final logistics

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St. Gonsalo Garcia College

Subject:logistics management

Presentation on:

Role Of Information Technology

In Supply Chain Management &Food Corporation Of India

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Table of Contents

SR.NO TOPICS PAGE.NO

01 Introduction of SCM 05

02 Role of I.T. in SCM 08

03 Bar-coding 10

04 Conclusion 14

05 Introduction of FCI 16

06Procurement, Warehousing,

Distribution17

07 Practical Analysis 19

08 Conclusion 21

09 Bibliography 22

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Role of

informationtechnology in

supply chainmanagement

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IntroductionSupply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances asthey move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer.

Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within andamong companies. It is said that the ultimate goal of any effective supply chainmanagement system is to reduce inventory (with the assumption that products are availablewhen needed). As a solution for successful supply chain management, sophisticated softwaresystems with Web interfaces are competing with Web-based application service providers(ASP) who promise to provide part or all of the SCM service for companies who rent theirservice.

Supply chain management flows can be divided into three main flows:

The product flow The information flow

The finances flow

The product flow includes the movement of goods from a supplier to a customer, as well asany customer returns or service needs. The information flow involves transmitting ordersand updating the status of delivery. The financial flow consists of credit terms, paymentschedules, and consignment and title ownership arrangements.

Effective supply chain management solves many of the problems encountered by businesses

today. First, the vendors involved in the chain will actually have a clearer idea of what the

buyer needs and can then adequately provide for these needs. Slow response times and

delays in project start dates also become less frequent because the automated supply chain

helps shave the time off of the order placement and fulfillment process. Furthermore,Internet-enabled supply chains generally result in lower costs for all parties involved because

when secure relationships are established and when the supply and demand for products is

in alignment, the total prices paid by organizations are generally much lower.

OBJECTIVES OF SCM:

Enhancing Customer Service

Expanding Sales Revenue

Reducing Inventory Cost

Improving On-Time Delivery

Reducing Order to Delivery Cycle Time

Reducing Lead Time

Reducing Transportation Cost

Reducing Warehouse Cost

Reducing / Rationalize Supplier Base

Expanding Width / Depth of Distribution

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VALUE-ADDED FUNCTIONS OF LOGISTICS

Efficient logistics contributes to added-value in four major interrelated ways:

Production. Derived from the improved efficiency of manufacturing with appropriate

shipment size, packaging and inventory levels. Thus, logistics contributes to the reduction of

production costs by streamlining the supply chain. Location. Derived from taking better advantage of various locations, implying

expanded markets and lower distribution costs.

Time. Derived from having goods and services available when required along the

supply chain with better inventory and transportation management, and the strategic

location of goods and services.

Control. Derived from controlling most, if not all, the stages along the supply chain,

from production to distribution. This enables better marketing and demand response, thus

anticipating flows and allocating distribution resources accordingly.

ACTIVITIES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES :

Strategic network optimization, including the number, location, and size of

warehouses, distribution centers and facilities.

Strategic partnership with suppliers, distributors, and customers, creating

communication channels for critical information and operational improvements such as cross

docking, direct shipping, and third-party logistics.

Product design coordination, so that new and existing products can be optimally

integrated into the supply chain, load management

Information Technology infrastructure, to support supply chain operations.

Where to make and what to make or buy decisions

Align overall organizational strategy with supply strategy

TACTICAL ACTIVITIES:

Sourcing contracts and other purchasing decisions.

Production decisions, including contracting, locations, scheduling, and planning

process definition.

Inventory decisions, including quantity, location, and quality of inventory.

Transportation strategy, including frequency, routes, and contracting.

Benchmarking of all operations against competitors and implementation of best

practices throughout the enterprise.

Milestone payments

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OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES :

Daily production and distribution planning, including all nodes in the supply chain.

Production scheduling for each manufacturing facility in the supply chain (minute by

minute)

Demand planning and forecasting, coordinating the demand forecast of all customers

and sharing the forecast with all suppliers.

Sourcing planning, including current inventory and forecast demand, in collaboration

with all suppliers.

Inbound operations, including transportation from suppliers and receiving inventory.

Production operations, including the consumption of materials and flow of finished

goods.

Outbound operations, including all fulfillment activities and transportation to

customers.

