Mahindra Logistics

Leading the logistics industry with tech enabled services

Overview

We believe that information technology will lead and revolutionize logistics.

With this belief we integrate technology as a part of holistic supply chain and solutions. Through advanced technology, we ensure high visibility, efficiency, and responsiveness leading to supply chain management.

Technology forms the backbone of all our offerings. Extensive use of technology ensures that all the operations work smoothly and efficiently. Most of the technologies deployed by MLL have been extensively worked upon to suit our and our customers’ unique requirements and are successfully tried every day in every operation that we do.

Warehouse management system

The objective is to Automate the warehouse operations across all the warehouses. WMS helps transform conventional warehouses by improving efficiency and productivity of operations within the warehouse. WMS automates receiving, put away, picking, kitting and shipping in warehouses and supports inventory cycle count planning and execution.

This system also adds levels of control that permit users to better plan and manage resource and storage space in warehouse operations. It also provides management with real-time visibility to inventory and order status across different warehouses of the organisation.

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • Optimise Space Utilisation in warehouse along with Put-away and Picking Strategy as per business requirement
  • System helps in streamlining the process
  • Provide Value Added Services (Kitting, De-kitting, Packing etc.) under single platform
  • Cycle Count of Inventory to minimise sync error between physical & system inventory
  • Automated Interfaces with Customers’ ERP/TMS systems
  • Notify Stakeholders with automated alerts
  • Monitor and analyse operations through online dashboards & reports
  • Configure Platform as per customer requirements (Multi-User, Multi-Site, Multi-Company)
  • Leverage Pre-configured Templates for Master Data Management
  • Partnered with an external vendor to leverage their HHT (wireless scanner) based WMS. This complements our MLL WMS which is paper based
  • Provides real-time visibility of transactions and inventory to all the stake holders
  • Automation and IoT functionality:
    • MHE tracking
    • Temperature Sensing & Monitoring
    • Diesel Generator Set Monitoring
    • PoC Planned and in discussion
  • Inventory visibility & High accuracy
  • Improved warehouse operations
  • Customized service offerings

Transport management system

The TMS platform enables collaborative logistics management. It enables collaboration with customers, BAs and partners. It helps save operational and freight costs through shipment consolidation.

The platform provides 360o transparency through data sharing across all stakeholders. It provides seamless visibility to operations resulting in operational efficiency as well as provide analytics and MIS reports.

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • Balance Loads across Operational Lanes for Primary Transportation
  • Plan Routes and Route Schedules for Secondary Transportation
  • Fast Configure Transportation & Freight Billing Models for rapid Account On-boarding
  • Initiate a Private Freight Exchange
  • Track and Trace Consignments (on-the-go)
  • Capture e-PoDs with help of digitisation
  • Vendor Rating and Continuous Vendor Performance Monitoring and Management
  • Self-Service Portal access to Customers and Business Associates
  • Automated Interfaces for Live Data Feeds from other Carrier Portals
  • Automated Interfaces with Customers’ ERP/WMS systems
  • Monitor and analyse Transportation Statistics
  • Secure Platforms with Periodic Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
  • Ensure 99.99% Uptime
  • Automate Shipment Handling
  • Notify Stakeholders via automated alerts
  • Scale Platform to minimise downtime (on-the-go)
  • Visibility & Transparency of System based billing
  • Reduction in TAT for invoicing
  • Catering to over 200+ customers across multiple verticals

Telematics

The objective is to enable end-to-end Visibility for Control Tower to Support SCM & EM Line of business. The Control Tower Operations (CTO) is our core mechanism for communicating timely delivery of all movements, goods and passengers. It keeps an eagle’s eye on our fleet of vehicles ensuring smooth and timely delivery.

 

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • Centralised Control tower
  • Vehicle Tracking GPS/Non- GPS enabled
  • Exception Management to increase visibility for short and long-term decision-making
  • Real time Helpdesk Support
  • MIS Provide Stakeholders with Reports on Multiple Aspects depending on business requirements
  • Data Visibility at each stage
  • Performance Analysis for understanding targets & insights
  • Route Analysis to understand challenges & provide inputs and recommendations
  • Performance Improvements to help in targeting problem areas

Smart warehouse

Create model warehouses across people (training, referrals, salary advances), process (pick to light, System directed pick up and put away etc.) and technology (Warehouse Management Systems, Handheld Terminals led management, Yard management, Virtual Reality led training).

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • A state of the art approach to warehousing not just for our customers but also for the manpower working at sites.

ALYTE Management system

Alyte driver APP & Alyte: To enable end-to-end Visibility for EM Operations, the main purpose of the Alyte was to push trips to drivers and avoid the hassle of manual trip sheets and digitally capture these trip details.

Alyte End-to-end: Enable centrally controlled and monitored operations, End to end employee transport management system with routing & unified GPS integration.

Single Platform: To track all vehicles in single platform, irrespective of multiple technology, Capture the trip details and KM for billing.

EV: Tracking and vehicle health monitoring, use of a mobile app to track, charge, manage AC controls, and lock/unlock doors in EVs.

These platforms to enable technology driven decision making, order to cash digitization and bringing efficiency in the cutthroat competition. The platform will enable centralization of several functions and provide supply side optimization by cross utilization of vehicles across sites and customers during a day. Tool will also enable simulation for any new business on boarding to provide visibility on pricing.

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • Efficient, visibility and transparency in operations
  • System based billing for reducing revenue leakages and delays
  • Customer value proposition generated out of enhanced security & consistency along with predictability.
  • 99% visibility on operations
  • Cost savings generated from automation and inventory visibility.

One touch portal for BA connect

Business Associates are core to our business and this mobile & web-based platform for Business Partners provides single window access to MLL, leading to better engagement & transparency. With increased no of users on portal, it would enable participation in RFQs & providing fair business opportunities to all Business Associates. The system enables improve communication with the business partners, helps in quick problem resolution using complaint management efficiently and help in transparency, provides a smooth payment module and real-time visibility in Invoicing process. It also provides management of training and development.

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • Single window for all collaborations with business associates
  • Defined Responsibility & Reduces TAT on resolution of BA complains
  • Increasing BA outreach for its engagement activities
  • increasing quality of the relationship BA loyalty
  • Complete transparency & visibility of their receivables

NextGen solution for Freight Forwarding

It is used for daily operations including communicating with customers, partners, agents and carriers. Full life cycle freight forwarding software will include CRM, quotes, documents, shipments, accounting and managements view and control.

THE MLL ADVANTAGE
  • To improve billing process
  • E invoicing integration
  • GST compliance
  • Integration with carriers
  • Integration with customer systems
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