The Fisher College of Business Center for Operational Excellence signed a Memorandum of Understanding – its first with an industry partner in India – with the Mahindra Institute of Quality on April 2. Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate professor, and Peter Ward, professor, at Fisher, and Manoj Garai, business development manager at the India Gateway, were instrumental in solidifying the partnership.

Harsh Kumar, a director, and Rajinder Singh, executive dean, at Mahindra, traveled to Columbus to sign the international agreement. During their visit, they also met with faculty and staff from the Fisher College of Business as well as Gil Latz, vice provost for global strategies and international affairs.