TRAVEL PATTERN

• In India….
– Distributed in 50 kg bags
– Once bagged cement becomes a perishable commodity
– Around 25% of total cost of the bags sold in India is spent on logistics.
– Gujarat cement & L&T cement plants experimented with the sea
transportation of cement
– Rail transportation- longer distances i.e. above 350kms
– Many plants ‘own your wagon’ scheme with govt.
– Pilferage is more in railways
– Total cement loss is 2%
– Because cement handling occurs twice as against single handling in
truck transportation.