Efficient logistics management can be termed a survival factor for any au-tomotive company. Logistics plays a key role in the lifecycle of a vehicle. In fact, the Third-Party Logistics or 3PL concept has actually originated from the automotive sector. Right from shipping the components to the manufacturing plant, storing them, getting them to the assembly line and finally taking the end product to the market, it’s all about logistics.
Over the decades as automotive manufacturing has evolved, a typical automobile plant’s job is to assemble the vehicle. Everything else comes from the suppliers. Vehicle manufacturers no longer store parts in their factories. Instead, the vendor parks the parts outside, after which their logistics partner brings them to the assembly line. This makes logistics one of the key function areas today.
Mahindra Logistics Ltd. (MLL), one of India’s largest 3PL solution providers, is leading in the auto logistics space in India. Today, when the automotive industry is one of the biggest industries contributing to the world’s economy, they also have the most complex supply chain architecture. The Inbound Transportation and Production Supply Chain for Auto OEMs, Auto Component Manufacturers and Engineering companies have similar requirements although the scale and complexity differ. In order to build synergies across these two giant industry verticals, MLL made Auto & Engineering (A&E) as one integrated business vertical.
“At MLL, we offer many value-added services through our time-tested legacy in this industry like multi-modal transportation, warehousing solutions, stores and linefeed services, yard management, large contractual workforce management, just-in-time services, aftermarket logistics, return logistics, layout and process design support, among others, informed Mr. Sushil Rathi, Chief Operating Officer, Mahindra Logistics Ltd.
We spoke to Mr. Sushil Rathi to know in detail the services MLL offers in the 3PL space. Below are the edited excerpts of the same:
What are your strengths in the 3PL logistics space and what value do you add in the auto logistics space?
This story is from the May 2019 edition of MOTORINDIA.
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