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Will Wal-Mart Revamp Indian Logistics?

In a country where lack of sustainable infrastructure resulted in primeval warehouses and unorganized logistics, the entry of Wal-Mart may bring about a change, says Anuja Abraham. … Read more

From Logistics To Supply Chain

The idea of logistics has expanded over the years to become the interesting, all-encompassing entity - supply chain - that it is today. Padmini Pagadala explores the two terms. What’s in a name one may ask? We may shrug off the discussion, but not so the experts in our industry. Recently, I was at a cocktail party with some international veterans from our industry, and they started talking about what the right word was to refer to the industry we work in. They … Read more

Return of the Bull

Implementation of Electronic Data Interchange and Everyday Low Pricing are some ways to fight the bullwhip effect advices Padmini Pagadala The festival season is here. The time for the diyas and the fire lanterns and the Christmas trees and the New Year cards has arrived. Interestingly, these are not the items that businesses seem to be worrying about at the moment; it is the non-seasonal items that seem to be taking up mind space in the heads of top VPs world over. There is good news. The global economy is finally coming around, but as TPG’s web site statistics show, the … Read more