The complex nature of supply chains has created pressure for importers in India to find ways to improve their inventory efficiency, decrease their landed costs, and remain agile in a volatile and rapidly changing environment. The pressing question is: should a modern supply chain in...

The import ecosystem for pharmaceuticals in India has an extremely regulated structure and relies heavily on precision, compliance and timing to operate efficiently. Compliance with the regulatory approvals process for importing drugs, devices or related items affects not only the...

With Kolkata acting as a primary point of entry for both local and global supply chains, Eastern India is being established as a logistical and commercial corridor. Kolkata is becoming increasingly significant as companies that manage the distribution of imported products and...

Mumbai, known for a long time as India’s financial hub, has had a major shift in trade over the past 10 years. It not only serves as the financial centre of the country it also acts as the Logistics Centre of India, handling a large portion of the country’s exports and...

One of today’s biggest challenges facing B2B supply chains today is not only sourcing product but also managing the inventory of that product so there is no locked up capital, and at the same time, having sustainable stock availability for their customer. Fifty percent of businesses...

Kolkata has long served as an important trade gateway for Eastern India, connecting domestic markets with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and the Northeastern states. Yet businesses moving imported inventory through these corridors can face high upfront customs duties, fragmented...

Warehousing in Kochi has long been used primarily as a transit and/or storage facility for shipments until they were ultimately sold in Kerala. Goods would be shipped into Kerala; the import duty would be paid at the time of shipment. The goods would then sit in the warehouse until...

In India, the petrochemical, plastic, and fertiliser sectors all use an industrial supply chain that has tight cost structures, fluctuating demand cycles and high levels of regulation. Thus, how imports are handled in terms of storage, clearance and distribution will greatly impact...

In the Global Supply Chain, the competitiveness of chemical export from India does not only rely on the cost of production; it is also reliant on compliance accuracy, the implementation of regulations with compliance, and the cost-effectiveness of those regulations. When it comes to...

The Pharmaceutical Industry in India is a highly integrated Global Industry, providing essential medications, Vaccines and temperature-sensitive biologics to the world. More importantly than operationally maintaining an unbroken cold chain, it is now about being compliant with...