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1. A fortnightly newsletter by OPEP - The Operations & Supply Chain Club of IIM Raipur
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 1 15 AUGUST 2019
Kraft Heinz new CEO: Less cost-cutting,
more supply chain visibility
Kraft Heinz, the third-largest food and beverage company in North America, has decided focus on the
bottomline by improving supply chain visibility. The company recorded 5% drop in sales which was
mostly due to controllable inflation in packaging, freight, overtime and maintenance costs according to
the new CEO Miguel Patricio . To meet his goals of bringing the company back to health, Patricio said the
supply chain teams need to focus less on cost-cutting and improve their operations. Read More
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FedEx Ground won't renew
delivery contract with Amazon
The old foes Amazon and FedEx have decided to cut
ties in the year 2019. As mentioned by Fedex they
want to expand to the bigger e-commerce platform
due to their developed Ground network. However,
the recent development of in-house logistics by
Amazon is hurting the revenue and market share of
FedEx. FedEx will not renew its ground delivery
contract with Amazon when it expires at the end of
August, a FedEx spokesperson confirmed to Supply
Chain Dive. Bloomberg was first to report the news.
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Choosing the right
fulfillment option is about
weighing cost and speed
Target, the eighth-largest retailer in the United
States has reduced its distribution costs for
online orders by a new and improvised way. The
company founded by George Dayton and
headquartered in Minneapolis has handled 80%
of its online fulfillment through its own retail
locations in the first quarter of 2019, which is up
60% from the same quarter in 2017, according to
numbers provided by Target to Supply Chain
Dive. This redistribution DCs near the retail
stores has saved this company from the extra-
mile cost of deliveries. Read More
One Of The World's Most
Innovative Supply Chains
What comes to your mind when you hear about
Supply Chain? Maybe the names of some Supply
Chain giants like PepsiCo, H&M and the likes. But
there is one company you might have not heard of.
A company that has revolutionized the whole
Supply Chain Industry. With supply chain
excellence and innovation as the foundation stones
of their corporate performance, this company has
outperformed its peers while driving improvement
at a 60% level in the Supply Chain Index when
compared to the peer group. Read More

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How Ninjacart logistics works
As a kid, I remember being forced to buy vegetables from the vendor. But times have changed. Thanks to
the advent of smartphones, you can now do this at the touch of a button.
But have you ever wondered how this is achievable? Now, let's look at how Ninjacart uses technology to
help create an optimized-hyperlocalized supply chain. Ninjacart solves some of the most complicated
structural problems, such as information asymmetry and distribution inefficiency in India's fresh food
supply chain using tech, data and a bit of grit. Read More
“We move 650 tonnes
of fresh produce from
Farms to Retailers in
less than 12 hours!”

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5. Freight payable to the carrier at
the port of discharge
8. The carrier charges and fees
applied when rail freight cars and
ships are retained beyond a specific
loading or unloading time.
9. A bottleneck, obstacle or planned
control that limits throughput or the
utilization of capacity
10. An individual or custom-made
product or service
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1. The materials used in packaging,
holds and containers to protect
goods from damage
2. A structured list of all the materials or parts and quantities needed to produce a particular
finished product
3. A process in which the manufacturing organization must first prepare significant product or
process documentation before manufacture may begin.
4. The return of an empty transportation container back to a transportation facility
6. distribution system in which merchandise received at the warehouse is not put away, but
instead is readied for shipment to retail stores
7. A term used to describe the monetary requirements of an initial investment in new machines or
equipment.
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