Saturday, April 29, 2006
Dabbawalas…could they be the next FedEx?
After reading the article on “Mumbai’s amazing Dabbawalas”, I have noticed that their logistics system is very similar to FedEx which deals with the four main hubs and each hub has a sub-hub etc. This made me think of how could The Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association expand and grow in the Logistics sector. After analyzing the article, we have concluded that the company cannot expand any more since it has limited Human resources which are descendents of soldiers of the legendary Maharashtrian warrior-king Shivaji. These people are the only ones physically capable of doing the job perfectly; this is due to their massive strength and collaboration with each other and considering the group system. If other services are provided by the company such as postal service, then other means of transportation is required such as motorcycles and cars which do not need the people from the certain tribes. This will expand their human resources in other subsidiaries and allow the soldier descendents to only delivery Tiffin boxes. However, their logistic system must be applied to all employees. One thing is the group system, where groups work competitively, and another thing is contributing to the company; each employee must contribute to the company (financially of course), these are just examples to maintain their strong logistic structure. This growth will allow the company to grow in geographical matters and have a significant market scope. I guess this is the story of the fast deliverable Dabbawala.
# posted by Fahad Al-Nafisi @ 2:00 PM 
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Hey, I m from Mumbai presently in Kuwait, not a dabbawala though. yes the way they work is Fantastic. But I had never tried to look at their strategy. nice Post
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