representing a wide spectrum of professionals engaged in various facets of Materials Management responsible for Planning, sourcing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
We strive to be committed to the students we are privileged to serve, in our alumni association, our dedicated, talented faculty and staff. We also take pride in having the most active and helpful group of partners, visionary parents, well-wishers, alumni and friends.
Through its wide network of 45 Branches and 18 Chapters having 10,000 members drawn from Public and Private Sectors, IIMM is dedicated to the profession of Supply Chain Management through its multifarious activities, including EDP, Seminars, Workshops, In-House Training Programmes and Consultancy Assignments and Advance Materials Management Programmes and Research Programmes.
We strive to be committed to the students we are privileged to serve, in our alumni association, our dedicated, talented faculty and staff. We also take pride in having the most active and helpful group of partners, visionary parents, well-wishers, alumni and friends.
Through its wide network of 45 Branches and 18 Chapters having 10,000 members drawn from Public and Private Sectors, IIMM is dedicated to the profession of Supply Chain Management through its multifarious activities, including EDP, Seminars, Workshops, In-House Training Programmes and Consultancy Assignments and Advance Materials Management Programmes and Research Programmes.
To have more effective global interaction, Institute is a Chartered Member of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), Atlanta, USA, incorporated in Switzerland, which has its members in over 44 countries.
IIMM is imparting Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (GDMM) Courses, recognized by Ministry of HRD, Government of India and the Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (PGDMM) Courses recognized by DEC. Besides the above, IIMM conducts MBA (MM) Course in association with Punjab Technical University and MBA (SCM) Course in association with Karnataka State Open University.
IIMM has its Research Centre – ‘Centre for Research in Materials Management’ (CRIMM), in Kolkata in collaboration with “Techno India University”. The Centre has started functioning as a nodal point for co-ordination and integration of research information in the field of Materials Management. The total activities and exercise are drawn up in the perspective of industries and economic advancement of the country. IIMM brings out its monthly journal – ‘Materials Management Review’.
IIMM is imparting Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (GDMM) Courses, recognized by Ministry of HRD, Government of India and the Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (PGDMM) Courses recognized by DEC. Besides the above, IIMM conducts MBA (MM) Course in association with Punjab Technical University and MBA (SCM) Course in association with Karnataka State Open University.
IIMM has its Research Centre – ‘Centre for Research in Materials Management’ (CRIMM), in Kolkata in collaboration with “Techno India University”. The Centre has started functioning as a nodal point for co-ordination and integration of research information in the field of Materials Management. The total activities and exercise are drawn up in the perspective of industries and economic advancement of the country. IIMM brings out its monthly journal – ‘Materials Management Review’.
Indian Institute of Materials Management at a Glance
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Mission Statement
To promote professional excellence in Materials Management towards national prosperity through sustainable development.
Objective
To secure a wider recognition of and promote the importance of efficient materials management in commercial and industrial undertakings. To safeguard and elevate the professional status of individuals engaged in the Materials Management.
To constantly impart advanced professional knowledge and thus improve the skills of the person engaged in the materials management function. To propagate and promote among the members strict adherence to IIMM Code of Conduct and Ethics.
Code of Ethics
To consider first the total interest of one’s organization in all transactions without imparting the dignity and responsibility to one’s office.
To buy without prejudice seeking to obtain the maximum ultimate value for each rupee of expenditure.
To subscribe and work for honesty and truth in buying and selling, to denounce all forms and manifestations of commercial bribery and to eschew anti-social practices. To accord a prompt and courteous reception as far as conditions permit, to all who call upon for a legitimate business mission.
To respect one’s obligations and those of one’s organization consistent with business practice.
Alumnae and Faculty Speak
Animesh Chatterjee: Past Chairman of IIMM, Kolkata
Chief General Manager, Haldia Petro-Chemicals Limited
“IIMM, the pioneering institute to create a supply chain fraternity in our country, has more than 10,000 professionals working in various capacities in the leading industrial organisations, some of them holding very senior leadership positions. It has consistently demonstrated its prowess to impart quality education as well as reskill the avid learners to navigate through the complexities of supply chain management of the day.”
Koushik Roy: Present Chairman of IIMM, Kolkata
Metal Head – Witmans Advanced Fluid Pvt Ltd.
“My main motivation to be part of this prestigious institute has always been to highlight the holistic approach to supply chain education that this place offers which, perhaps, no other institute can offer in India. Our educational programmes duly recognize the need to build career for the freshers, upskill the learning for the working professionals as well as enrich the students with our research and innovation through fellowship programme. In doing so, we have students virtually in all the age groups.”
D N Chakravorty: Past Chaiman of IIMM, Kolkata
Professor of Supply chain in IISWBM and St. Xaviers College
“My association with IIMM has been more than three decades. I have seen this institute growing from strength to strength. What I most appreciate about this institute is its resilience in the moments of crisis – during the critical phase of covid situation, the institute moved seamlessly to online education system which has become extremely popular among the students. The structure of education, here, is dynamic and time tested.”
Partha Bhattacharya: Former VP with CESC
Professor of Business Management, IBM, Jadavpur University
“IIMM, Kolkata has been in the realm of Materials Management education for more than six decades. The institute is associated with global institute like IFPSM of Helsinki having foothold in more than forty countries. The exchange of learning and teaching pedagogy has always helped IIMM to offer the best in supply chain education to its students.”
Debasis Mallick: NC member
Faculty of IIMM and Course Coordinator
“Apart from offering various structured educational programmes, this institute is championing supply chain acumen among the working professionals through symposiums, seminars, Executive Development Programme and workshops. With the robust growth of Indian economy expected in next few years, IIMM has much to offer to fill the gaps in the supply of professionals in the areas of sourcing, procurement and distribution management.”
Indian Institute of Materials Management
To secure a wider recognition of and promote the importance of efficient materials management in commercial and industrial undertakings. To safeguard and elevate the professional status of individuals engaged in the Materials Management.
Locate Us
8B, Short Street Kolkata - 700017
+91 9836123999 / 9123705058