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We are actively looking
at what buffer can be
taken out and what needs
to remain. There is an
effort to go back to JIT
but we still keep some
JICs. It is a mixed model.

(L-R) Lakshmi Ajay of Indian Transport & Logistics News (Moderator), Nilesh Girdhari of Skoda Mandar Vaidya
Auto Volkswagen India, Phani Krishna of DSV, Somil Shrivastava of Magna Automotive, Mandar ZF Group
Vaidya of ZF Group and Om Vijayvargiya of Schaeffler India.
to become process-efficient. What if
we can make these local transporters
process-efficient using tech and make
them available to shippers.”
And that’s what CargoFL does.

The whole point of JIT logistics is
customer satisfaction
JIT is certainly an innovative and useful
model of logistics that has proved its
worth since the 1970s when it was
first invented by Toyota. However, the
Covid-19 pandemic was a big blow for
anybody who followed JIT logistics as
they ran out of important raw materials
and components to manufacture.
Companies went to what is called
presented the idea behind his company owners or trucking companies that Just-in-Case (JIC) model to deal with
and the solutions they bring in. provide different types of trucks.” this disruption. The second panel tried
CargoFL provides its tech to both He stressed the need to optimise to find out whether the industry will
corporates and transporters helping local transporters and empower them go back to JIT or we will stay with JIC.
them achieve digitization, automation with efficient processes. Our panellists had different opinions
and optimization of their logistics. “For example, the local truck owners because it all depends upon customer
“The way we look at the logistics here in Pune, with 10 or 15 trucks, satisfaction at the end of the day.
industry is from two angles. On will not have a tech to be optimised Phani Krishna, general manager,
one side we have all businesses on their side. Enterprises go for local West, DSV, started by talking about
and manufacturers like pharma or transporter to become cost-efficient, how JIT was introduced in India
automobile, on the other, we have truck but they engage with big transporters back in the 2000s when European

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