Order promising, accounting for all constraints in the supply chain, including all

suppliers, manufacturing facilities. distribution centers, and other customers.

Performance tracking of all activities.

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Information and Technology:

Application in SCM

In the development and maintenance of Supply chain's information systems both softwareand hardware must be addressed. Hardware includes computer's input/output devices and

storage media. Software includes the entire system and application programme used for

processing transactions management control, decision-making and strategic planning.

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE:

It is the term used to describe the wide range of tools and techniques utilized to conductbusiness in a paperless environment. Electronic commerce therefore includes electronic datainterchange, e-mail, electronic fund transfers, electronic publishing, image processing,electronic bulletin boards, shared databases and magnetic/optical data capture. Companiesare able to automate the process of moving documents electronically between suppliers and

customers.

ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE:

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) refers to computer-to-computer exchange of business

documents in a standard format. EDI describe both the capability and practice of

communicating information between two organizations electronically instead of traditional

form of mail, courier, & fax. The benefits of EDI are:

1. Quick process to information.2. Better customer service.

3. Reduced paper work.

4. Increased productivity.

5. Improved tracing and expediting.

6. Cost efficiency.

7. Competitive advantage.

8. Improved billing.

Though the use of EDI supply chain partners can overcome the distortions and exaggeration

in supply and demand information by improving technologies to facilitate real time sharing of

actual demand and supply information.

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ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) TOOLS:

Many companies now view ERP system (eg. Baan, SAP, People soft, etc.) as the core of their

IT infrastructure. ERP system have become enterprise wide transaction processing tools

which capture the data and reduce the manual activities and task associated with processing

financial, inventory and customer order information. ERP system achieve a high level of

integration by utilizing a single data model, developing a common understanding of what the

shared data represents and establishing a set of rules for accessing data.

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Bar-codingMany companies are using the bar-coding system to effectively track their inventories and

assets while some of them have an efficient checkout system. A barcode system in place can

make things easier for you as a business owner. This is why its always recommended that

you invest in a system to make your operations more effective and efficient. If you have

warehouses or offices in different parts of the globe, you dont have to wait for someone to

manually enter the information about your inventory. You can also track your assets more

efficiently. Youll know if something is missing or if you need to buy something. With the

software, you can label everything from your products to your inventories.

Barcode systems ushered in a modern way of doing inventory and asset management.Theyre not just for checkout counters at supermarkets. If youre looking for efficiency andeffectiveness in the operations of your business, you can use it. A system generally consists

of two things hardware and software. In order for it to be effective, you have to make surethat the components will complement well with one another.

HARDWARE

Hardware will generally consist of three things. The first one is your computer. This is whereyoure going to operate the software needed for the whole operation. If you have a bigoperation, a network of computers is better. That way, you can track your inventory at yourwarehouse at a different location. The next thing that youll need is the barcode scanner.Without it, your barcodes will just be labels that you cannot read. The scanner captures thedata and feeds it to the computer. The third hardware that you need is a printer. Youregoing to need it in order to print barcodes and labels.

SOFTWARE

Barcode systems wont work efficiently without software. Good software will let you designyour labels and barcodes. There are also programs for asset and inventory management.Software is very important because it provides your hardware the things that they need inorder to function properly.

HOW DOES A BARCODE WORK?

Barcodes are just a different way of labeling products. Rather than use a pricing sticker,

most businesses now use barcodes on their items. This allows for quicker checkouts as

usually all the cashier has to do is run an items UPC label over a scanner. Sometimes,

because the label is torn, faded, or wrinkled, the label cannot be read and the cashier has to

manually type the UPC number into the register. Once it is run across the scanner, the

scanner picks up the barcode. This is done by it reading the bars and spaces between the

bars. The numbers at the bottom of a UPC label are for humans only. As the scanner picks

up the bars, it then transfers the information to a computer (or register). The computer

then finds the record associated with that barcode. The computer records may contain such

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information as price, number of items available, and other pertinent information like that. It

helps keep the pricing more accurate than humans simply keying in a price would. By

scanning, the margin of error is much less. It also helps a company know exactly how much

of an item they have in stock or when they run out of an item, so it helps them keep up with

their inventory.

