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Supply Chain Management in L&T (ECC Division)
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Supply Chain Management Strategy in ECC
ECC structured itself into seven regions in order to handle the complexity in terms of stage of completion, size of project, and the geo-political situation. Each region catered to the demand of specialized construction services in that region and had its own materials department. The materials department of ECC got itself ISO-9002 certified, indicating the level of importance it gave to the management of its suppliers. ECC adopted a sound and efficient Supply Chain Management Strategy in order to keep the supply chain costs to the minimum. Its quality policies emphasized minimum landed costs, transparent practices, and optimum inventory levels.... |
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The Challenges
One constant challenge that ECC faced was in integrating and collaborating its supply chain participants. The root cause of this challenge was the construction industry itself. The project sites being spread out at various locations and the large supplier base made it difficult for ECC to minimize its supply chain cost.......
Supply Chain Management Solution
In order to handle the complex challenge of implementing an effective supply chain management (SCM) system in the company, L&T ECC opted to implement a web-based SCM solution built on Microsoft technologies - SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000 Server in early 2000. The system worked on an on-line-order-off-line-delivery strategy.....
Exhibit
Exhibit I: Business Units of ECC
