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Addressing Supply Chain Challenges with GT Nexus Bhargava Huchurao. Culture of Innovation. BRANDS. Try. Try often. Try differently. Try harder. Then try again. Greatness will follow. Trying Stuff Since 1938. THREE DISTRIBUTION MODELS. Direct Sales International Distributors Retail.
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Addressing Supply Chain Challenges with GT NexusBhargava Huchurao
Culture of Innovation BRANDS Try. Try often. Try differently. Try harder. Then try again. Greatness will follow. Trying Stuff Since 1938
THREE DISTRIBUTION MODELS Direct Sales International Distributors Retail 105 Countries, >14000 point of sales , 1.7 Bn $
Non-Direct to Consumer Channels Distributors Wholesalers
Direct to Consumer Channels E Commerce Retail Stores
What are we doing ? TRANSFORM BRAND + PRODUCT + RETAIL + OPERATIONS + SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATE
Brand - Aligning with Consumer needs • Consumer Insights • Market Surveys
Award Winning Online Retail Launched 8/03/09 Launched 8/16/10 Launched 3/01/11 Launched 10/27/09
Compelling Marketing & Retail Presentation Net Income
IS Infrastructure - Transformation Enterprise Data Warehouse Vendor Portal ..and few others
Supply Chain Pain Points • Expensive credit lines • Costly and inefficient Letter of Credit payment process • Too much manual process and paper • No visibility across the supply chain i.e. WIP visibility • Repetitive and duplicate processes across departments
GT NEXUS SOLUTIONS 2012 2010 2004 2012
Benefits to Columbia and Customer • Efficient payment process system to suppliers strengthen our relationships. • Real time information about product [WIP and goods in transit] helps service customer better • Clean and effective online documentation verification and approvals result in Accurate data, documents and delivery of product to the customer. • Reduced transaction costs and predictable financial forecasting.
Benefits to supplier • Improved order management helps in better planning of business. • Cost reduction and value added financial services like coface insurance, early payment option etc.. is much appreciated. • Visibility of customer payments and reporting tools. • Reduced and more accurate documentation..