HOW DOES BARCODING HELP IN INVENTORYMANAGEMENT?

Supply chain management is a challenge shared by all businesses, no matter what the

industry. Keeping track of products throughout the entire distribution process is essential to

controlling costs, managing inventory and ensuring the quick and reliable delivery of goods.

Businesses with sound logistical processes ultimately benefit in the form of an improved

bottom line and more satisfied customers. Businesses who fail to manage their supply chain

effectively, however, often fail as a whole.

Barcoding is one of the most efficient ways to manage products as they move alongthe supply chain, as they can store serial numbers, lot numbers, handling information and

almost any other information you require as your product moves through the channel.

Relying on manual tracking is unreliable and results in higher error in product tracking,

especially when you consider the broad availability of affordable and dependable barcoding

solutions. Every level of the supply chain can be improved in some way with barcoding.

Barcoded labels, printers and scanners can greatly expedite the process of getting a product

to its end user by giving you a great deal of insight to the critical information you need in

real time. In the warehouse, cross docking, yard management and pick-up and delivery

operations can be made more efficient, saving you money and freeing up manpower.

Improved inventory management means your company will spend less time looking for lost

products and equipment, and will have better operational efficiencies

ADVANTAGES OF BAR- CODING

Bar coding is no longer reserved only for the checkout lane at the grocery store; more andmore organizations are using bar coding for the benefits it offers. Bar codes are simple

patterns that can be scanned by optical reading machinery to pass along various kinds ofdata. Bar coding is used by many types of businesses and has many advantages.

Data Collection: Bar coding has a distinct advantage when it comes to collecting data. Bar

code scanners can collect more data more quickly than even a highly skilled typist can. Thissaves time as well as money.

Savings: Besides eliminating the need for elaborate, expensive data collection systems, bar

coding saves money by reducing the costly errors that are common with human typists.From an inventory control standpoint, bar coding can help an organization maintain more

cost-effective levels.

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Analysis: Bar coding has the advantage of making analyzing data much quicker and easier.Optical scanners scan bar codes, continually updating an organization's database on a real-time basis. Rather than having to wait for time-consuming counting or reconciliation efforts,a business can pull up current information on their inventory, parts and many other items byusing a bar coding system.

Training: Bar coding systems require little employee training. Using a bar code scanner isvery simple, allowing managers and business owners to save a lot of time and money that

would normally go toward training their staff. The majority of an organization's personnelcan begin using a bar coding system immediately.

Flexibility: Bar coding can be used in a variety of applications. Although inventory control is

one of the most popular applications, it is frequently used in parts identification and

warehouse organization applications as well.

Besides sales and inventory tracking, barcodes are very useful in logistics.

When a manufacturer packs a box for shipment, a Unique Identifying Number (UID)

can be assigned to the box.

A database can link the UID to relevant information about the box; such as order

number, items packed, qty packed, destination, etc.

The information can be transmitted through a communication system such as

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) so the retailer has the information about a shipment

before it arrives.

Shipments that are sent to a Distribution Center (DC) are tracked before forwarding.

When the shipment reaches its final destination, the UID gets scanned, so the store knows

the shipment's source, contents, and cost.

Barcode scanners are relatively low cost and extremely accurate compared to key-entry,

with only about 1 substitution error in 15,000 to 36 trillion characters entered. The exacterror rate depends on the type of barcode.

DISADVANTAGES OF BAR- CODING

Barcodes are graphic images featuring a series of lines or bars, of varying thickness,positioned parallel to each other in such a way that a scanner passed along the image willtranslate their thickness and spacing with relation to each other as a series of numbers orcode . This code is then interpreted by customized software to produce pricing and stocking

information in an effort to assist in the automation of the retail sales and stocking processes.It is a very efficient and effective system, but, like any other method of tracking inventory, itis not foolproof.

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Pricing Discrepancies and Scanning Problems: When discounts apply to bar-coded

merchandise, store employees may forget to code in the discount price. This, in turn, can

lead to confusion and delays at the checkout counter, inconveniencing the customer, the

checkout clerk, and other customers waiting in line. If a barcode can't be scanned, for any

reason, the clerk must then read the corresponding numeric code and enter it manually.

