A PROJECT REPORT
Under the guidance of
Mr. Shriram Viswanathan
Submitted by
Binu Malhotra
(Registration # 571012236)
in partial fulfillment o f the requirement for the award of the degree
Of
MBA
IN
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
September 2012
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude towards the pillars of successful completion of this study on “Small and Medium Enterprises in Logistics Management, Bringing Value to the changing Indian landscape ”, without their unflinching co-operation at all times it would rather have been impossible for me to achieve the desired goal. I would like to thank Mr. Shriram Vishwanathan for his invaluable guidance and support that made my going easy and provided me a good learning opportunity and also colleagues at Ministry of Rural Development who helped me to know and learn various aspects of logistics management at various stages.
New Delhi Binu Malhotra
September 2012 Roll # 571012236
Bonafide Certificate:
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report titled “Small and Medium Enterprises in Logistics Management, Bringing Value to the changing Indian landscape ”, is the bonafide work of Ms. Binu Malhotra” who carried out the research work under my supervision. SIGNATURE
Shriram Vishwanathan
Addnl. Secretary
(Under special projects: Small and Medium Enterprises.)
Ministry of Rural Development
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Contents
7 | 1. Executive summary | 15161718 | 2. Small and medium enterprises2.1. Introduction2.2. SMEs global scenario2.3. SMEs Indian scenario | 252528323538 | 3. Logistics and supply chain management3.1. Introduction3.2. Indian logistics scenario3.3. SMEs in logistics3.4. Future trends in logistics3.5. Regulatory overview | 4042434548 | 4. Logistics operations via major
Bibliography: * Online articles * India Supply Chain Council-September 1, 2006, “Logistics sector has hidden potential” * The Economic Times February 6, 2008 “India to have 500 airports by 2020” Magazines