...Reverse Logistics in Indian Automobile Industry Reverse Logistics is a process in which a product moves in reverse through the supply chain network. It may be used for the purpose of recapturing value of a final product or for even proper disposal. It may also be termed – service, as the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and cost effective transfer of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished products and related information, from consumption to the point of origin, for the purpose of recapturing value of proper disposal. While the primary sectors involved in making use of this process may be classified as the Pharmaceutical Sector, Retail sector, Automobile sector and the Electronics sector, we are mainly about to focus all our attention to the practices of ‘Reverse Logistics’ in the Indian Automobile Industry. To truly know why the whole idea of ‘Reverse Logistics’ assumes significance when considered in terms of the Automobile Industry, first we need to think of the nature of the final product i.e. Automobiles or Vehicles as we call them. The parameter one needs to look at is the life cycle of the product and what happens to the final product once it reaches the end of its useful life. By its very nature, it’s difficult to predict the life cycle of the final product. This is because; it is highly susceptible to the nuances of the human subjectivities. But even if we are unable to predict the duration of the life cycle, we have definitely...
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...ANALYSIS OF LOGISTICS INDUSTRY : ANALYSIS OF LOGISTICS INDUSTRY By:- Group No. 7 Prijo Mathew Sivaramakrishnan Suvrata Nandy Gaurav Verma Dhinesh Kumar Objectives: Objectives To study in detail about the Global Logistics Industry To study in detail about the Indian Logistics Industry To find out the areas where Logistics Industry in India is lacking To compare the Global Companies (UPS, FedEx and DHL) with the Indian Logistics Companies ( Gati , DTDC and First Flight) INTRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION What is Logistics? Management of flow of goods and services Integration of information, transportation, inventory etc Reduces operational cost, improve delivery performance and enhance customer satisfaction The importance of logistics is growing and now the logistics industry has become highly recognized in the global scenario Evolution of Logistics Industry: Evolution of Logistics Industry Global Scenario of Logistics Industry: Global Scenario of Logistics Industry Size of the Global Logistics Industry Annual logistics cost of the world is USD 3.5 trillion The annual logistics cost in any country varies in between 9% to 20% of their GDP Logistics market in US is 10% of its annual logistics cost Global Logistics industry is estimated to be worth USD 300 billion Largest service providers are located in Europe Biggest market - US Current Status and Dynamics of the Industry: Current Status and Dynamics of the Industry Issues – Pricing pressures, high cost of operations, low...
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...INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY May 2012 Index I. II. Executive Summary Market Overview – – – – – – – – Industry Overview Structure of the Industry Five Forces Model Growth Drivers Trends in the Industry Government Initiative Opportunities in the sector Challenges in the sector III. Industry Analysis III. Major Players – Major Companies – Common Stock Comparables IV. Organized Players in Logistics Segment – – – – – Container Rail Business Multimodal Transport Operation Container Freight Station Third Party Logistics Express Logistics 1 Index V. Investment in the Sector – Private Equity Deals – Recent Joint Venture – Recent Private Equity Funding VI. Profile of Listed Companies – – – – – – – – – – Container Corporation of India Limited Allcargo Logistics Limited Gateway Distriparks Limited Aegis Logistics Limited Transport Corporation of India Limited Arshiya International Limited GATI Limited Blue Dart Express Limited Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited Sical Logistics Limited VII. Corporate Profile (Dinodia Capital Advisors) 2 Executive Summary The logistics sector in India is evolving rapidly and its growth is dominated by the interplay of infrastructure, technology and new types of service providers that will determine whether the industry is able to help its customers to reduce logistics costs and provide effective services or not Changing government policies on taxation and regulation of service providers is going to play an important...