Because clerks have become used to scanning barcodes quickly and automatically, without

any additional effort on their part, their lack of practice in manual code entries may

potentially cause them to be slow and/or inaccurate in entering the information, furtherdelaying the checkout process.

Label Damage: Barcodes that are printed on a torn section of packaging, or that have been

smeared, smudged or otherwise damaged, will present additional scanning problems. If the

corresponding numeric code is also illegible due to damage, the checkout process can be

significantly delayed while another package of the same merchandise is located and brought

to the checkout counter for scanning.

Financial and Equipment Costs: For businesses that are not already equipped for barcode

checkout, the cost of the equipment necessary to implement the new system can be

prohibitive. Other delays can occur in training employees to adapt to new equipment, and

expensive printers must be purchased to print coded labels for any merchandise that doesn't

come prepackaged with a barcode already on it. Dot matrix and ink jet printers, for example,

are generally incapable of printing finely-detailed barcodes.

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Conclusion

World is shrinking day by day with advancement of technology. Customers' expectations are

also increasing and companies are prone to more and more uncertain environment. Thestrategic and technological innovations in supply chain will impact on how organizations buy

and sell in the future. However clear vision, strong planning and technical insight into the

Internet's capabilities would be necessary to ensure that companies maximize the Internet's

potential for better supply chain management and ultimately improved competitiveness.

Internet technology, World Wide Web, electronic commerce etc. will change the way a

company is required to do business. These companies must realize that they must harness

the power of technology to collaborate with their business partners. That means using a new

breed of SCM application, the Internet and other networking links to observe past

performance and historical trends to determine how much product should be made as well as

the best and cost effective method for warehousing it or shipping it to retailer.

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Food

Corporation of

India

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IntroductionFood Corporation of India was setup on 14th January 1965 having its first District Office

at Thanjavur in Tamilnadu and headquarters at CHENNAI under Food Corporations Act 1964

to implement the following objectives of the National Food Policy

Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers

Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public Distribution System

Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure

National Food Security

It is the Largest Corporation in India and probably the largest supply chain management in

Asia. It operates through 5 zonal offices and 24 regional offices. Each year, the Food

Corporation of India purchases roughly 15-20 per cent of India's wheat output and 12-15 per

cent of its rice output. The purchases are made from the farmers at the rates declared by

the Govt. of India. This rate is called as MSP (Minimum support Price). There is no limit for

procurement in terms of volume; any quantity can be procured by FCI provided the stock

satisfies FAQ (Fair Average Quality) specifications with respect to FCI.

The stocks are transported throughout India and issued to the State Government nominees

at the rates declared by the Govt of India for further distribution under the Public

Distribution System (PDS) for the consumption of the ration card holders. The difference

between the purchase price and sale price, along with internal costs, are reimbursed by the

Union Government in the form of Food Subsidy. FCI by itself is not a Decision making

authority, it does not decide anything about the MSP(Minimum support Price), Imports or

Exports. It just implements the decisions made by the Ministry of Food and Ministry ofAgriculture.

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Procurement of FCI

FCI undertakes the procurement of food grains on behalf of the Government of India &state Government in the states where it has been entrusted with this either as a sole agency

or jointly with other public procurement agencies. The FCI purchases food grains from

producers during both the seasons.FCI procures wheat, Paddy and rice for which the

minimum support price (MSP) is announced by the Govt. of India well before

commencement of Rabi and Kharif marketing seasons along with specifications. Only fair

average quality (FAQ) food grains of laid down specifications by Govt. of India are

purchased. The purchase centres during procurement are operated to facilitate the purpose

of food grains from farmers in such a manner that farmers need not to cover more than 10

K.Ms. Purchase centres are allotted by state govt. among the procuring agencies i.e. FCI and

state govt. Agencies. The allocation of purchase centres is decided by concerned state govt.

along with the share of procurement of procurement of wheat and paddy. If the farmers able

to get a higher price, they are free to sell their produce to the traders/food grains dealers.

The main procuring states are Punjab and Haryana, & the levy percentage is 7.5%. FCI is

also functioning in Rajasthan and activities of procurement, storage, preservation of stocks

and distribution have been undertaken successfully. In Rajasthan the levy percentage is

50%. The main crop is wheat, Paddy and cereals i.e. Bajra, Maize and Jowar which are not

procured by FCI.

