Today retail companies have become involved in supply chain management in order to control product quality, inventory levels, timing and expenses. In a global economy, supply chain management often includes dealings with companies and individual contributors in other countries, requiring expertise in trade and tariff laws, quality control, and international relations. At TCI, our team of experts has the knowledge, expertise and experience to cater to even the most challenging retail supply chain requirements.
Distribution / Fulfilment Centre
The DC/FC is the heart of retail supply chain. This Smart warehouse is a “learning factory” with infrastructure and technology for seamless fulfilment for all formats - B to B; B to C and D to C.
This Modern warehouse is designed for optimizing the Cube of the building by Multi-tier shelving systems supported by VRC's and conveyors for optimizing productivity with work-flows built around the key deliverables of the brand.
First and Last Mile
The First Mile - Supplier Pickups – are executed Pan India using Milk-Run – Cross Docking or Direct to Warehouse model using our Scheduling ERP , enabling Window Time Adherence at Supplier and an Item wise visibility in the supply chain till delivery at Warehouse.
The last Mile is typically done by Milk Run for local Brick and Mortar stores including after-hours/ early- hour delivery for Malls.
Last mile for Consumers- Door step delivery - is facilitated by inhouse TMS (Transport Management Software) using multiple partners and delivering a single interface to the client.
Control Tower
Besides logistics design support for the supply chain , conceiving the network or business process re-engineering , we also operate a Control Tower to ensure information flow across the chain.
This enables us to proactively take counter measures and remove potential abnormalities in the final service delivery . This includes.
- End to End SCM visibility
- KPI & Dashboard
- Cross Functional Support
For more details, please send email at retail.lho@tciscs.com