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  In a warehouse CCTV is common, but the main requirement of CCTV is at the loading bay. Mainly a CCTV records a video. For Ex a materials send to a place and after unloading the customer complain that some shortage in the same. If the container seal is ok then the question arise ? Check the video on both end, a quality pic already recoded at the time of loading and unloading will clear all the doubts. In modern mechanism , a cctv can be used as alarm For Ex 1. Driver maintaining safety protocol or not 2. Vehicle condition 3. Theft & pilferage etc. 4. No of person present 5. Picking is done properly or not 6. Night vision also hep to work in low light. A company can have warehouse at various place and operating 24 x 7 . Its not possible to monitor through out the day but the alarm will suffice. Sumit Chatterjee Senior Supply Chain Manager Dream Bake Pvt Ltd ( Brand Winkies , Mainly into package Cakes division ) Faculty member for Management Subject under Techno India University...

  The important question is to how to calculate freight cost ?  The distance from x to y certain transporter want x amount . For Ex take certain parameters before negotiation PER TRIP FREIGHT Kolkata to Guwahati  present mkt rate Rs 60 k Distance 1010 km Approx.3.5 mileage so Diesel 78 / per liter Diesel costing approx. :- = 1010/3.5 = 288 ;  288 *78 = 22.5 k Standard time :- 5 days  So   Driver Salary 20 k , per trip approx. 5 k Maintenance monthly 10 k, per trip approx. 2.5 k EMI :- 20 k monthly, so per trip 5 k So costing coming around 35 k Misc 5 k Approx. 40 k will be grand total On per trip transporter is charging 20 k profit . If the homework is done , you are in a position with the parameters to negotiate and deal with a transporter . Its very much important to negotiate on the right path.  Also keep in mind payment terms , return load and market demand and supply for the same. For ex if there is no return load transporter will charge retu...

  The Warehouse layout is a important  1. Maintain FIFO :- For Ex If a multistoried warehouse latest materials need to keep on the top floor and similarly the maintain the same. 2. Manpower travelling can be reduced if A category materials keep in front. 3. To keep ABC analysis and keep stock accordingly. 4. Heavy materials at the lower will help reduce handling and damage 5. Height of the warehouse is important, a single floor warehouse is being specified, avoid multi storied. In a multistoried, the movement of the goods reduce speed, increase time For Ex :- Travelling via lift or conveyer, pelleting and depleting is also a time wastage process. In every warehouse plan to keep the materials will be different, its based on the product mix. Don't consider the idea racking will not help to increase space, its only increase visibility . Sumit Chatterjee Senior Supply Chain Manager Dream Bake Pvt Ltd ( Brand Winkies , Mainly into package Cakes division ) Faculty member for Managem...

  In a FMCG company , where multipoint delivery is there , container materials getting mismatch after 1st point of delivery. For Ex :-  3 points get loaded, after 1st point unloading, 1/3 of the space became empty, so as the vehicle start moving the 2nd phase materials started falling down, by reaching to 3rd place all the materials get mismatch, materials got damage and when the containers gate getting open materials falling down. You cannot make partition with woods or steel on 3pl hired vehicle. To avoid the scenario , solution is there. Load 1st point and put a full size sticker ( For Ex 9 ft length and 9 ft breath ) with full glue on the back side. As 1st point loading done place the full size sticker from top to bottom and then load the 2nd and 3rd after placing the sticker. As the materials unload on the 1st place, 1/3 rd space get empty , sticker will save some of the materials to fall down and 3rd phase materials intact. The chance of mismatch and damage will reduce. ...

  Scam in logistics is a very easy source. For Ex  1. In case of rate contract is fixed , at the time of bidding if the rates are leaked. The operation level person if biased for particular for any on service better .  2. In case of clubbing routes rates are fixed on spot can be manipulated 3. In case of Km payment, if actual Km can get differ from actual then manipulation can be possible. 4. In vehicle if tonnage is less , running km diesel get effected freight will differ. 5. If vehicle is underutilized, transporter club other materials, freight get compromised. 6. In signing bill if the authority ask for bribe , actually that get adjusted with bill payment 7. If Ac dept is clubbed with logistic dept, payments of the transporter can be manipulated and bribe became easy. 8. Shortage dispatch and transporter deduction can be a possibility. 9. Claiming false insurance claim might be a option. Clubbing all a proper system need to be implemented . All the rates should be fix...

In a warehouse FIFO maintaining is great issue . Mainly in FMCG warehouse due to shelf life issue   proper FIFO is important. As the warehouse mainly dealt with manpower ( labor ) :- 1. Bar code to keep proper tracking 2. FIFO maintaining person 3. Batch Code etc 4. Education qualification of labor is also important. 5. Extra checking point to ensure the same. But all are mainly cost centric. The easiest way to maintain FIFO is pallet. Use pallet with 2 side open not 4 side. If a pallet is being used with 2 side it will keep in a line. As 4 side opening is not there and 1 pallet back side is cover with 2 pallet, any worker or labour unable to move a pallet from sideways and mix and match will not took place. Materials Dated A coming first and dated B coming 2nd. Materials on pallet getting inserted and 2nd date 2nd pallet.  Materials will get dispatch from back and no FIFO mismatch. A unique concept , test the same in the warehouse , you will get the benefitted.  Sum...

Manpower cost in a manual warehouse is huge. Manpower is a complex thing to handle.  Not only cost, but safety & security, ability to do the work, skill, motive, attendance , regularity ...... many more. To make a proper shift wise break up of manpower is important. For Ex :- Night shift output is less fatigue plays a role. Early morning fatigue and late night hurry is a common. In shift proper handover is also a criticality. So plan manpower mainly on general shift as output is more. Ideally warehouse need to start from 8 am to 9 pm. Overlapping of the shift is necessary as handover timing get reduced. If not necessary avoid night shift. In a warehouse if I consider a FMCG warehouse the ability of the manpower to load or unload didn't depend on the tonnage handling, as for a particular SKU selling more in a month of less weight will showcase a wrong fig on avg " Tonnage handle by per manpower ". Ideally the concept need to be on per car ( Cartoon) handing. Total cart...

The picture suffice the all , Container seal is a very common and its widely used for any container loading, mainly for the safety & security .  There are mainly types of seal available in the mkt, in new formulation GPS enabled seal is also available , where tracking can took place as the vehicle move on and any breakage & pilferage , will get noticed. But think in some other way , is there any commercial benefit for the same. Answer will be confusing , but I have a answer about the same.  A well quality sticker reqd, where it will be pasted on the container doors ( 50 % on left & 50 % on right ) after loading. 1. A good quality sticker will showcase your brand while the container moving. 2. Containers back side on road transport is visible for all the passers by . For Ex :- A car / Bike stuck in a road jam , only visible is the container backside. If the backside contains a big colorful decorative sticker your attention will be curved automatically. 3. A good qua...