Mahindra arm in talks with airlines for supply chain

Mumbai: The Mahindra Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, California-based Bristlecone, which provides supply chain management (SCM) services, is in talks with a few global airline operators to offer SCM solutions.
The company is discussing possible tie-ups in the SCM space with airline operators that are looking for outsourcing components and other related services from India.
Confirming the company’s initiative to foray into the aviation sector, Mr Satish Moorjani, Vice-President (Consulting Services), was however not willing to identify the airline operators.
“It is too early for that. We are only at preliminary discussion stage,” he told Business Line. He said the aviation sector could throw up significant business potential for SCM service providers.
In India, it is associated with about 30 companies, including Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Ranbaxy. Its focus at present is on the pharma, FMCG, oil & gas and automobile sectors.
“For example, we provide SCM solutions for Ranbaxy’s entire Indian operations. And now, we are rolling out our services for Ranbaxy’s US operations,” Mr Moorjani said.
22/07/08 Business Line/Moneycontrol.com

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