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The India supply chain revolution

Supply Chain Movement

India is on the cusp of a supply chain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. At IMD, we often discuss the distribution footprint of L’Oréal which had an outsized 15% of distribution centers located in India. Unilever, for example, has 38 factories in India out of more than 300 factories worldwide.

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Cross Docking: Making Inventory Management Easier

20Cube Logistics

It is one of the techniques through which warehouses in India and across the globe can speed-up their distributing process by transporting inventory from a manufacturing plant directly to customers, and in this whole operation, the warehouse not only reduces the material handling, but also reduces the need to store the products in the warehouse.

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Optimising M&M Spares Supply Chain – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15% decrease in inventory. With Blue Yonder capabilities, Mahindra & Mahindra Spares Business Unit (M&M SBU) now has greater visibility regarding demand, inventory, supply and distribution plans and are able to make more accurate and timely supply chain decisions. 10% increase in both forecast accuracy and revenue.

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Is Walmart Really Ready to Take on Logistics In India?

Supply Chain View from the Field

Today’s Wall Street Journal printed a great story on the challenges that Walmart faces as it grows its logistics network in India. The article notes how India is the second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, but that one-third of the produce rots because of its horrendous logistics infrastructure.

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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021

ivalua

When it comes to factors like access to labor, it becomes an improbable task to reproduce a labor market the size of say China or India. We are now redefining the concept and levels of safety stock and strategic inventory within warehouses and at suppliers to ensure a bulwark against future disruptions. .

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Healthcare & Beauty Industry in India: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities & Solutions

Vinculum

Introduction In the vibrant tapestry of India’s economic landscape, the healthcare and beauty industry stands out as a dynamic and ever-evolving sector. billion people, India offers a colossal market for healthcare and beauty products and services. With over 1.3 With a population of over 1.3

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How vehicle customization will drive the supply chain of the future

Kinaxis

And then there was a McKinsey article, which commented recently, that in the next four years, India would be the third biggest manufacturer , just lagging after China and the US. First, as India becomes the third largest vehicle market over the next five years, a shift to supplier footprint optimization (SFO) will result.