Month: May 2022

Supply Chain is the most complex system in the Automotive World and there are lot of uncertainties in this.Physical movement of goods from one place to another requires lot of co-ordination and effort and communication plays a very important role here.This is the area where lot of improvement is required.Some companies have tried to make it simple but still lot of improvement is required.To make it simple Entire Supply chain operations has been divided into three parts ie Inbound Transportation,Manufacturing and Outbound Transportation, even though as per the company’s need and culture there may be additional supporting Departments are there.

Inbound Transportation is very important in the Entire Supply Chain Process because if this department is not performing then it will impact the performance of the other departments as well.In OEM’s Inbound Transportation has maximum employees in terms of Purchasing,Supplier Quality Assurance Managers,, Monitoring of parts movements from one location to another and IT Department to take care of software issues.Communication is very important for this Department.

Manufacturing is the department which takes care of Assembly of Vehicle or processing of the components.Normally this department is dependent upon the input supply of the components,In case of OEM’s it is the supply of different parts in the assembly of vehicle and in case of Forging it is the input supply of the raw materials.

Outbound Transportation deals with the movement of finished goods from one location to the other.In case of OEM’s it the transfer of fully assembled vehicle to the dealer’s location or supply directly to the customer.In most of the companies this job is done by Marketing Department.

Techno-Commercial Professional is a multi-skilled professional, and in India its very rare that an Engineer is exposed to different departments to learn new skills.Its all depends upon the will power of an Engineer to work in the new Department and learn those skills and for that he may have to put effort for extra hours.However you need to really plan your career to become a Techno-Commercial Professional as in Manufacturing Industry you have work practically rather than Theoretically.

You can plan step by step approach like if you are an Engineer then you should start your first job from a Manufacturing Industry.Its very important for you to know how to read the drawing and once you have read the drawing you should know what machines you need to do the manufacturing.Understanding of Geometric dimensions and Tolerances are very important for an Engineer who starts his career from shop Floor,You need to know the different fixture design concepts,Different machines and utilisation of Special purpose machines to do the process fast is also an important area to know.

Quality plays an important role in any Industry,Unfortunately in today’s world also there are rejections in the shop floor and every Engineer irrespective of working in any Department should have the knowledge of Quality Tools.There are lot of tools in the Quality for controlling the rejection, and even for better planning of Quality and we all Engineers should go through these tools ,understand the need and accordingly implement it.

Now you are ready to kick start your journey in the commercial world,You need to see the different activities in the manufacturing and the cost associated with it ,like invoice of Raw material,Electricity bill a company is paying for and once all the cost details are available with you ,then you should arrive a the cost of the company ie the manufacturing cost of the component which your company is manufacturing.

After acquiring the above skills ,you will be able to decide on cost saving ideas, you will be in a position to decide upon the best technology at the lowest cost and you will be able to lead the people instead of being led by others.