Distribution Chain of FCI

The Government, via the Food Corporation of India (FCI), procures and stocks food grains

which are released every month for distribution through the PDS (Public Distribution System)

network across the country. The procedure for distribution of food grains by the Food

Corporation of India (FCI) and the State Governments or their nominated / designated

agencies shall be publicized widely for knowledge of the general public. The FCI shall ensure

physical delivery of food grains of fair average quality to the State Governments for

distribution under the TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (TPDS) as per the

allocations made by the Central Government within one week of the receipt of payments

from the State Governments.

On getting the allocation of food grains from the Central Government, the State Government

shall issue district-wise allocation orders authorizing their agencies/corporations to draw food

grains from the FCI and ensure delivery of the same to the Fair Price Shops. The distribution

system would be made transparent. At each delivery point, samples of food grains meant

for distribution under TPDS along with the quantity in stock shall be made available for

scrutiny by any stakeholder (local citizens and their representatives).

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Problems faced by FCI

Food Corporation of India (FCI) may face a problem of plenty with the countrys

largest food grain agency grappling to hold the mounting stocks. Officials of the agency

might be scouting schools and rented warehouses to store wheat due to limited

warehousing capacity or storage space. It is faced with a storage problem.

Over the last month, the state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) has twice stopped

payments to state governments, various grain-purchasing agencies and rice millers who

buy wheat and rice, the main food crops, from millions of farmers. Food Corporation of

India (FCI) does not face a payments crisis, and that all the budgeted money has been

released. State-run agency seeking an urgent infusion of Rs 38,000 crore to pay for grain

purchases. The problem, however, is not with subsidies budgeted for FCI. First, it is with

arrears that have been mounting over the last six years and stand today at more than Rs

11,000 crore. Food subsidy defaults to FCI have grown 800% over the last six years All

this has left FCI with a serious cash flow problem. As we reported, FCI has twice over thepast month had to stop payments to state agencies and rice millers.

If this financial crisis continues, FCI and state agencies funded by it will not be able to

procure grain. This is a serious situation, and it is being brought to the notice of the finance

minister.With no income of its own except government subsidies and since it is not allowed

to legally refuse to buy produce from the farmer. FCI is ensuring salaries to employees and

workers who heft sacks of grain, freight charges and interest payments to a consortium of

59 banks are kept going so procurement does not immediately stop.

Future Improvements in FCI There is considerable scope to improve FCIs performance, to lower its costs of operation

and, most importantly, to raise the quality of the grain it supplies. Nonetheless, as per the

FCI costs and market prices and views expressed by the States, FCI has performed

reasonably well in maintaining the Central pool, in long-distance movement, and in direct

interventions when producer prices have fallen below MSP or there have been particular

regional shortages. Also FCI should develop these areas of core competence, concentrating

on rice and wheat.

While the FCI must remain the main agency for procurement and distribution, State

government agencies, co-operatives and private trade may also handle these operations in

the future. However, the FCI must play a developmental role by starting procurement

centres where they do not exist, and become a 'buyer of last resort' in case of decentralised

procurement.

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Practical analysis

To get a practical knowledge about the process of supply chain management followed in

Food Corporation of India, we visited the district food corporation depot located at Borivali

East. There we met Mr. Anil Chavan, the union leader of the depot and Mr. V.G. Khobragade,

the quality control manager of the depot. We are very thankful to both of them for providing

us with such valuable information required for our project.

After a two and a half hour long conversation with both the officials, the following is

the knowledge that we gained from them.

Food corporation of India is an public sector undertaking. The Borivali depot was established

in 1969 and had only 5 go-downs in the beginning. There are three main steps followed in

the FCI to keep the flow of food grains going all over the country. They are

Procurement

Warehousing and

Distribution.

The basic motto of FCI is to serve the farmers. They intervene and help prevent exploitation

of farmers who sell their food grains to a private marketer at cheaper rates other than the

rates fixed by the government. FCI not only deals in rice and wheat, but it also maintains

stocks of jowar, bajra, maize, pulses etc.

The objective of the FCI is to transfer the food grains from the place of excess to the place

where there is scarcity/deficit.

