Supply chain management atPantaloons

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As Pantaloon Retail believes in value retailing so it is very essential that our supply chain is very strong because we only make money when we reduced our cost and supply chain is the only area for maximum cost reduction either it is purchase in bulk or it is better logistics we only win if we are able to decrease our cost and response time.

Pantaloon Retail is the first company in the organized retail sector in India to win an accredited ISO Certificate exclusively for its Supply Chain & Logistics function.

Future Supply Chains provides integrated end-to-end supply chain management, warehousing and distribution, multi-modal transportation and container freight stations.

Future Supply Chain (FSC) has built distribution centres and a supply chain network that can be benchmarked with the best-in-class networks across the world.

It has successfully implemented state-of-the-art technology solutions, like WMS, TMS and ERP systems ensuring high visibility and control.

• FSC team works closely with customers to design and implement Supply Chain Systems and Processes which lead to reducing Time- to- Market™ and Cost- to- Market™.

• The new POS hardware and retail software by Wincor Nixdorf has helped service our customers in a better way.

• It has reduced the check-out time by 65 % and customers don’t have to stand in queues for long.

• It has also made billing more accurate and secure for customers to pay for their goods.

• The company has now installed over 7,000 POS systems across all its retail formats. • This technology helps accelerate scanning of goods, processing of product

information and quicker cash payments.