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Data Processing and Analysis Guide

ABC Ltd is a leading fast food company operating in Thane, India for 10 years under the brand "NASTA". It sources vegetables and chicken from local vendors and farms in Nasik, Pune, and Aurangabad which are transported to its modern kitchen in Navi Mumbai using hired trucks. However, there are issues with shortages, damage, and decomposition during transport of 10-15% of goods. Additionally, inconsistent transport times and unreliable transporters are problems. NASTA products are popular but have an 8 hour shelf life if not refrigerated. The company has 25 distribution centers including the 3 procurement centers but lacks effective logistics information sharing. As a result, issues like excess inventory, spoilage, and

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Data Processing and Analysis Guide

ABC Ltd is a leading fast food company operating in Thane, India for 10 years under the brand "NASTA". It sources vegetables and chicken from local vendors and farms in Nasik, Pune, and Aurangabad which are transported to its modern kitchen in Navi Mumbai using hired trucks. However, there are issues with shortages, damage, and decomposition during transport of 10-15% of goods. Additionally, inconsistent transport times and unreliable transporters are problems. NASTA products are popular but have an 8 hour shelf life if not refrigerated. The company has 25 distribution centers including the 3 procurement centers but lacks effective logistics information sharing. As a result, issues like excess inventory, spoilage, and

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CASE-STUDY

ABC LTD is a leading fast food processing company operating from thane .it is involved in fast food business since last 10 years and has a tie up with foreign firm which operating in the same field. It handle vegetables as well as non vegetable product for which it arranges the required vegetables and chicken from local vendor and poultry farms as well as from far places like Nasik, pune , Aurangabad. It has very good market in Mumbai ,pune and surrounding cities. The product are sold in the brand name of NASTA which is very popular brand among the young collegians and office goers. It has its most modern kitchen at new Mumbai to cater to the needs of fresh NASTA . Vegetables and chicken items are transported from the procurement center of Nasik , pune Aurangabad using hired trucks . while transporting vegetables and chickens, there wear shortages , damages and decomposition problem which varies from 10 % to 15 % and there is inconsistency in transmit time , the reliability of the raw material transporters is very low . Packaging NASTA is very good and attractive but it is not lasting type . However the quality and taste are the reasons for its popularity NASTA is sold in three different package party ,family , individual . NASTA lose its flavor and taste after 8 hour ,if it is not preserved in refrigeration. Nasta is distributed through 25 distribution centers including three at its main procurement centers of Nasik ,P une , Aurangabad . Logistic information network is not up to the mark . the procurement center directly communicate to the operating center at Thane . due to lack of proper co-ordination at different distribution center ,it has started creating problem of stocks ,spoilage ,pilferage and wastage of raw material as well as finished goods at certain distribution and procurement center . Transportation and storage problem are identified as the main culprit for the heavy losses being incurred at some centers . holidays , festivals and collegians put a lot of pressure on the existing demand and supply situation

of NASTA seasonally , resulting in mismanagement and losses .entry of multinationals in to the market has increased the competition and put pressure on NASTA . the managing director of the company has formed a team consisting of senior executives to suggest and concert plan to fight the growing competition and overcome problem of transportation , storage and other related problems so as to increase the market share and margin . The team of senior executives has recommended your name and logistic consultant . you required to put forward your suggestion for the following : 1) proper transportation policy to ensure minimum transportation loss of vegetables and poultry products and reduction in the packaging cost .advice on the company owning its own fleet of transport . 2 ) demand forecasting techniques to take care of seasonality as well as reduction in the inventory ,overcoming shortages as well as other related problem . 3 ) suggestion for improving purchase and distribution policies .

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