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...Logistics Sector Present situation and way forward January 2012 www.deloitte.com/in 2 Contents About Deloitte About ICC Overview I. Challenges faced by the Logistics industry in India II. Impact of challenges faced III. The way forward Bibliography Websites Contacts 4 5 6 8 13 14 16 18 19 Logistics Sector Present situation and way forward 3 About Deloitte Deloitte is one of the largest professional services organizations in the world with a worldwide presence of over 182,000 professionals in over 150 countries, with $28.8 billion in annual revenue (FY11). Deloitte’s global presence is highlighted below. the right combination of local insight and international expertise. Deloitte in India provides a full range of management consulting, financial advisory services, Accounting, Tax and IT solutions delivery to clients, tailored to Deloitte: Global network - 150 countries : 182,000 people Europe 297 offices in 47 countries Key Offices: London, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Moscow, Prague Asia Pacific 113 offices in 26 countries Key Offices: Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia North America 131 offices 2 countries Key Offices: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Toronto, Montreal South America 69 offices in 28 countries Key Offices: Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas Africa & Middle East 46 offices in 35 countries Key Offices: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kenya, Tel Aviv India 15000 Professionals...
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...1.1 Ecommerce in India Recent years have seen a remarkable transformation in the way India shops and trades through internet. The business via E-commerce has taken the world of retail by storm and captivated the imagination of an entire generation of new vibrant entrepreneurs, with e-commerce start ups with various business and commercial models.The sector has grown three times in four years to nearly 12.6 billion USD in 2013.Different industry experts estimates that the sector will further growth five to seven times over the next four to five years. Online retail, while today representing a small fraction of the e-commerce space is one of the fastest growing segments. It is facing lots of challenges to fulfilling its fundamental proposition of transcending physical boundaries to deliver a variety of products to the customer’s doorstep. Supply chain, logistics and infrastructure in e-retailing becomes the very backbone of the fulfilment network and the basis on which stringent service level expectations are set and met, and it wins the customers from the competitors. In India, these are the weakest links, so the ecommerce management should taken the appropriate and intelligent steps to avoid the weakness and wins the race....
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...PGP2015-17 Project Report on Recent trends in Ecommerce logistic and their adaptation in Steel Logistics process To Mr. Gopal Kapoor & Mr. Alok Singh Student Name: - Suraj Tripathy Roll number: - PGP/19/350 Introduction The fast development of information and mobile technology in the past few years is changing many aspects of our lives i.e. how we look for the information we seek, how we plan our travel and most of all how we buy products or services. Even though classic store based retail is still preferred, e-commerce, which involves buying and selling of products and services mainly through electronic channels, like computer, tablets, mobiles etc. is gaining ground. The most common form of e-commerce is online shopping. Ecommerce can be of mainly three categories. Most common is business to consumer e-commerce (B2C), where individual customers order various products online, which they then receive through courier, parcel or by post. Second category of e-commerce focuses mainly on transactions between companies or businesses, such as manufacturers and a wholesaler, similarly from wholesalers and retailers and vice versa is called business to business e-commerce (B2B). The next category of e-commerce refers to the transactions between...
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...Introduction: Automative industry in India, the sixth largest in the world, has produced more than 3.5 million vehicles in 2010 alone. The Indian automotive industry in mainly includes the industries associated with the manufacturing of two wheelers, three wheelers and four wheelers-such as cars and trucks. The major Indian players include Maruti, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motors. In 1990s and after, Indian automotive industry saw many foreign players establishing their manufacturing and assembly plants in India, catering to the Indian market. Major foreign players include Toyota, Hyundai, General Motors and Volkswagen Group. Major automotive hubs in India are Chennai, NCR and Pune. As the operations of automotive industry are increasing rapidly in terms of volume and complexity, companies in India need to follow global standards and best practices for achieving optimization of their supply chain. One of the practices, which are followed by leading companies, is fourth party logistics (4PL) company, or a lead logistics provider (LLP) Need for 4PL 1) Concept Definition: Lead Logistics provider or 4PL 4PL is term introduced by Accenture in 1996.It describes 4PL as an "integrator that assembles the resources, capabilities, and technology of its own organization and other organizations to design supply chain solutions". 4PL i.e fourth party logistics provider is a company which re-designs a manufacturer’s or retailer’s supply chain;...
