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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...

  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...

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...

The present status like emergency situation like COVID 19, I my self work in FMCG , and we are running the show still its a lock down. The lock down is a situation where the options are less like less transportation, 3PL etc, so how the show can run ? Its simple a strategy, but need to implemented before the lock down started pre planning . 1. Trained some manpower beforehand who are mainly localities 2. Some residential manpower need to keep. 3. Setup of operation via web so that can be controlled from anywhere, physical present is not necessary. 4. Distribute the distribution from a single warehouse to multiple location, as lock down might not be same for all place at the same time. 5. Keep some sets of transporter and vehicle need to be dedicated and vehicle at warehouse & factory end. 6. Choose some 3PL provider who run business on there own vehicle not dependent on market. 7. Choose different methods at same time like Direct Shipping, Shipping through Milk Run, Shipping throug...

The lead time is a very interesting topic. Lead time mainly state about the time reqd to dispatch materials from one place to another. To make customer satisfy the following need to make a standardize . For Ex :-  From place A to B normal transit time reqd of 5 days , but org got some new transporter where the lead time reduces to 3 days, on 1st instance customer become delightful but need to maintain the standards. If on 2nd instance if the vehicle is not available from the express service, customer will be annoyed and will start complaining.  Always remember its important to retain customer than finding a new one. A standard time sets in the mind of the customer, before changing a transporter always check his capability. On a single instance cannot be a example, on a new transporter always want to grab opportunity, study the normal lead time , make a note on route map , if the instance is possible on every sequence then only opt for the same otherwise stick to basic. Sumit C...

The placing vehicle from Third party on time is a every day challenges for logistic dept. The failure rate is high Advance notice reqd Fail to place a vehicle lead to loss of sale. Lead time increase Searching alternative also again time taking How can it get reduced Take a note on which route the failure rate is high ? If all route :- Selection of the vendor is wrong If on some particular route which means the selected vendor is wrong or after changing vendor also the situation remains same then Search for other mode like from road to rail Check the prevailing mkt rate if you are paying less service will get effected. Visit the route and found on road hurdle, like road jam is common or not Check food is available on the route or support driver with food packet The route might be accident prone, train the driver , don’t make him hurry decrease dispatch times and pay incentives. Check the route, the situation may ...