Mahindra & Mahindra has a separate logistics chain, Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL), for all it subsidiaries among which Auto Industry forms a large part of the supply chain business. It remains an area of considerable focus for Mahindra Logistics because of the challenges faced by auto manufacturers, suppliers and distributors.
Automotive Logistics
With integrated logistics operations across the country the solutions provided by Mahindra can be broadly classified as
Inbound & Inter-unit
Stores & Linefeed
Yard & Outbound
Inbound & Inter-unit
Inbound processes can be tailored to the specific needs of a customer / plant. May include various hybrids of the following:
Inter-unit capabilities include transportation and tracking of semi-finished units (axels, engines, transmissions, etc)
Stores & Line Feed
Another critical auto SCM component, the expertise ensures JIT parameters are met and right inventory is always available at the right time.
Yard & Outbound
The sum of outbound activities can be classified as:
Pre-Outbound and Yard management
The activities we support and specialize in:
Custody Transfer takes care of transferring responsibility to MLL.
Quality Check of Vehicles done by visual and technical methods.
Shifting of Vehicles takes responsibility for Vehicle movement ex-plant
Documentation such as permits, invoices etc.
Vehicle Storage & Inventory Management such as parking as per yard plan and inventory tracking.
Vehicle Care for regular Start-up and tyre roll, battery check, washing of inventory
Location Control tracks parked location of vehicle, stock aging, maximum space utilization.
Retrieval done physically per assigned location and line ups for dispatch.
Billing of Vehicles for processing and control.
Outbound dispatch and transportation
The outbound activities ensure vehicle safety as well as maximum dispatch reliability.
Planning and Scheduling that includes managing carrier