THE ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF INDIA

27th May, 2016 – India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Technology Option for Upgradation

Warehousing in IndiaNATIONAL SUMMIT ON

Shri Ram Vilas PaswanHon’ble Minister for Consumer Affairs

Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

CHIEF GUEST

Department of Food & Public DistributionMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public DistributionGovernment of India

Technology Option for UpgradationWarehousing in IndiaNATIONAL SUMMIT ON

27th May, 2016 – India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

INTRODUCTION

arehousing plays a very vital role in promoting agriculture marketing, rural banking and Wfinancing and ensuring Food Security in the country. It enables the markets to ease the

pressure during harvest season and to maintain uninterrupted supply of agricultural commodities

during off season. Hence, it solves the problems of glut and scarcity, which are the usual problems in

agricultural marketing. Indian transportation and logistics market witnesses new heights; there has

been increasing buzz around technology adoption, network optimization, multimodal transportation

and improving warehousing. The latter in particular has been evolving rapidly from traditional

'godowns' to modern facilities. Indian logistics market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.17% by

2020 driven by the growth in the manufacturing, retail, FMCG and e-commerce sectors.

Current Status of Warehousing Capacity in India

1 Food Corporation of India (FCI) 32.05

2 Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) 10.07

3 State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) 21.29

4 State Civil Supplies 11.3

5 Cooperative Sector 15.07

6 Private Sector 18.97

Total 108.75

Storage Capacity in Million MTsName of the Organization /SectorS.No.

About 80% handling and warehousing facilities are not mechanized and traditional manual methods for loading, unloading and handling of food grains and other commodities are used. However, the warehouses which are mechanized have just forklifts or hydraulic hand pallet trucks. These numbers clearly indicate that there is an acute shortage of organized and good quality warehousing and storage infrastructure in the country, for both, agricultural and non agricultural commodities. A principal requirement for controlling the warehouse is harnessing the power of technology to maximize a facility's potential. The role of warehouses has increased due to wider product range, emphasis on shorter lead times and constant changes in customer demand. The increased demands forces companies to improve their warehousing operations for better service level and decreased costs. The emerging new technologies are creating strategic opportunities for the organizations to build competitive advantages in various functional areas of management including logistics and supply chain management. However the degree of success depends on the selection of the right technology for the application, availability of proper organizational infrastructure, culture and management policies. In logistics, information, communication and automation technologies has substantially increased speed of identification, data gathering, processing, analysis and transmission, with high level of accuracy and reliability. In logistics many new technologies are used in developed country while in India adoption process is very slow. However due to liberalization of the Indian economy the competitive pressure is building up and the only option to face the competition in to go in for technology enabled operations.

Despite its strategic importance in the Indian economy, the Indian warehousing sector confronts several challenges for the successful implementation of technology. The challenges and concerns need to be addressed with collaborative efforts among all stakeholders, including the government and its agencies, policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors; logistics services providers, manufacturers, farmers and sellers. Therefore, with a view to discuss the challenges and opportunities for implementation in Indian Warehousing sector ASSOCHAM in collaboration with Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Propose to organize a National summit on Warehousing in India, Technology option for upgradation.

KEY ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION• Government policy for Warehousing • Public-Private Partnership in Warehousing

development • Financing of warehousing• Modernization of Warehousing in India • Scale and quality of warehousing infrastructure• Constraints and Impediments in setting up of • Integration with complete supply chain

Warehouses • Strategies to leverage modern technology in • Key trends and future plans for Indian warehouses

warehousing sector • Availability and access to funding for • Capacity building and Operational efficiency warehouse• Investment opportunities in the warehousing • Need to improve research, development and

sector innovation investment.• Skilled manpower and effective management

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE• PSU's and SPVs • International experts

• State warehousing corporations • Investment & Funding Agencies

• Private Warehouses, Public Warehouses, • Infrastructure Financial Bonded institutions/Banks/Equity analysts

• Warehouses, Government warehouses, Co- • Insurance companiesoperative • Maintenance & Operation managers

• Container freight stations (CFS)/inland • Consultancy organizationscontainer depots (ICDs) • Construction Companies

• Equipment providers &Logistics firms • Freight Forwarders & Custom Agents• Free trade warehousing zones (FTWZ), • Supply chain & Logistics Companies

Logistics Parks • Transport Companies• Infrastructure Development Companies • Material Handling equipment• Ports & shipping Industry • IT and ITES service providers• Engineers and Technocrats

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Category Amount Logo inthe MainBackdrop

SpeakerOpportunity in

InauguralSession

CorporateLiterature inDelegate Kit

SpeakerOpportunity in

TechnicalSession

Acknowle-dgement inThank You

Panel

Standeesat the

Conference Venue

DelegatePass

PlatinumPartner

DiamondPartner

GoldPartner

TechnologyPartner

SilverPartner

Delegate KitPartner*

Lunch Partner*

LanyardPartner*

LogoSupport

8,00,000

6,00,000

5,00,000

4,00,000

3,00,000

2,00,000

2,00,000

1,50,000

1,00,000

105

84

63

63

52

51

51

41

41

*Exclusive Category

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIESThe Summit provides an opportunity for participating companies to exhibit their latest research developments and products in the market. It would also provide a forum to explore mutually beneficial business opportunities and build partnerships and alliances.

STALL TARIFF** Stall size 3 x 3 mtr. INR 50,000/- Stall size 3 x 2 mtr. INR 30,000/-

Following benefits would be available to exhibitors: (a) Completely built up stall with company fascia (b) Two Chairs, one table, spotlights, waste paper basket, electric points, etc. (c) 2 delegates passes free.

ADVERTISMENT IN THE SOUVENIR The souvenir will circulated to all participants, relevant Industries and other Central & State Government. agencies and ministries, all embassies in India and Indian embassies in abroad apart from sale/display in major food processing and agriculture related exhibitions and seminars organized by ASSOCHAM in India and around the world.

ADVERTISMENT TARIFF**

PAGE PARTICULAR AMOUNT(INR)

BACK COVER 40,000

FRONT INSIDE COVER 30,000

BACK INSIDE COVER 30,000

FULL PAGE 20,000

DelegateFees

` 1500each

For further details, please Contact

Ravi Ranjan SinghT: M: 8802438017E: raviranjan.singh@assocham.com

011-46550569 (D)

Vipul B GajingwarM: 9810825894

E: vipul.bg@assocham.com

THE ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF INDIA

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