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in rural India, the team has emerged as a reckoning
PROPOSED force in the industry - this is our proud moment.
Our future milestones will make us and the Industry
INFRASTRUCTURE proud when we can pursue our DHARMA of
employing the rural youth through skilling and give
BARHI EDC a livelihood to their families by our KARMA of being
Logisticians.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CURRENT
Fulfilment Centre Infrastructure STATUS OF LOGISTICS, AND WHERE DO YOU
SEE IT IN FIVE YEARS?
5 Warehouses of 100,000 Sq Logistics – as a profession and as an industry -
Ft, equipped with Warehouse has emerged as the biggest differentiator in the
success of Brands. It is not the best brands who
automation equipment(s), state- win in the market; today it is the agile supply chain
of-the-art Material Handling that wins. I feel that we need to understand how
equipment(s), Automated Cargo to operate the Logistics execution process in
an uncertain world. Technology can help us with
Sorters and Conveyors predictive capabilities; Infrastructure can help
create a base for assured operations. Trained and
10% of Space will be allocated competent manpower to operate these supply
chains of the future will be in short supply and we
for Cold Chain Warehouse – 2 need to invest into Infra, Technology and Manpower
to 8 degree | -21 degree (Ice in equal importance.
creams, Pharma) ARE THEY ANY CRUCIAL AREAS YOU ARE
CURRENTLY LOOKING AT TO FURTHER EXPAND
10% of space will be allocated LASTMILETRANSTECH’S OFFERINGS?
With the B2C market opening up at a fast pace in
for Ambient Storage (Air Condi- India along with the traditional B2B distribution, new
tioned area with temp range of opportunities are opening up. Coupled with GST,
Indian distribution has moved away from Traditional
23 to 25 degrees) Market Locations to new areas where inventory
gets aggregated at the point of Centre of Gravity
of demand. LastMile is venturing into establishing
Transport Infrastructure Logistics Parks which will act as fulfillment centres
Transport Terminal with Parking of Regions. The first of such parks will be coming up
at Barhi, Jharkhand.
Yard, Driver restrooms & recre-
ation centre, Shopping facilities WHAT ARE THE MAIN LESSONS YOU LEARNED
AS AN ENTREPRENEUR IN TECH AND
for essentials. LOGISTICS?
The first thing I learned was that this industry is in a
Multi Brand Fleet maintenance – continuous state of flux. Trade models change, tech-
In collaboration with Multi Brand nology and solutions change and freight markets are
exposed to high variations of supply and demand.
Service companies. What is important is to build visionary competence
within the organization to ensure that we can ride all
Spare Part Shop – Space selling the troughs and crests. LastMile’s team is compe-
tent, flexible, adaptive and can build agile solutions
to Spare parts, Lubricants, Tyre to beat market challenges for the customers. This is
companies. the biggest takeaway as an entrepreneur in Logis-
tics for me.
Training Centre WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE/LEARNING DO
YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH THE ASPIRING
In association with the Logistics LEADERS OF TOMORROW?
Skill Development Council of India Logistics is the science of movement. Hence
change is the only constant to expect. The key is to
(GOI), we are planning ahead to build a flexible, competent and agile organization to
run programs for rural youth. We are survive and excel in this industry….without compro-
mising the VALUE.
also looking ahead to establish 2
such training centres in India.
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