Supply Chain Management Solutions & Services Companies India

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Supply Chain Management Services Solutions in
India

• The rise in customers expectations that seems to
  dominate the market scenario translates to more
  efficient and competitive companies. The focus
  now is on mobilizing available resources whilst
  utilizing their utmost potential and reducing
  overall operational costs. Most organizations
  realize that one of the ways to maximize customer
  satisfaction is by gearing up to automation in
  not just warehousing and retrieval systems but
  also the entire supply chain. Automation mirrors
  the use of control systems for operational and
  factory processes along with other
  applicationswhilst reducing or minimizing human
  intervention. ICT and B2B infrastructure, content
  management tools and soft technologies such as
  database and support systems along with
  computer-aided tools are the need of the hour in
  supply chain logistics services. Going beyond
  improving the companys fundamental objectives of
  increased profitability, automation and robotics
  have multifarious benefits
• Smooth handling of products - Reduction in
  product damage/wastage by human error prevalent
  in non-automated inventories and ability to do
  multiple
• tasks is a boon for logistics companies who
  employ robotics and automation for most of their
  processes. Integrated logistics via ERP trickles
  down to zero erroneous information which
  otherwise may cost the company considerable
  damage or loss.
• Real time tracking RFID technology or the
  Radio Frequency Identification technology has
  made real time tracking and monitoring of goods
  plausible
• even in todays times of wide network of supply
  chain management solutions coupled with the
  benefits of minimizing storage space and
  maximizing product
• management.

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Improvement in quality and precision With
limited resources effectively managing logistics
and transportation requirements of small to large
scale variants through two-way flow of
information, there is a consolidation of
optimized plans and goods management and better
monitoring of supply chain processes leading to
greater accuracy and efficiency. Better
customer service With automation features such
as real time tracking of goods, auto pick up and
freight accounting, the companies are better
equipped to make data-driven decisions based on
streamlined flow of information and, as a result,
enhanced customer satisfaction through automatic
notifications. 24x7 connectivity Align
the enterprise to meet customers requirements,
keep accurate records of customer interactions
and resolve issues within stipulated time and
with precision is a challenge faced by many
logistics firms. With support systems in
operation processes, CRM solutions framework has
created new operational efficiencies.
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Facilitate vendor communication Providing
integrated solutions to through PRM to organize
profiles that can be regularly updated in real
time, companies can track usage and activity
thus controlling communication process. Amongst
automation requiring less human intervention and
decision-support systems are IT tools such as XML
integrate all the sub-processes of the value
chain with the horizontal processes of the
supply chain logistics services from product
development to order delivery. Apart from the
enterprise application integration software and
customers application software, other products
designed to connect trading communities are TMS
software that integrates transportation
operations and Advanced Planning and Scheduling
(APS) technology that helps in matching
procurement to actual customer demand and share
data with their supply chain partners. Also
worth a mention are Loading Dock that enables
autonomous unloading and loading and Thyssen
Krupp, the ParcelRobot system for fully
automated unloading of loose, standardized
packaged goods from containers and trailer trucks.
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Gati , a pioneer of express distribution service
in India, has implemented best practices in the
areas of technology and automation and was one of
the first companies to print its delivery date
on the docket and offer money back guarantee, by
accepting payment after producing proof of
delivery a POD. Hence, the simplifying of
supply chain logistics solutions through robotics
and automation is the new building tool for
logistics chains of today and tomorrow and the
logistics companies realize the import of this
revolutionary trend.