Case study on

Project Logistics

By Drive India Enterprise Solutions Limited (A Tata Enterprise)

CHALLENGES IN THE PROJECT

THE CLIENT

The company is a pioneer in Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for Renewable and Conven-

tional Power Facilities in India and has been providing services to the power industry for six decades. It is rec-

ognized as a leader in design and installation in Power and Alternative Energy. The company has been in busi-

ness for over 25 years offering EPC services to the heavy industrial sector.

To set up a solar power plant at Nokh, Rajasthan the client chose DIESL as their logistics service provider.

DIESL’s scope of work for the Nokh site was as under:

Customs clearance for all imported containers at Mundra (Kandla) port Primary transportation from Mundra port to Nokh site Return of empty containers from site to Mundra CFS To provide 14MT normal hydra for material handling, forklift for solar mirrors unloading & RT 40 Crain for

heavy material shifting and handling purpose Providing and managing labour for unloading mirrors

DIESL’S INNOVATIVE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS & TIMELY ACTION HELPED THE CLIENT TO SAVE APPROXIMATELY Rs. 1.8 CRORES

Challenges in unloading the solar module pallets from the first 200 containers were: Size of the solar module pallet was 5.5 Feet (L)*

3.5 Feet (W) * 5.7 Feet (H), for which forklift with extended forks were required. This spe-cialized forklift with 5.5 feet extended forks was not available in India due to which, the consign-ment was on hold at the site for 3 days.

Approximately 80% of solar mirror plates were

found crushed inside the wooden box when they were opened for unloading purpose. The-se mirrors were packed in a wooden frame by the client’s supplier based at U.S.A.

Supplier was not aware of Indian road conditions,

and packed the cargo according to US road infra-structure which resulted in damage to cargo while moving it from port to site.

To unload the solar module pallets at the site, within 48 hours DIESL innovated by making a 5.5 feet fork with 100 MM iron sheet which was attached as an extension on the forks on the normal telescopic forklift. This helped the team in unloading the material without any damage.

DIESL informed the client about the condition

of the first 200 consignments and suggested

the customer to allow the repacking of the next slot of solar mirror pallets at the port. After re-ceiving the client’s approval, DIESL checked all the imported containers at the port to identify the damaged consignment and arranged man-power, forklift, packing vendor for the repack-ing activity.

DIESL’S SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION

With the solution of iron plate extension on the forks, DIESL optimized the forklift cost for the customer. The imported forklift rental cost for the client was very high at approximately Rs. 20 lakhs per year.

With the customized forklift solution DIESL was

able to roll out the site installation work within 3 working days. Due to this, the customer was able to save on the detention charges for the containers as well as the trailers.

With the solution of repacking the solar pallets,

DIESL again protected the client from a loss of Rs. 1.6 crores (4000 mirrors were repacked at the port, and the cost of each mirror was Rs. 4000).

With timely action and innovative solutions,

DIESL helped the client to save losses worth ap-proximately Rs. 1.8 crores on the project.

GLIMPSE OF THE UNLOADING ACTIVITY AT THE SITE AREA

FINAL OUTCOME

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ABOUT DIESL

DIESL provides a full range of logistics ser-

vices including Warehousing, Distribution,

International Logistics, Kitting & Packag-

ing, Telecom Trading and Value Added

Services like cash management and e-

trade .

With its extensive network of more than

200 warehouses spread across 29 states

in India (including NESA & J&K), and distri-

bution reach in more than 7000 towns,

DIESL gives you a distinct advantage as

your logistics partner.

DIESL is a TATA Group company; a group

recognized as one of the most respected

in the world.

Contact Us

Corporate Office: Mumbai

Contact.us@driveindia.co.in I +91 9867273141

Branch Offices: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimba-

tore, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mum-

bai and Pune