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Let's Dive in the Ocean of Logistics

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                  "Behind every great leader, there was an even greater logistician." The quote resonates back to the times when wars have been lost due to no food or ammunition supplies on time. We always believe that having a great vision, laying out a brilliant strategy often wins the game. The businesses are fragmented today. A strong production of interior systems of the cars does not mean that the car will launch within the set up.  " Leaders win through logistics. Vision, Sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through super logistics"- Tom Peters.                          Logistics is an ocean that can take you as deep as you dive and you won't even realize that you are stumbling around the same shore. For a lay man, diving into the...

A second generation garment bond.

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                   In a country like India where few can afford luxuries of buying Zara, Van Huesen, & Ralph Lauren; major chunk does not mind roaming the streets of Bandra, Surat and Bangkok for eclectic, colorful and variety of fabrics to design by themselves. We Indians love our food, clothes and all things that appear gaudy; we seek and hunt down the best garment supplier and try our best to produce a beautiful designer wear with mixing laces that would give any Sabyasachi or Manish Malhotra creation a run for their money. That's the thing about the garment industry; it has a lot to offer for everyone in the chain from buying the garment in meters, cutting it into pieces to creating a style for every occasion.  It's easy for the brands to see how they can find the potential customers but without the support of manufacturers with the best of sartorial skills, the wholesalers and the third party suppliers, it's a long ...