Anupam Shrotary, Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark IFP, shares insights on FMCG challenges, switching to FEFO, AI-driven planning, and offers valuable advice for young professionals entering the dynamic supply chain industry.
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Leading large-scale supply chain transformations for global giants like P&G, PepsiCo, and Accenture, Shekhar Tiwari’s career spans over 30 years of hands-on industry evolution. In this candid interview, he shares the lessons, mindset, and practical advice young professionals need to thrive in supply chain today.
In today’s supply chains, there’s no shortage of data. Every process, every movement, every interaction, it’s all being tracked. From shipment tracking to delivery confirmation, route history to vendor updates, compliance checks to fuel logs the numbers are there. The systems are active. The dashboards are full.
In B2B logistics, last-mile delivery is the most operationally intensive and cost-sensitive phase of the supply chain. Deliveries are often made to a wide variety of destinations, the presence of multiple stakeholders, including suppliers, vendors…
B2B deliveries don’t just go to one type of customer. A single route might include modern trade outlets, kirana stores, large warehouses, and smaller stockists, each with their own processes, preferences, and constraints. Some expect deliveries at fixed times. Others may need additional services like unloading or restocking.
Quick Commerce in India didn’t start with Blinkit or Zepto; it was already being explored behind the scenes at companies like Flipkart during the early days of COVID. Gauri Sapna, part of Flipkart’s Supply Chain Design Team, was closely involved in shaping one of the company’s earliest attempts at rapid delivery.
“When we compare logistics performance between India and China, two things stand out immediately, speed and cost. And both are deeply connected to the way freight is moved across these countries.
The Union Budget 2025-26, announced in February, brings several reforms and incentives aimed at boosting the logistics sector. These initiatives aim to build a faster, greener, and more integrated supply chain network across the country.
The way goods move through a facility impacts storage capacity, order fulfillment speed, and overall operational efficiency. Understanding different warehouse layouts can help make informed decisions that improve workflow and reduce costs.
E-commerce has made automation look effortless, with robots picking products in warehouses, real-time inventory tracking, and automated order processing. Consumers receive deliveries in record time, making it seem like automation is a simple solution for supply chain efficiency.
Any organisation that handles the production and distribution of goods operates through supply chain operations. Knowing how supply chain operations function remains vital for all business owners who run from small entities to large organisations because it ensures products move effectively from suppliers to customers.