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Event Report
AutoSCM
Summit 2023
Securing

Indian automotive

supply chains

from disruption

The supply chain and
logistics heads of
Indian automotive and
component manufacturers
are still haunted by the
disruptions that started
with the Covid-19
pandemic. However, there
are better solutions now
available to tackle these
issues with technology and
digitalisation taking it up.

Libin Chacko Kurian (L-R) Roland Weil of Frankfurt Airport (Moderator), Huned Gandhi of Dachser, Ramesh
& Nehal Gautam Mamidala of Air India, Kaushik Narayan of Leaptrucks, Mandar Vaidya of ZF Group and
Shubhankar Chatterji of Cummins India.

he global energy how Cummins India is managing the putting into transforming the
transition and changing changing business environment. industry and business. “The good
emission norms are He was speaking during the 7th part is that Cummins India is into all
“Tputting automotive and edition of the Auto SCM Summit alternate energies. For example, we
component manufacturers into a very on December 5, 2023, organised by acquired the world’s fourth-largest
unique and tricky position as we have Indian Transport & Logistics News. manufacturer of fuel cells and
to fund the existing product line to Presented by Frankfurt Airport, electrolytes,” he said.
meet the tighter and greener norms AutoSCM Summit 2023 also had Talking about the importance
and at the same time invest in the Dachser as Supporting Partner and of visibility in the supply chains,
future energy.” Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Mandar Vaidya, Director of Materials
This is how Shubhankar Chatterji, (Hactl) as Sustainability Partner. Management, Region India, ZF Group,
chief supply chain officer of Cummins Chatterji also spoke about the said, “For at least the incoming
India responded to the questions on investments and efforts they are supply chain we want to know where

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