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                                                                      Along with this, a new trend of MFC (Micro
                   LEVERAGING TECHNOLGY                            fulfilment centres) is picking up across the globe.
                                                                   We see a small tweak here in India. Let us call them
                   WE AT PURPLEDRONE HAS                           Mini Fulfilment centres. We believe that the three
                                                                   major functions in Retail (Modern Retail, Ecom-
                   ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE                          merce or traditional) say, SCM, Merchandising and
                   ABOUT AUGMENTING                                Store Operations cannot afford to work in any
                                                                   organization.
                                                                      Modern Retail giants like Walmart, Tesco, Reli-
                   TECHNOLOGY WITH BUSINESS                          ance Retail, Tata Q, Spencers are best geared up to
                   WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON                          take the challenges of Amazons & Flipkarts.
                                                                      We believe that if the back offices of the
                   DELIVERING QUALITY SERVICES                       Modern retail can work as Mini Fulfilment Centres,
                   AND CREATING OUR OWN MARK                       then this challenge would be interesting to watch
                                                                   for. However, it will be crucial to keep this back-of-
                   IN THE INDUSTRY. SOME OF OUR                    fice inventory separate from the store Inventory and
                   SALIENT SERVICES & SOLUTIONS                    managed separately.
                   INCLUDE.


                                                                          ROAD TO FUTURE

            Tailormade Warehouse Management                               WE ARE BETTING ON
            Solutions
            The star of our innovative solutions portfolio, our           THE MFC (MICRO/MINI
            WMS is extremely future-proof and comes with the
            flexibility to adapt and evolve with the changing             FULFILMENT CENTRES)
            needs and latest trend of MFC (Micro fulfilment               FOR ANY CLIENT WHO
            centres).
                It can be customized for any type of Ware-                WISHES TO LEVERAGE ON
            houses, Distribution centres and fulfilment centres.
            Our technology can blend with any eCommerce                   THEIR ENTIRE INVENTORY
            and Market platforms and their ERP. This gives us
            an extra edge to have the ability to pick any order           WITH ORDERS COMING
            from any platform, identify the best inventory
            location for the order (even a store), pick, pack and         FROM ANY PLATFORM,
            deliver.                                                      CREATING CUSTOMER
                It could be easily combined with all the major
            eCommerce marketplace platforms like Amazon,                  DELIGHT BY HYPER-LOCAL
            Snapdeal, Myntra, Flipkart, Magneto, Shopify, Woo
            Commerce, Shopigyplus and many others.                        INSTANT DELIVERY. AND,
                We ensure that our solutions can easily match
            future requirements and configure with individual’s           THAT TOO, WITH A PROMISE
            needs and hence, our WMS can also be integrated
            on courier partners platforms, such as Safexpress,            TO REDUCE RTO ON AN
            Delhivery, Xpressbees, Ecom-express and others.               ONGOING BASIS.

            How do you see the global logistics market
            shaping up in few years down the line?

            We are observing a significant increase in the
            Hyperlocal Omnichannel deliveries, incited by          Words of  Wisdom
            surging customer preferences and needs and
            the advent of innovations in electric vehicles and     Supply Chain Management (SCM) must be taken
                                                                   as a passion. Inventory must always be on wheels.
            stronger batteries.                                    Always book your losses ASAP. Do not procrastinate
                The Pandemic has also served as a breeding         for yearend work by the finance team. A true SCM
            ground of new opportunities as there has been a        professional never lets the value of the product or
            major shift in the digits of people adopting the       service gets destroyed. An SCM professional can
            eCommerce way.                                         and should never work in a silo. The value must be
                In the coming years, smaller electrical vehicles   added at every step and should be quantified and
            will be the mode assisting in last-mile delivery. For   measured for continuous improvement.
            instance, Ola is coming up with good e-Scooters(-
            source: Autocar India).


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