Hindustan Industries Limited (HIL) is a major polymer and polyester manufacturer located in Bombay, where it receives tax rebates. Roughly two-thirds of HIL's logistics workforce is contracted. The document outlines HIL's current in-plant logistics practices, including production planning, marketing interface, documentation processes, and performance measures like truck turnaround time and driver surveys. It identifies potential areas for improvement such as the logistics structure, systems and procedures, transportation management, material accounting, automation, and resource utilization.

1. Towards World Class In-plant Logistics:
Hindustan Industries Limited
 HIL is a major player in polymer & polyester industry
 Its manufacturing plant was located in Bombay which
provided a major tax rebate
 Roughly two thirds of its logistics related workforce was on
contract
Problem Statement

2. Current Practices
Production Planning
Marketing Interface
(Forecasting, Bagging, Labelling & Shifting
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Documentation
Truck entry ticket Security Check
Pre & post weights
Loading & unloading Invoicing, Accounting, Up
dating & Legal formalities

3. Performance Measures
 Truck Drivers:
Truck drivers had to interact several times in HIL & also wait for the
document generation or updating.
 Truck Turnaround Time:
Total time spent in the system i.e. entry time, warehouse reporting time,
loading time & exit time
 Truck Drivers Survey:
Survey conducted to find out possible changes in the system from truck
drivers point of view
 Security & Logistics Interface:
Role of security staff in supervising, dealing with the truck operators.
prevention of material & traffic management.

4. Potential Areas of Improvement
Logistics Systems and
structure procedures
Transportation Material
Management Accounting
MIS & Speed of
Automation operations
Resource
utilization