Cost Saving Digital Intervention for a Cement Distribution Company
The Scenario Our client is a B-2-B Cement Distributor, who collects cements directly from manufacturer’s factories & delivers to construction sites using specialised trucks. The trucks have to pass through a temporary warehouse of the distributor at the outskirts of the city, for documentary processes, after which they directly reach customer sites for unloading. Once unloaded, the trucks have to make return trips to maximise the number of deliveries in a given period. Any delay in loading, transit, documentation & unloading will cost the company cutting into the margins.
Challenge : The Documentation Process Every truck loaded with cement from the manufacturer carries the manufacturer’s invoice with details of cement type, grade & quantity along with pre-fixed price and taxes. The invoice document thus received by the personnel at the distributor warehouse is emailed to the central office. The sales team decides which particular grade cement has to be unloaded to which customer, based on the sales orders. The accounts team then