Tata Nano

Tata Nano – The Complete Supply Chain

Drivers of Supply Chain

Facility Location

•Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)•Land

•Gujarat Agriculture University (GAU)

•DMIC•SIR

Transportation

Sourcing

Inventory

NANO – IT strategy

• Tata Motors investment in IT for efficient supply chain– Implementation of SAP 3.1 and 4.6c (Asia’s

largest implementation)– SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

for end to end supply chain integration)– SAP WM (Warehouse Management) combined

with barcodes to automate warehouse operations)

– Knowledge based Engineering (KBE) in design

NANO – IT strategy

• SRM platform used for sustainable savings and value generation

• Benefits – Reduction in procurement cycle time– Improve process by e-procurement– Real time supplier integration with business– Knowledge sharing

NANO – IT strategy

• SAP WM with mobile data entry is combined with RF Technology (barcodes) to automate warehouse operations

• Benefits– Improved throughput at warehouses by RF

enabled processes– Capability enhancement to handle more parts

and team size– Real time inventory tracking

NANO – IT strategy

• Knowledge based engineering in CAD/CAM with help of KNEXT – in house software

• Benefits of KBE

• 30% reduction in cycle time

• Designer’s knowledge and company’s best practices retained

PricingNANO supply chain strategy

Pricing:Cost of the supply chain

Pricing:Cost of the supply chain

Thank You

Group 1A

Neha Baid

Anand Pillay

Arun Sharma

Naveen Kumar

Nidheesh Hirwani