I have taken a course called Logistics management taken by Prof. Ravichandran in the sixth term. Boy! It is the most awesome fun! I have taken some pains to document some of his classic one-liners in class. This blog is a small sample:
a long discussion in class over a point ... same point gets repeated 20 mins later as if the guy is making a fresh point ... Ravi C says "I thought we had already covered this point some 20 mins earlier... Does sound travel so slowly here? "
I don't know why, but RaviC used to mercilessly tease some foreign students who came to IIMA on Exchange and were (un)fortunate enough to choose his courses. Here goes a small sample:
We were discussing a case on the supply chain for Hoechst Pesticides and he gets irritated at the speed the case discussion is progressing"You know you guys should have been able to complete the case discussion in 40 mins if you had thought clearly... now we have spent the better part of 4 classes on it - 9 times as much time.
With a sideward glance at the exchange students, he follows up "With increasing globalisation, the Indian students are also becoming world class..."
Bright student: Sir, this inventory is stocked in the head office whereas the recommendation is to stock it at the regional offices.
Ravi C: " If there are four members in your family and one of them goes abroad, then how many members are there in your family? It doesn't matter where the inventory is stored bhai as long as it is stuck in the system"
On the idea of debating options for transporting goods from factory to markets: to illustrate the idea of buying low value-add items locally the prof said :
"If you are going to transport cowdung, will you transport it by airplane?"
more to follow... :-)
Ranga
Monday, January 16, 2006
The Ravi C gems series - Part 2
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3 comments:
one of my favs:
its always a challenge asking or answering questions with Prof RaviC. He whips sarcasm, changes track, throws sharp logic, counterquestions etc etc. Few students were trying to take up the challenge and were endlessly debating a point. RaviC changes track..
"You know once I dropped into the house of my friend in Kuwait. He has two lovely daughters. Very smart. You know how kids are. They take time to open up. They were sitting there, stiff and saying: Hello, Uncle My name is this and this is my sister. So with kids you have to slowly chat to them, connect to them, to bring them out. I asked them, so you know dancing is it, show me how you dance. Wow, your sister is dancing so nicely, can you. Now, the other one is trying to show me she can sing. See in Kuwait, there is not much entertainment and the kids are at home. Here I am, in their house chatting with them and so interested... They now want my complete attention. One is showing me this, how her sister cant do this, how she can do that...
You know Childern all over the world are same.... They... are the same.
...........long pause......... before we all get it and break into laughter..
Student: Whenever I go to the ATM, I expect it to have cash.
RaviC: Just because you get admitted into the ICU, doesnt mean, you will come out alive.
Student: There is something wrong in this model (simulation modelling).
RaviC: Just because you are ugly, don't blame the mirror.
hi friends,
i am in iima now and have taken
two ravi c courses.Man,it was
great fun.If the blog owner agrees, i WILL post some gems.
j.rahul
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