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........................................ 4 Discussion Point 3: What are the salient findings from the literature? ............................. 5 What is lean supply chain? ................................................................................................. 5 Discussion Point 4: Discuss the functions of 3PL. ............................................................. 6 What services are provided globally (reference to additional literature)? ........................ 6 An Overview of the Logistics Sector in India .................................................................... 7 Discussion point 5: Potential of 3PL in India .................................................................... 7 The Indian Transport Infrastructure .................................................................................... 8 Discussion point 6: Present Status of 3PL in India ............................................................ 8 Discussion point 7: Analysis of logistics spending in...
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...Logistics and Supply Chain Management Practices in India Samir K. Srivastava, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India ABSTRACT India is the fourth largest country in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and constitutes one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Globalization of businesses, infrastructural bottlenecks, increasing uncertainty of supply chain networks, shortening of product life cycles and proliferation of product variety have forced Indian firms to look beyond their four walls. They face issues related to choosing and working with the right supply chain partners (suppliers, customers and logistics service providers), fostering trust between them and designing the right system of gauging performance. In this paper, we present a snapshot picture of logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) practices in India. It is borne out of the felt need by managers, expert professionals and academicians to address logistics and supply chain practices at the national level. Our exploratory study is based on both field visits and secondary data. We capture facts, figures as well as qualitative responses about the logistics infrastructure and supply chain practices. We focus on supply chain collaboration and partnerships, supply chain structure, facilities network design, transportation and logistics and the role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). Field visits to at least one major facility of 25 firms were carried out during...
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...INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT 360 RAHUL S MADAVA RAO NAVNEET SINGH RAWAT UDAI SAI NALAM MOUNIKA APARNA GUPTA - 131407 131431 131332 INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Study plan ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Study objective.......................................................................................................................................... 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 3 RETAIL INDUSTRY – INDIAN SCENARIO ......................................................................................................... 4 Segmentation ............................................................................................................................................ 4 IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT IN RETAIL INDUSTRY ............................................................................... 6 Place .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Supply chain...
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...International Markets-Customer service and customer satisfaction are the backbone of customer relationships. If an organisation can accurately monitor and measure customer service factors and customer satisfaction, it is easier to make appropriate corrections and ensure customer retention, good client references and new customer acquisition. POS (Point Of Sale)-Point of Sale is a place where actual sale of goods or services occurs. It often refers to the physical cash transfer that takes place between the customer and the seller or the service provider. Third Party Logistics & Connectivity-Third Party Logistics also sometimes known as 3PL or TPL that has grown not only in India but as well as in other countries around the world is a type of firm that provides service to its customers of outsourced (or "third party") logistics services for part, or all of their supply chain management functions. Third party logistics providers typically...
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...Indian shipping industry growth and constraints The Indian shipping industry accounts for 95% of the Indian trade by volume and approx. 70% of Indias trade by value. This industry mainly relies on Indian exports and imports and has been severely impacted by the recession of 2008-09 as felt by the Indian industries. The main components of industry include Dry cargo which is required for the import of iron ore , coal etc ( accounting for 66% of indias shipping trade). and the wet cargo which includes crude oil etc (34.7%).The Indian shipping industry with its fleet of 1029 ships as on 2012 is the 15th largest in the world and has grown at a CAGR of 3.3% since 1970’s, but however there are plenty of new opportunities for growth as well as severe constraints facing the industry. With the liberalization of the Indian economy and during the period of economic boom, there has been an ever increasing demand for LNG to be imported in the country in order to sustain Indias fertilizer and power plants. This is followed by a need to integrate and develop multimodal logistics in order to ensure that the cargo once unloaded is delivered to the desired location in a speedy manner. This is being taken up by India by planning 16 multimodal logistic parks along Delhi to Mumbai highways and also with the Modi government’s vision of connecting all the rivers in India in order to boost up intra country trade. Another opportunity for growth for the Indian shipping industry which is primarily owned...
