operation especially‚ soybean farming‚ has remained unchanged since their early ancestors. Along with unchanged practice‚ most of India’s farmers are illiterate and live in remote villages. The ITC’s e-Choupal tackles the challenges posed by Indian agriculture to identify how to improve the inefficient supply chain of agricultural goods. ITC is a multi divisional company and it had identified that their International Business Division (IBD) was lagging behind other divisions. That being said‚ ITC seems
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ITC e-Choupal an idea for upliftment of rural India e- Choupal is an initiative of ITC Limited (a large multi business conglomerate in India) to link directly with rural farmers for procurement of agricultural / aquaculture produce like soybeans‚ wheat‚ coffee‚ and prawns. e Choupal was conceived to tackle the challenges posed by the unique features of Indian agriculture‚ characterized by fragmented farms‚ weak infrastructure and the involvement of numerous intermediaries. A powerful illustration
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to Logistics Course Material Prepared by: Craig Douglas **I do not take marks off for late assignments‚ but I ask you to follow the course syllabus as best as possible. Please ensure that all assignments are in to me by email before the last day of the course.** Course Name Introduction to Logistics (CN SCM 110) Purpose Explore Basic Logistics Text Book Contemporary Logistics 10th Edition Author(s): Paul R. Murphy Jr. And Donald F. Wood Date Published :
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IT for Change Case Study e-Choupal – An Initiative of ITC IT for Change 2008 This case study is part of a research project that sought to analyse how different telecentre models approach development on the ground‚ proceeding to elaborate a typology based on the cornerstones of participation and equity. To conduct this assessment‚ four telecentre projects were examined: the Gujarat government’s E-gram project‚ the corporate-led venture by ITC called e-Choupal‚ the private enterprise model of Drishtee
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Discuss the challenges that a company may experience with a global supply chain. Introduction Businesses and supply chains have become substantiality global over the last decade. Between 1995 and 2007‚ the number of transnational companies has more than doubled from 38‚000 to 79‚000 and foreign subsidiaries have nearly tripled‚ from 265‚000 to 790‚000. (Ref: IBM report “the smarter supply chain of the future”) In addition to spreading geographically‚ supply chains now involve more companies
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Running head: Supply Chain Profitability The Challenges of Supply Chain Profitability Graduate School of Management Procurement and Contract Management Outline I. Introduction II. Value Chain Analysis A. Definition B. Importance C. Redesign III. Value Chain Reference Model A. Purpose B. Use C. Impact IV. Conclusion A. Effects upon organization B. Impact upon management Abstract This paper describes the challenges of supply chains management. It examines the various
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ITC e-Choupal ITC Limited is an Indian conglomerate with its headquarter in Kolkata‚ India. With diversifications into 5 different business segments‚ it is currently worth <VALUE>. The five broad divisions are Hotels‚ Paperboards and Packaging‚ FMCG‚ Information Technology and Agri-business. The agri-business division (ABD) of ITC is one of the largest contributors to ITC bringing in 60% of its total foreign exchange earnings. Started in 1990‚ ITC’s ABD is currently the second largest exporter
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ITC e-Choupal Weakness of e-choupal Although e-choupal helps eliminate the middleman and therefore allows farmers to get a better price for what they grow‚ it does nothing to solve the more fundamental problem of the inherent inefficiencies created by so many tiny farms. In addition‚ it relies on infrastructure‚ which is often lacking in rural communities. Electricity and telecommunication services can sometimes be less than 100 percent reliable in some of the places where echoupal has been implemented
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E-CHOUPAL: ITC’S RURAL NETWORKING PROJECT* I. Abstract In Hindi (an Indian language spoken in most parts of Northern and Central India)‚ a choupal is a village gathering place. The e-choupal initiative—whereby a choupal is equipped with a computer and Internet connectivity—is the brainchild of a large agricultural processing company in India‚ the Indian Tobacco Company (ITC). The initiative was conceived to tackle the challenges posed by certain features of Indian agriculture‚ such as fragmented
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About E-Choupal [pic] ITC’s International Business Division‚ one of India’s largest exporters of agricultural commodities‚ has conceived e-Choupal as a more efficient supply chain aimed at delivering value to its customers around the world on a sustainable basis. The e-Choupal model has been specifically designed to tackle the challenges posed by the unique features of Indian agriculture‚ characterised by fragmented farms‚ weak infrastructure
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