Opulse Volume8 Issue 2

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Thyssenkrupp launches DESCA to
optimise supply chain services
Thyssenkrupp Materials Services has introduced DESCA (Digital Extended Supply Chain Accelerator), a
flexible IT infrastructure for smart, agile management of all processes along the supply chain. DESCA can
process and forward millions of datasets like material deliveries, customer purchase orders, order
execution and transportation logistics in seconds.DESCA is helping thyssenkrupp Materials Services
shorten order lead times, optimise warehousing logistics and pave the way for new supply chain
services.“We see major growth potential in supply chain services. Read More
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FedEx, Dean Kamen
collaborate for same-day, last-
mile deliveries
FedEx in association with Manchester-based DEKA
Research & Development Corporation has officially
launched- Roxo, a battery-operated robot on August
6 in Manchester. Roxo, which means 'purple' in
Portuguese, is a nod to FedEx's purple branding.In
February 2019, Fedex announced Roxo as an
autonomous delivery device designed to help
retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to
their customers.Founder Dean Kamen, who has
championed robotics research at DEKA; Manchester
Mayor Joyce Craig; and Yeung attended the launch
of Roxo at the City Hall Plaza.
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Rivigo launches Relay-as-a-
Service to revolutionise
trucking
Technology-enabled logistics company Rivigo
has launched Relay-as-a-Service (RaaS) that will
benefit fleet owners and truck pilots in India. The
service is based on Rivigo’s patented
technological capability through which it has
been operating the Relay Trucking model for the
past five years.The Relay Trucking model uses
algorithms to ensure drivers are behind the wheel
for a maximum of four-five hours at a stretch and
reach home the same day. The model offers
significant advantages over traditional trucking
like air. Read More
Skill Gap in Supply Chain &
Logistics
In current scenario everyone is thinking and
looking forward to develop certain skill set. In
other words everybody wants to reduce/eliminate
the skill gap in personal and professional life.
Healthy economic growth in past few years has
been increasingly supported by robust industrial
growth. With new mantra of Skill development
this has become more important to create a
specific skill set.Skill gap in Supply chain and
Logistics is significantly high so it becomes more
important to develop the skill sets and reduce the
skill gap which is missing so far. Read More

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Supply Chain Management Challenges All
Businesses Need to Understand
Sustained marketplace success and effective supply chain management go hand-in-hand. Why?
Organisations that cultivate and maintain reliable yet malleable logistics channels can source the material
needed to produce impactful products with minimal overhead and deliver these items swiftly to
anticipative consumers.
In fact, 62% of logistics, supply chain, and transportation executives say their companies are undergoing
profound supply chain transformation, according to a 2019 report from Forbes Insights. However, the
stakeholders managing these ever-growing caches should familiarize themselves with some of the most
recent SCM challenges and trends to ensure that the supply chains they are constructing are truly built to
last. Read More

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LET’S TALK OPS
SEASON ONE EPISODE ONE
An interactive session organized by Operations and supply chain club
of IIM Raipur
Written by Rose Apurna Tigga
OPEP conducted S01 E01 of Let’s Talk Ops on August 26th, 2019 at 7:30 pm on the topic
“Procurement to Pay (P2P)” on operations in manufacturing industry. Let’s talk OPS is a series of
knowledge-sharing sessions in the domain of Operations and Supply Chain.
The speaker was our very own Manoj Ram of PGP 18-20 Batch, who has a work-ex of 20+ months in
procurement at one of India’s leading glass manufacturing companies. He shared with us the
importance of suppliers in the whole process of P2P, along with a description of various steps
involved in the process, from submission of request, approval of acquisition up to the very last step
which is selection of goods and services. He also shed light on the Free Trade agreements of imports
and exports in the procurement process, the seller’s and buyer’s obligation using Incoterms, etc.
Lastly, we discussed upon logistics and its various aspects, the most trending being the third-party
logistics and the upcoming four-party logistics. The session concluded with an interaction with the
audience on related topics such as the complex process of payment in the procurement in the
manufacturing industry. To learn more:
• What is Procure to Pay (P2P) Cycle and Its Business Impact
• The Procure-To-Pay Process Flow Explained
• procure to pay (P2P)

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TICKLE YOUR BRAIN!
Across
4. Tools, techniques, and initiatives that enable a plant or company to thrive under conditions
of unpredictable change
8. A methodology that measures the cost and performance of cost objects, activities and
resources.
10. In 1950, just after the second world war, a prize was instituted in Japan in the honour of an
American. Name the Prize?
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1. The portion of a transport trip typically
associated with trucking, which is incurred when
returning a vehicle to its point of origin.
2. A strategy employed in production and
manufacturing environments where complete
subassemblies and components are assembled into a finished
product just prior to customer shipment.
3. The cargo-carrying vehicle used primarily by inland water
carriers.
5. A statistical term that refers to a collection of statistical models
which test the means of several groups to determine if the means
are equal.
6. A measure, reference or standard for comparison
7. This company routes package deliveries so that drivers will never
turn left. On a two-way street you will see company‟s drivers on
both sides and both will only be making right hand turns. Name the
Company ?
9. A manufacturing term referring to a signboard incorporating
signal lights, audio alarms, and text or other displays installed at a
workstation to notify management and other workers of a quality or
process problem.
Answers for last
issue’s Tickle Your
Brain Vol.8 Issue.1
ACROSS:
5)Collect freight
8)Demurrage
9)Constraint
10)Bespoke
DOWN:
1)Dunnage
2)Bill Of Material
3)Engineer to order
4)Deadhead
6)Cross dock
7)Capex