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...Dissertation On “A Study On Cold Chain Logistics ” Submitted by: Garvita Uniyal A. STATEMENT OF THE PROPOSAL Problem Statement “ A Study on Cold Chain Logistics ” is the research work that deals with different process and techniques used for reducing spoilage, retain the quality of the product, guarantees a cost efficient delivery and maintaining ideal storage conditions for perishables products from the point of origin to the point of consumption in the food supply chain. Background Cold Chain Logistics is the logistics system that provides ideal condition to the temperature sensitive perishable goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption through thermal and refrigerated packaging methods and the logistical planning to protect the integrity of these shipments. The Cold Chain logistics infrastructure generally consists of: Pre-cooling facilities, Cold storage, Refrigerated Carriers, Packaging, Warehousing, Information Management System, Traceability and Financial & Insurance Institution. A Cold Chain is a temperature controlled supply chain which begins at pre-cooling stage prior to shipping. It involves a temperature and moisture controlled transportation and storage of refrigerated goods and frozen goods. With the growing demand of the fast food, ready meal and frozen products, Logistics organization are seeking for better cold chain solutions. Organizations are using several food temperature levels to suit the different...
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...COLUMN Growing importance of reverse logistics Prof Samir K Srivastava Reverse logistics is the process of moving a product from the consumer to the manufacturer, or any other stage in the supply chain, for re-use or proper disposal. It has grown in importance due to many reasons. One of the most prominent reasons is the growing concern for the environment. Consumer demand for clean manufacturing and recycling is increasing, many times leading to legislation as well. Consumers expect to trade in an old product when they buy a new one. Cost is another reason. Research shows that reverse logistics may be a worthwhile proposition even in the contexts where regulatory and consumer pressures are insignificant. It is becoming vital as service management activities and take-back for products such as automobiles, refrigerators and other white goods, cellular handsets, apparels, lead-acid batteries, furniture, televisions, computer peripherals, personal computers, laptops, etc. are on the increase. Advancements in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their utility in supporting related data collection, transmission and processing have given it further fillip. Aftermarkets, product recalls and collection of post-consumer goods by various supply chain stakeholders is gaining interest worldwide. Establishing a well-managed reverse logistics system can be a value-adding proposition for organisations and supply chains. It can not only...
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...Supply Chain management In Automotive Industry Auto SCM India 2006, Chennai 1 Supply Chain Management Automobile Industry in the major reasons for surge in demand for automobiles in India. Domestic sales have grown at CAGR of 14.27% from 2001-02 to 2005-06. The commercial vehicle segment, in particular, has increased at CAGR of 24.35% during the above-mentioned period; whereas total sales of passenger cars in domestic market have increased at CAGR of 14.02%. In terms of production, commercial vehicles have registered a CAGR of 24.55% from 2001-02 to 2005-06; while passenger vehicles have registered a CAGR of 18.24%. There is a declining trend in mopeds production as well as in sales in the domestic market. During 2001-02, mopeds production and sales have declined at CAGR 2.93% and 5% respectively. Exports on a roll The significant development in Indian automobile sector is the outstanding growth of its exports. From 2001-02 to 2005-06, total exports of automobile sector has gone up at CAGR of 44.56%. Exports of motorcycle segment have registered highest annual growth rate of 61.42% during this period. This has clearly indicated that Indian automobile sector is going global. Chart- 2: Export Trend in Indian Automobiles (‘000 units) 900 800 700 806.49 600 Overview of Indian automobile and auto components industry Indian automobile industry is riding high with overwhelming economic growth rate of 8.4% in 2005-06. The industry has been growing at CAGR of 16.33%...
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