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Method In Motion
amit mukherjee, Vicepresident (iT and supply chain) and group cio at rpg, has deployed exemplary supplychain strategies at spencer‘s retail >> page 34
Served Smart
How Abhijit Upadhye, Senior Director, National Supply Chain, McDonald’s India, runs the logistics of a huge, fastgrowing chain keeping things lean.
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FAST FORWARD 46 Movement of telecom network Trials andequipment triumphs ofopens the aexpress window of opportunity courier industry.
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Dealing With Costs Supply-chain divisions of companies have a tough time keeping costs in check. India Supply Chain Cost Summit shows how it can be managed.
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simplicity Fused With Complexity McDonald's has a supply chain network which is classic in its simplicity, entirely devoid of frills, but at the same time, immensely complex and intelligent in design.
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Time To Rebalance Natural disasters can disrupt global supplies for companies. Decentralizing manufacturing and the global supply chain could help alleviate the situation in such cases.
Ports of Call The maritime cargo trade in India is set to grow exponentially. Avalon Consulting analyses the factors that will contribute to this growth.
46 Feature the need For speed The express courier industry has been growing tremendously. The success has come after years of work by companies through diligent deployment and setting up of various infrastructure.
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We explore four terminologies - Crossdocking, Roll-on/Roll-off, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and Continuous Replenishment.
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Books, Journals, Blogs, Technology, C-Profile, and Solutions - a look at what's new in and for the supply chain industry.
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Method In Motion
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years. And its concept of pallet-pooling is highly popular. Meet the man behind its strategy - Pranil Vadgama, President of CHEP India.
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