WORLD’S LEADING BRAND FOR PACKAGING IN FOOD & BEVERAGES INDUSTRY.

THE BACKGROUND

– Our client is a global giant in packaging solutions for all leading food & beverages brands.

– The Packaging inventory needs to be in synchronisation with the manufacturing supply chains of the brands.

– High Production throughput during peak seasons and demand slump in off seasons is a big challenge for

sourcing of custom designed fleet for distribution.

THE CHALLENGE – COVID CHANGED IT ALL

– Global quality and compliance standards to be adhered for domestic transportation in India, even more

stringent under the lockdown period.

– Production and supply chain disruption at the major brand manufacturing plants like PepsiCo, Amul,

– Mother Dairy, Dabur; to name a few made the logistics planning go haywire.

– Advance transportation capacity planning for pent up demand surge required high number of customs

– designed vehicles on one-way basis while some despatches with poor demand got converted to LCL

– shipments

– Palletised loads requiring ISO certified marine containers with wooden flooring safe for forklifts were

– a mandatory requirement. Putting drivers behind the wheels came as an unprecedented challenge

– due to migrant crisis.

THE SOLUTION

– Custom designed BS-6 compliant fleet of over 50 vehicles provided to the client on a one-way basis with

the ability for a quick turnaround (Reverse Haul). The backbone was 32 feet multi axles supplemented by

– 40 feet high cube trailers.

– LCL shipments were consolidated together in a single FCL and optimised route plans configured for cost

–and service optimisation.

– Real time online track n trace leading to over 96% Net Service Level.