Current & Waves

I was into a project regarding storage and supply chain . The primary data we needed was to know the movement of commodities and requirement of space. Warehouses are supposed to be the loci in the supply chain, so we started with warehouses.  To know the supply chain better and requirement of storage space we contacted warehouses for data pertaining to it. Only one of 3 warehouses were able to map the movement plan in last 5 years. Most of the warehouses ended up in saying they do not map the requirement of space or movement plans. Data is a backbone for any research so ultimately the research could not be carried out. This incident made us to learn - 1. The warehouses in India has not changed for last 60 years when it comes to operation. 2. Maintenance of records are also on the same track. 3. There is lack of making system efficient through vertical and horizontal field co-ordination. An update and upgrade of working of warehouses is required so that data management should get ea...

Warehouse is a place in supply chain where goods sits until information moves them. The importance of warehouse can be ascertained by its origin. It is called necessity is the mother of invention. The warehouse is in fact the second best reason for making human civilize after agriculture. People gradually understood that the life of nomad can be quitted only when there is proper facility of storage. Gradually people worked on it and are continuously developing to make it more efficient and worthy. Current Scenario- India is no different. With civilization the country was pioneer in bringing the idea of storage facilities with various storage structures and techniques. But the development did not match the pace of requirement.  Currently the warehousing is growing at the rate of 10% while the market of warehouse is growing at 35%-40% per annum. The gap between two is very wide. The organized warehouse account for only 15% of total wareho...