PROCUREMENT:

Whenever there is excess supply from the farmers, FCI intervenes and purchases the grains

from the farmers at the rate fixed by the state government. The rate at which FCI currently

purchases the food grains from farmers is Rs. 6.50 for per kg of rice and Rs. 8.50 for per kg

wheat. These rates are decided by the state government at the time of Kharif and Rabi

season. There also provision of subsidies for farmers as well as for the FCI.

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FCI approaches the farmers by going to their fields and purchases their grains. Or at times

farmers themselves walk to the FCI depots to sell their grains. After the farmers approach

the FCI with their grains, FCI checks the grains by conducting various tests like the quality

control test, moisture content check, etc. If the grains are approved by the quality control

manager, then the grains are purchased and the full payment is done to the farmers at the

time of purchase itself. Quality check is done in every stage and at every level in FCI. No

marketer tries to go beyond the rates the fixed by the state government. Hence farmers

prefer selling the grains to the FCI in order to avoid exploitation.

WAREHOUSING:

After the grains are collected by the state government, the next step is to pack the grains

and sent them to respective warehouses. The food grains are packed in gunny bags and

transported to various warehouses in different states as per the requirement through

wagons. The FCI has its warehouses in north, south, east and west and even at the north

east frontier. Its main headquarter is at Delhi. In the FCI depot at Borivali where we visited,

there are rail tracks just next to the warehouse. Wagons carrying food grains halt there and

are emptied manually. Each gunny bag weighs only 50 kgs. As per the Indian labour

organisation, it is mandatory that no human being should lift the weight which is more than

his body weight. And hence, these gunny bags weigh only 50 kgs. The total capacity of the

depot warehouse is 135,000 tons out if which they currently have a stock of 117,000 tons ofwheat. The depot has in all 52 go-downs. The total depot area is around 118 acres. At a time

7 wagons can halt in front of the warehouse. Mr. Anil Chavan, also added that last year the

national requirement for food grains was around 6900,000 tons of grains and the production

went up to 8900,000 tons of food grains. In such cases when they have excess stocks, they

either hire private warehouses on rental basis or purchase those warehouses. This decision is

taken by the FCI head i.e. chairman cum managing director of the FCI. Also the FCI

maintains 30% reserves of grains known as the buffer stocks to meet the excess

requirement during any natural calamity or emergencies. FCI has computerised depot

administration to maintain the accounts. It maintains its records through integrated rapid

reporting system (IRRS). This information is directly monitored by the headquarters at Delhi.

With the help of this information, the state government frames policies and movement plan

is also framed i.e. allocation of grains to various states is done.

DISTRIBUTION:

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The distribution is planned by the state government with the help of records supplied from

various depots. FCI supplies food grains to defence forces and even to the north east

frontier. In the west zone, the distribution is done to Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat,

Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The depot at Borivali covers the area from Colaba to

Palghar. The basic distribution takes place in the following form:

The director o civil supply of the state government agency picks the grains from FCI go-

downs, gives it to rationing shops and wholesalers, and then the grains reach theconsumers. District collectors are appointed to look after the proper distribution of allocated

grains. The stock is audited by the state bank of Indias auditor to check for quality of food

grains distributed. FCI also appoints squads or agents to keep a check on the rationing

prices. FCI follows FIFO i.e. the first in first out trend. The grains which enter the go-down

first are distributed first.

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Conclusion

From the information that we gained from FCI, we can come to the conclusion that FCI has a

great maintenance and warehousing facilities, proper recod maintenance is also done, and

ever move is well planned. But as every coin has two sided, FCI instead of having such good

process, it also has few drawbacks. They are:

Lack of control over the stock of grains once they leace the depot. The FCI has

no control over the grains after that. They cannot trace whether the grains reach the

destination in the same form as they are loaded from the depot. They have no checks

to see whether any manipulation takes place after the goods have left the depot.

Secondly, lack of ability to supply good quality grains to the consumer. As they

do not have any control, the grains are mixed with bad quality grains thus exploitingthe consumers.

The FCI has been demanding the state government that they should be given the direct

distribution rights in order to stop the exploitation by the middlemen but this plea has

always been fallen on deaf ears.

Hence, we would conclude by saying that the system is never wrong, the people

running the system are wrong.

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