BACKGROUND Announcement of project “Samriddhi” between Mahindra Logistics and Bajaj Electricals Limited for integrated logistics services. The requirement is of a complete end-to-end redesign of the entire logistics of their company. Twin objectives of achieving enhanced & industry-best service levels, coupled with a logistics cost saving in excess of 25% CHALLENGES Clients’ logistics cost was running at a current of 6% and needed to be optimized to the industry average of 3-4% in the next 2-3 years while maintaining the order delivery time of 72 hrs or less to RREP distributors at a perfo ..read more

BACKGROUND We offered a leader in the telecom industry with forward and reverse transportation of equipment to towers services that are aimed at improving their operational efficiency by effective integration of technology, managing warehouses, and drive cost optimisation. We act as the supply chain strategy partner for the customer. Managing 60,000 sqft warehouse space in Lucknow for last 3 years. Adherence to the safety of manpower and material is a key focus area and value addition. 5-6 vehicles are being dispatched daily. We have successfully achieved 98.05% of KPI. CHALLENGES Distributio ..read more

Ritika Arora Bhola in conversation with Mr. Sushil Rathi, Chief Operating Officer at Mahindra Logistics. Domestic 3PL major Mahindra Logistics has strong presence in two distinct business segments -Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Mobility Solutions. From offering supply chain expertise to diverse industry verticals such as Automotive. Engineering. Consumer Goods. Pharmaceuticals. Telecommunications and E-commerce. and Enterprise Mobility expertise to IT. lTeS. Manufacturing. Consulting Businesses. Banking. Financial Services and Insurance. The logistics company has a diverse portfoli ..read more

Chitrali Ghatak in conversation with Mr. Edwin Lobo, Senior General Manager – Human Resources, Mahindra Logistics.In the midst of doctors, medical staff, policemen etc, who often go unnoticed among the frontline warriors are the employees in the logistics sector. Be it the delivery of oxygen cylinders, medical equipment or medicines, the staff in the logistics sector are currently fighting a battle with time and with the pandemic. Hence the demand for these frontline workers in logistics is witnessing a surge. Logistics industry leaders also agreed that hiring has been on an upward trajectory ..read more

Ramdas Shenoyy in conversation with Mr. Sushil Rathi, Chief Operating Officer at Mahindra Logistics. How has the logistics industry transformed itself to handle the present COVID scenario? For the logistics industry, like with most other industries, the focus has been resilience, restart, and reconfigure. A PwC industry survey say that the industry expects early signs of recovery in September 2020 and an almost 80 per cent recovery to pre-covid revenue run rate by June 2021. The focus for Logistics companies has been primarily threefold – Capital conservation, Remodeling Operations and Digit ..read more

Person: Rajesh Kumar, Head of Supply Chain of a multinational consumer electronics firm having products in personal care, medical devices and imaging. Rajesh is pacing nervously in his bedroom, which has been his office space for the last 50 plus days in the COVID related lockdown in India. New guidelines for ‘Lockdown 4’ are expected at any time. Rajesh had to do the business impact assessment of these guidelines. He looked at his To-Do list: Movement of containers stuck at JNPT Material safety on trucks stranded on the highway Supply to the plants of PCBs manufactured by a start up in Chenn ..read more

Autonomous Vehicles (AV) are not new for us, in fact when a vehicle’s performance at the current mode of operation falls below a certain level on a busy street, it is really annoying. That brings us to the new way of thinking, where AV an off-board human driver through remote teleoperations becomes the new way of operation. They instantly take control and maneuver through the traffic. In another story, at a 100-meter height over sea level, the blades of an off-shore wind turbine need repair. A drone flies off with tools and a high-resolution camera. The images are seamlessly beamed into your c ..read more

Transportation constitutes the major chunk of overall spend on logistics in manufacturing sector. Most of the transportation in this sector is currently happening via unorganised sector. Unorganised sector is fragmented, marked by lower incomes to workforce, poor in technology adoption, and the onus of continuous improvement is on the customer. Organised players in the industry have the capabilities to address all these challenges. The other notable benefits that accrue to the client are: Leveraging the existing ecosystem: TDM does not aim to replace the existing ecosystem created by the clie ..read more

As a seasoned logistician, you have negotiated hard and are putting final touches on the proposal with the third party logistics service provider (or popularly known as 3PLs) of your choice. Yet, during GoLive or the final stages of negotiations, you feel that your 3PLs are ‘missing critical points’. A few simple things can be done to ensure that the association is effective and efficient. The Initial conversations It is important to lay out the big picture. Share your top line and supply chain spend. Outline where your manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution points are spread. Addre ..read more

BACKGROUND We had received an enquiry from a ‘Design to build’ Engineering and Construction Solutions Major for movement of approximately 9200 MT of Pipes from Anjar in Gujarat to their site at Kattupalli in Tamilnadu. Traversing a 2100+ KM path from West Coast of India to the East Coast through Road did not seem ideal especially when the Point of Origin & Point of Destination both being Coastal Towns. Even though being the first time, keeping both Safety and Cost Economics into consideration MLL suggested movement by coastal route. After rounds of discussion with key stakeholders, a decis ..read more