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How Fast is our Universe Accelerating? Operations

SHASHANK IYENGAR When the distance is doubled, discovered that light from remote
the velocity doubles too. This galaxies was redshifted, which confab 2021
A important question that number in astronomy is referred basically refers to an increase in
arises in the field of cosmology to as the Hubble Constant. the wavelength with a decrease
is: how fast is the universe It’s around 70 kilometres per in the frequency. Eventually, STAFF WRITER
expanding? Edwin Hubble second per megaparsec. For this was interpreted as galaxies ... a healthy
The Department of Management
tried to calculate this back in the comparison, the Andromeda receding from the Earth. A decade Studies SRMIST VDP, has Supply Chain
early 20th century, and we’ve Galaxy is around 1 Mpc away later, Alexander Friedmann
been able to refine the answer from us. In a freely expanding used Einstein’s field equations organized a Sustainable network that
a lot since then. It turns out universe, an object 1 Mpc away to prove that the universe is Management themed Operations
that more distant objects are will recede from us at 70 km/ expanding. In 1927, theoretical Confab under the UN SD Goals enables them
indeed receding away from sec and an object 20 Mpc away physicist Georges Lemaître 2030 for all the 2nd Year MBA
our sight, described by the will recede at 1400 km/sec, and reached a conclusion similar students. The speaker of the Day – to produce
unit “velocity per distance.” so on. In 1912, Vesto Slipher to Friedmann and presented 1 (01.12.2021) was Mr. Siddharth
Pal, Assistant Director, NPC, (Govt. more products
observational evidence for a
linear relationship between of India) was welcomed by Dr based on
distance to galaxies and their Vimalnath V, DoMS, SRMIST,
recessional velocity as well. A Vadapalani. The speaker elucidated customers
consequence of the expansion on the area of Lean Manufacturing
of the universe is the “heat Systems, its applications and future preferences
death of the universe”. Mass scope under UN – Sustainable
Development Goals 2030 No. and demands.
density would decrease with
dark energy being constant 12 – “Sustainable consumption
which may cause all the matter and production patterns”.He to be the future of technology in
to ionise into stable entities like majorly focused on TPS (Toyota the upcoming years.
electrons and neutrinos, with all Production System) with its
The universe has been expanding since the Big Bang, the complex structures including basic key points. He explained Mr. Laxman Subramanian, Senior
and will continue to do so. us perishing away. in detail about Muda, Mura and Manager, Apple USA. was the
Muri concepts and how we can speaker of Day – 3 (03.12.2021).
eliminate the deadly unwanted He covered the area of Supply
Limits of the Known wastages during manufacturing Chain Technology in Apple and
in the industries. Mostly he its scope in the future as under
focused on the area of reducing UN – Sustainable Development
ANSH JAIN working on quantum computing, it are endless. The speed of the wastages that are generated Goals 2030 No. 9 – “Resilient

questioning the limits set, light is a barrier that we cannot during production or manufacturing. Infrastructure, industrialization and
The human thirst for artists who create art that cross, but we still have a long Finally he brushed upon various foster innovation”.He started the
knowledge and our inherent encaptivates and gives flight way to go before reaching it. pillars that are responsible for presentation by explaining about
curiosity has led us to create to the mind or musicians who Humans are curious creatures, lean manufacturing and the tools various software companies like
a multitude of things - from render heartfelt songs with and that keeps us longing for that are generally used in the Facebook, Apple, Tesla, Google,
industry like Lean5S, Jidoka, Microsoft, Netflix and many
beautiful art to magnificent genuine emotion; Humans more to explore, create, and JIT etc. The speaker for the more. He explained in depth
machinery over a short span are constantly developing. experience. As our history has Day – 2 (02.12.2021) was Mr. about MRP (Material Requirement
of time. There are times in life Although the number of notes witnessed, there are no limits Sathish Narayanan, Principal Planning) and various parts of
when one goes into a trance in a musician’s hands is limited, to how far we are willing to Consultant, CHOOLS Group. it and how it works and plays a
like state, a jumbled mess of the combinations that exist with go in our quest for answers. He explored the area of Digital vital role in the Supply Chain.
intense thought and meandering Transformation, Data Science, its He also explained about the role
intention. But even stranded applications and future scope under of Demand Program Manager,
amidst this inner turmoil, The speed of light is a UN – Sustainable Development Factory Capacity Manager, Supply
humans are still constantly in Goals 2030 No. 9 – “Resilient Program Manager. He insisted on
action, raising this question-Can barrier that we cannot Infrastructure, industrialization the people coordinating within
humans ever truly run out of and foster innovation”.He focused themselves and maintaining a
things to do? cross, but we still have on various Digital Transformation healthy Supply Chain network

Recently, silicon companies Strategies that are actually present that enables them to produce more
achieved 5nm technology, a gap a long way to go before in our everyday life. Few real- products based on customers
so low that the latency in those world projects and examples in the preferences and demands. He
chips is nearly nothing. One reaching it. field of digital transformation and explained with the example of
would think that this is where data science were also explained. Apple company,. According to
our inventiveness comes to a He explained a project given by that company, customers are
standstill. But there are always Grofer’s company to identify where always given the first priority.
talented minds on this earth who all they can open their shops in Before a product reaches the
keep creating. There has been Chennai city through the data customers hand it goes through
an increase in the number of collected from the corporation 4 to 5 iterations of testing within
complaints of songs becoming department. He said that the the company and its employees
‘industrialized’ and ‘modern technology grows in steps like, then only it gets ready to go to
art’ becoming a mere façade Start Up, Step Up, Stretch Up the market. He concluded his
and Leap Up. He insisted that session with a Tamil thirukural
for the rich to launder money on following these methods “Vinaivaliyum Thanvaliyum
and evade taxes. It sometimes a company or the CEO can Maatranvaliyum Thunaivaliyum
feels like there isn’t much left improve their technology to the Thukkichayal” which means the
to invent anew. And yet, despite next level. And he shared about SWOT analysis. So he stressed to
these odds, our species create, their companys’ recent analysis know the strengths, understand
and they do it simply because on Virat Kohli’s batting style. the competitor and find out the
they can and desire to do so. Literature may be classified into genres but the influence it Finally, he said that Data, Design opportunities in the market and
Whether it is scientists has on someone is boundless. and Digital are the 3D that is going then to proceed with the idea.