what did i tell council of supply chain management professionals @ delhi

WARNING

Contents of this presentation may be INJURIOUS to your self-esteem

Non-

statutory

Do we care?If not, we must.

Ramesh Kumar@ CSCMP Delhi Round Table, TCI House, Gurgaon

March 14, 2014

Our day begins with …

Morning ablutions … toileting with/without newspaper. Brushing teeth. … hot beverage to kickstart the day

@ Breakfast table…

Nice processed food-heavy breakfast plus a bowl of fresh fruits/vegetables…

Then … Off To Work

Tension-filled ride to workplace on roads self- or chauffeur-driven in fuel-guzzling motorised transport

Work in office

Hooked to cyberway to ensure organisation makes money so that you & I receive our paycheck regularly

Work @ plant

Production at plants run unhindered with timely arrival of raw materials (inbound) and timely despatch of finished product (outbound) to point of sale across the nation

Journey back home

Work for the day completed, returning home for night rest and readying for fresh grind or nation building regimen the next day..

Rest & relaxation

Sherbet or on the rocks to loosen up nervy work schedule, once back home, before dinner

Dinner Time

Proper dinner with family – in the company of parents if it is a joint set up or with spouse & kids if it is a nuclear set up…

We accessed…

Fuel

Raw materials

Gadgets

Finished Products

Food

During the day, several things happened using a variety of things…

Who made this possible

the man at the wheels

Did we think about him…

A big…

Road, dining table

While YOU & I dined with mouth-watering dishes laid upon glass-topped or mahogany tables with sparkling cutleries, these hapless drivers who ensure you and I live well every day, cook and eat on the hard tarmac DAILY…

Wooden plank, bed

No airconditioned or ceiling fanned bedroom for him. But an innovative bed on the sides of highways.

Whom are they working for…

& All of us…

What they expect from us…

Does it cost anything

RESPECTTHEY ARE ONE OF US.

TREAT THEM LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.

Did you ask…

Truckers, The

BACKBONE

of India

What if…

A big ‘no’ to….

When trucks go off roads for a few days, our lives go topsy turvy. Scarcity of necessities.

A big ‘no’ to….

Your & mine too favourite processed items go off the menu. Vegetables? Fruits? No trucks. No fresh food.

Simply put…

Ready to go back to stone age?

Okay…

New credo

Obsession

Our dream will come crashing down if transport goes off road – affecting overall economy.

Hurdles, unwelcome

Like it or not, transport disruption is least desired. No tranport. No raw materials @ plant. No trucks. No dispatch of finished products. Nightmare.

Cargo safety, Big Challenge

Accidents on highways due to lack of rest room and fatigue affects your career by affecting operations at your plant.

Highway sign awareness

Automotive Skill Development Council dipstick survey claims poor knowledge of highway signs among truck drivers

Highway sign awareness

So… educate truck drivers on highway signages. Go to factory gates (inbound/outbound). Conduct classes for them on roadside.

Highway sign awareness

An aware driver means safe delivery of your raw materials and finished products. All in your OWN interest…

Driver fatigue, Killer

Lack of sleep or apnea reduces concentration and decision-making abilities. Yes, fatigue is the biggest cause for accidents on highways – challenging your delivery schedules of raw materials/finished items

Personal hygiene, pathetic

This truck driver is carrying a bottle of water … not for drinking but …. To complete his bowel cleaning exercise behind bushes under open sky on highways. Why? No highway amenities.

Hello…

IN YOUR OWN INTEREST

Restroom @ Factory Gates

Build portacabins with toilet facilities @ factory gates (inbound/outbound) and @ warehouses

Who Am I…

Founder of KRK Foundation, a Registered Trust, working for truck drivers’ welfare

Deep Apartment, 52 Ward No. 1, Behind Punjab National Bank, Mehrauli, New Delhi 110 030/India

ramesh@krkfoundation.org

IMPROVING Truck Drivers’ Working & Living Conditions

What I DO: DHABA DIALOGUE

Halt @ dhabas on highways to engage them to talk about their challenges on road and at home.

FACTORY GATE MEET

Visit factory gates for interaction with inbound/outbound truck drivers to check facilities offered to them by OEMs/3PLs

Family connect via Village Visits

Arrange village visits for 3PLs, OEMs, Transporters for interaction with truck drivers’ families living in remote parts of India

‘Donate sleep’ initiative

Distribute soft pillows to help drivers sleep well.

Am part of your ECOSYSTEM. Help me to help YOU!

Collaborative logistics