Case Studies

FASHION & RETAIL CLIENT Warehouse Transformation through CII WAREX Benchmarking

1. Problem Statement FASHION & RETAIL CLIENT operated four major distribution centers across India (North, South, East, and West), each at varying maturity levels in warehouse excellence. Initial CII WAREX Phase 1 benchmarking highlighted gaps across service levels, cost efficiency, automation, workforce capability, and sustainability. Key challenges included inconsistent OTIF performance relative to peers, longer [...]

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Warehouse Transformation Journey (FMCG Company)

1. Problem Statement An FMCG company’s distribution center was assessed under the CII WAREX 2.0 framework during Phase 1 and was rated at a Silver High level, indicating that while operations met industry expectations, there were significant gaps compared to peers and best-in-class benchmarks. Key challenges included sub-optimal order fulfillment reliability, higher order processing time, [...]

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Supplier Rating model with >/ = 2% savings in cost + revenue strategy

Company Profile: Company in consideration: Mid-sized packaged foods manufacturer. Annual turnover: ₹200 Cr. Supplier base: 50 vendors (raw materials, packaging, logistics). Distribution: Pan-India, with exports to SE Asia. Step 1 – Baseline Assessment: The pre-assessment questionnaire was applied across the five evaluation themes: Management: Weak continuity planning, limited innovation pipeline. Finance: Inventory policy shows high [...]

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Benchmarking Road Transportation – India

India’s leading Solar Panel Manufacturing Company signed up with CII to explore opportunities in improving their Packaging to reduce transit damage and Outbound Logistics which includes validating the current practices in Outbound Transportation within the Project Logistics space, primarily focusing on the Solar Industry.

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Supply Chain Optimization – S&OP

Asia’s leading Decorative Paints manufacturer signed up with CII for optimizing S&OP process with the objective of improving Visibility, Time to Market and Inventory

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Study on Exports Logistics in India

Apex trade promotion organization in India set up by Ministry engaged CII for benchmarking study to identify gaps and constraints in Exports. The findings were well received and offered guidance to the stakeholders in shaping up the intervention

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