The document discusses the success of the dabbawalla system in Mumbai, which delivers home-cooked lunches to office workers using an efficient organizational structure and reliable train system. However, it notes potential challenges like overreliance on trains, rising alternatives like cafeterias, and changing consumer habits. It suggests ways for dabbawallas to adapt, such as targeting students, decentralizing delivery, and offering night delivery to ensure their survival in the face of modernization and urban expansion.

1. DabbawallasOpportunitiesand Challenge ahead

2. What made dabbawallas successful?Home cooked food concept in IndiaOrganizational efficiencyConnecting nodes (entire network moves together)City of MumbaiCongested trainsDistance from office and homeWork ethics of dabbawallasOrganization structureLow literacy rates

3. What made dabbawallas successful?Cont…Low costNo reliance on IT – No chances of IT failureRespect for privacyAll from Varkari communityGenerating trustMeeting deadlinesSocio economic backgroundIndian caste systemHype about hygiene

4. Challenges likely to faceOver reliance on train systemRise inoffice cafeterianearby cafeterias, delivery restaurantsnumber of working couplesCompanies providing transportationSecurity issues

5. Will they survive? Change in eating habit of target consumersRise in income levelExpansion of the city limitsMovement of offices from traditional locations to new locationsConcept about home food as the only hygienic food have transformedNO

6. What should they do?Target studentsDecentralize mess systemNight delivery

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