Friday, October 14, 2016

Morning Vendors

Need an odd-jobs boy to ensure your
  1. newspaper, 
  2. milk, 
  3. water cans, 
  4. ironed clothes, 
  5. puja flowers, 
  6. groceries, 
  7. others 
at your doorstep by 6 AM everyday? A crop of mobile apps like
  1. Daily Ninja
  2. Morning Cart and 
  3. Raincan 
are now stepping up to run your errands.Currently, in India daily services like delivery of milk, newspapers and ironing clothes are handled by a plethora of small vendors in each neighbourhood. Providing a connecting link between petty shops, vendors and push-cart services, mobile apps are now enabling convenience at your fingertips.
  1. If one were out on vacation and wanted to stop delivery of milk or newspapers or 
  2. had guests and wanted 3 more packets of milk that day, 
app notifications keep the vendors clued in. Using the app would also mean you always have change or in this case your credit/debit card for micro payments," said Anuj Bishnoi, co-founder, Morning Cart, which ties up with building societies in Bangalore for catering to residents.
Beating
  1. traffic and 
  2. competition, 
these startups operate only between 5 AM- 7 AM and cater primarily to office-goers. "We noticed that the biggest deficit with other online grocery delivery operators is that
  1. they don't start working till 9 AM-10 AM, 
  2. by which time everyone has already left for work. 
So we wanted to boost the existing network of early morning vendors with technology. And we don't have any traffic to contend with, so we are never late," said Sagar Yarnalkar, co-founder, Daily Ninja.
Daily Ninja, currently handles more than 10,000 orders a day across Bangalore; with more than 120 vendors on its platform. Morning Cart also operates in Bangalore, while Raincan, started by IIT alumni Munendra Singh and Abhijeet Kumar, operates out of Delhi.

These startups have a hyper-local concept and have their own mini-warehouses from which vendors can pick up additional supplies. "For distributors, they get an additional revenue stream when they stie-up with us. Say your milkman around the corner was only supplying milk. Today, if he ties up with us he can also deliver vegetables, personal care products - as he can see your needs realtime with the app," said Bishnoi.

With lack of change the biggest hassle with collecting your morning pack of milk, these startups offer payment options on a subscription basis. "We have a closed wallet system - we offer for customers and vendors. We also have cash on delivery as an option, but more than 90% of our customers prefer using our wallet and paying by cards," said Yarnalkar.

"Earlier collection was a hassle for both customers and vendors. Not having the right change or not being able to meet the customer. It used to take minimum 2-3 trips to the same apartment for milk vendors to get payments from all tenants. Complaints of being over-charged or under-paid can longer happen - as everything gets tracked - every delivery, every payment," said Bishnoi.

Another standout option with these startups is that there is no minimum order size. "We are not replacing any of the existing infrastructure with our own delivery boys. We are using technology to boost the local ecosystem already in place. So our logistics cost is
  1. as low as Rs 3 per order versus 
  2. the Rs 50-60 that other delivery/logistics services charge," said Yarnalkar. 
"We are the most sustainable and efficient players in the market as we are not operating on the ground. Its existing players who are rewarding us and customers because they are on our mobile platform."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Startups-now-tie-up-with-newspaper-delivery-boys-milkmen-to-ensure-better-service/articleshow/54862197.cms

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1 to 10 PL

Logistics outsourcing involves a relationship between a company and an LSP (logistic service provider), which, compared with basic logistics services, has more customized offerings, encompasses a broad number of service activities, is characterized by a long-term orientation, and thus has a strategic nature.
Outsourcing does not have to be complete externalization to a LSP, but can also be partial:

Third-party logistics

Third-party logistics (3PL) involves using external organizations to execute logistics activities that have traditionally been performed within an organization itself. According to this definition, third-party logistics includes any form of outsourcing of logistics activities previously performed in house. For example, if a company with its own warehousing facilities decides to employ external transportation, this would be an example of third-party logistics. Logistics is an emerging business area in many countries.

Fourth-party logistics

The concept of a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider was first defined by Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) as an integrator that assembles the resources, capabilities, and technology of its own organization and other organizations to design, build, and run comprehensive supply chain solutions. Whereas a third-party logistics (3PL) service provider targets a single function, a 4PL targets management of the entire process. Some have described a 4PL as a general contractor that manages other 3PLs, truckers, forwarders, custom house agents, and others, essentially taking responsibility of a complete process for the customer.


5pl
A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or 'third party' logistics services to companies for part or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. Fourth party logistics is an integrator that assembles the resources, capabilities, and technology of its own organisation and other organisations to design, build and run comprehensive supply chain solutions. Since the advent of the 4PL service, the international logistics industry has been researching on the development of the fifth-party logistics service i.e. the realisation of full-scale operation of e-procurement. A key function of the 5PL is to aggregate the demands of the 3PL into a bulky volume for negotiating more favourable rates with airlines and shipping companies regardless of which generation of logistics solution belongs to all.

http://www.5pl-uk.com/
http://www.amosoft.com/news/2013/07/3pl--4pl--5pl--6pl-definitions.asp

Evolution
http://avsathe.com/pdf/PPT%20-%20%204%20PL%205PL.pdf

10 PL 


  • 1PL – Shipper
  • 2PL – Traditional Transportation Provider
  • 3PL – Integrated Logistics Service Provider
  • 4PL – High Level Logistics/IT Consulting
  • 5PL – Consulting for the High Level Logistics/IT Consultants
  • 6PL – Artificial Intelligence Driven Supply Chain Management
  • 7PL – Autonomous Competitor Created to Test Alternative Supply Chain Strategies
  • 8PL – Super Committee Created to Analyze Competitor’s Results
  • 9PL – Crowd Sourced Managed Logistics Strategy
  • 10PL – Supply Chain Becomes Self Aware and Runs Itself


  • http://www.dedola.com/10pl/frequently-asked-questions-10pl/
    http://www.youtube.com/user/DGL10PL?feature=watch 

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