Beginning year 2013 with a visit to Pune.
In a way, it is a ploy to escape from the biting Delhi cold.
Boarded with heavy loads of woollen clothing (21 January 2013-Monday) and by the time, landed at Pune airport, could not resist the temptation to disrobe all woollen.
Temperature was 23 degree Celsius.
Not me alone. Almost most passengers on this Delhi-Pune-Bangaluru Indigo carrier which luckily took off on time from Delhi thanks to decent weather got into the act of zipping themselves out of woollen.
Had to spend more than an hour because the pre-fixed cab did not turn up. A replacement came but tyre got burst en route.
Mr Kiran Rakhe, Senior GM (SCM & Logistics) at Mahinavistar Chinchwad office patiently waited for my arrival.
Over tea and biscuits, spent an hour in his office.
Had lunch at MahiNavi office canteen and left for Chakan manufacturing facility with him and his team mates.
Visited Body shop and TCF (trimming, chassis and finishing) facility. Mayank Negi took us around at Body Shop ....
Later Shyam Ozarkar, GM (M&HCV) joined us at TCF.
Post Body Shop & TCF, reached Mahindra Logistics plant stock yard from truck despatches happen. Met the team and heard about their 'getting to know truck drivers more intimately' programmes.
Glad to hear their 'Tea With Drivers' format every month.
A systematic study is underway at Mahindra Logistics to understand drivers' challenges en route when they drive chassis to various destinations.
And,.... a structured pre-departure counselling of drivers is in place. Wonderful.
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Had dinner with Rahul Shindolkar, GM (Contract Logistics), InterJAS Logistics, a long time friend though met for the first time in person. Almost for 2 hours he educated me on warehouse design, spare parts management and a lot of industry insight.
More to come ...
