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4 02, 2017

Reduce Your Carbon Footprints With Green Supply Chain

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Green Supply Chain Management is about integrating an innovative and environmentally friendly approach while designing the supply chain process. In conventional supply chains across industries, we all have been observing rising concern on the climate shift and increasing pressure on the companies to reduce the carbon footprints.

In their endeavor to make the supply chain greener, companies primarily focus on the transportation mode of the product whereas packaging is generally a less focused area which can help in making the supply chain greener, especially for industrial or automotive vertical.   The major challenges faced by companies include in-house skills to design and […]

30 01, 2017

Have you considered these 9 principles while designing the warehouse layout?

By |January 30th, 2017|Blogs|Comments Off on Have you considered these 9 principles while designing the warehouse layout?

Designing a warehouse layout seems like a simple task, but it’s quite complex. The design and layout of your warehouse can have a major effect on your operations including productivity, picking time and safety of the facility.

Without the proper layout & design, you will end up facing capacity issues, decreased productivity and storage inadequacies.

The key areas which should be focussed while working on the layout includes the type of commodity, volumes, size of the facility and operational requirement. Also, while designing a warehouse you must keep in mind the future scalability of the business.

There are several principles that can be […]

13 01, 2017

Optimize Supply Chain Management with These 6 Simple Strategies

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Do you want to improve your inventory management and accelerate your client deliveries? Are you looking for ways to boost your business profits while reducing costs? In order to increase productivity and profits, you need to ensure that your supply chain runs smoothly. When your supply chain is performing at peak efficiency, you can be sure of shorter processing times, reduced spoilage and significant cost savings. Below are 6 best practices to streamline your supply chain management and stay profitable:

Implement an Effective Distribution Strategy

Having end-to-end visibility into the distribution network facilitates constant tracking of product distribution. A solid […]

3 01, 2017

Five Must Have Technologies For A Smarter Warehouse

By |January 3rd, 2017|Blogs|Comments Off on Five Must Have Technologies For A Smarter Warehouse

With the rise in technology, supply chain operations have gone through a lot of advancements. As warehousing is an important component of all supply chains, we have noticed changes in the ways of carrying out warehousing operations. There is no doubt that better warehouse technology can be of greater help in the proficient management of warehouses. Research firm Gartner states that by 2020, there will be a sharp increment of 66% in the number of warehouses proceeding towards a setup of effective warehouse technology.

Experts recommend usage of warehouse technology which will enhance throughput, reduce product damage, improve inventory control, enhance […]

28 12, 2016

Transform Operations With Best Warehousing Practices

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Warehouse forms a very critical link in the supply chain of any organization and plays a pivotal role in matching demand with supply. Efficient warehousing practices help in achieving maximum order fulfillment at the lowest possible cost. Thus, using best warehousing practices are mandatory to transform the warehousing operations which can result in a reduction of cycle time, better inventory management, improved safety standards, lower costs etc. Most importantly, it improves customer service, increases order fulfillment rates and eventually adds more value to the overall supply chain.

Warehouse operations are widely divided into two parts – Storage and Material handling. The […]

16 12, 2016

Increase Warehouse Operational Efficiency In 7 Steps

By |December 16th, 2016|Blogs|Comments Off on Increase Warehouse Operational Efficiency In 7 Steps

Warehouse forms an integral link in the supply chain network, their operational efficiency thus becomes an important factor to consider in the short-term as well as long run. Warehouse operational efficiency metrics may range from internal KPIs, supplier KPIs as well as customer KPIs. For these key components, there is a continuous need to monitor, measure and analyze data so that the processes can be continuously improved. While doing so, at times, some very basic but effective steps are lost in the background, which can have a direct impact on the efficiency. We would like to share 7 key steps […]

8 12, 2016

Supply Chain Management Process : Five key steps for building excellence

By |December 8th, 2016|Blogs|Comments Off on Supply Chain Management Process : Five key steps for building excellence

Supply Chain Management process plays a huge significance in running key operations for almost every organization. Without a successful supply chain, processes could halt at the floor level and ultimately bring down the results. For so many decades, supply chains have gone through a journey of their own from being so simple to recently developed algorithm based ones. With ever-evolving supply chain concepts, supply chain management process has become a dedicated function. Supply chain managers are given the responsibility to ensure that supply chain, be it external or internal, is efficient and cost-effective both. But another question that comes up […]

25 11, 2016

Go Solar, Go Green – Holisol’s go green initiative

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Holisol, greener than ever:

Holisol always feels proud to claim of never shying away from its prime objective of staying greener and at the same time, never compromising on its innovations. Holisol has taken another such initiative of implementing a green energy solution – Solar Panel Systems. Great news is – Holisol can already see results of solar panels installation in economic terms too. We all are aware of the very fact that renewable energy segment has seen a lot of changes in past decade or so. There is also a dire need to reduce carbon footprints and switch to cheaper, […]

11 11, 2016

Reusable Packaging Solutions – Transforming to a Lean and Green Supply Chain

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Packaging in India has always been on the back seat till recently. Rising cost of packaging, damage to goods in transit, availability of packaging material and cost of disposing off the packaging material has now brought the attention of Industry veterans.
9 09, 2016

Online Pharmacy – The Way Forward (Supply Chain Perspective)

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Online pharmacy segment has recently seen good traction from both customers as well as investors. Rising internet ***********, improving medical infrastructure, higher disposable income and the ease of buying online has fueled growth in this segment.
9 09, 2016

Goods & Services Tax -Decoding the Network Design Opportunities

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The much awaited Goods & Services tax which was conceptualized 16 years ago finally seems to be a near reality with both houses of parliament giving it a go ahead. GST bill which is expected to be implemented by 1st of April will be bringing plethora of changes across the value chain for almost all the industries. Companies will change their strategies to align with the new system and bring higher efficiency in operations.
9 09, 2016

Domestic SKD Transportation of Tractors -The Positive Double Whammy

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SKD and CKD solutions have been widely accepted worldwide for export and Import of automotive. This mode of transportation ensures trade benefits, better packaging & reduced damages, higher per cubic utilization of packaging & containers and reduction in packaging cost while shifting towards returnable packaging.