Cold Chain Management

Angelica

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• Publié par: gatiindia
• Publié le: 17 juin 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• Langue: English

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Cold chain management is a requirement of industries pertaining to fruits and vegetables, floriculture,
meat & sea foods, pharmaceutical products, dairy and poultry products and ice-cream sector and
confectionery. GATI is India’s leading name in Warehousing, International Freight Forwarding, Express
Distribution Services, Supply Chain Solutions, Cold Chain Management Solutions, Custom Clearance and
e-Commerce Solutions. Serving over 5000 customers, GATI is also the preferred name in serving
the top 10 names in healthcare, engineering, automotive and consumer durable industry.
Gati’s cold chain management infrastructure comprises 4 simple steps, i.e. supply procurement,
storage, transport and end customer. With insightful research imbibed in every section of cold
chain management, Gati provides advantage to its ecosystem of suppliers, clients and
stakeholders by relying on big data. A commendable initiative since a recent study by McKinsey
and MIT in the consumer-product space reveals that companies that inject big data and
analytics into their operations outperform their peers by 5% in productivity and 6% in
profitability. This emphasis on big data helps Gati, as a supply chain leader, to detect early signs
of cold chain management risks by spotting delays and spikes in cost. Supply and Operational
Planning (S&OP) gathers supply chain data to ensure that forecasts can be met at the Stock
Keeping Unit (SKU) level. It is this data to insight and insight to data approach that has led Gati
to foster business optimization.
Currently, the Indian cold chain market is estimated to be around $3billion. It is expected to
grow to $12.4 billion by the end of 2015. Retaining the longevity of product attributes, active
ingredients, freshness and nutritive value, Gati’s cold chain management logistics commences
from point of origin and goes beyond point of consumption. The after sales service and
customer care ensures that Gati forms an everlasting relationship with its discerning clientele.