Maharashtra HSC Logistics Supply Management (Vocational) case studies
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The Maharashtra HSC Logistics Supply Management (Vocational) is a higher secondary vocational subject offered under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) framework. It suits students who want a school-level foundation in how goods move from suppliers to customers, and who may continue into logistics diplomas, degree programmes, or entry-level roles in warehousing, transport, procurement support, and freight documentation. The Maharashtra HSC Logistics Supply Management (Vocational) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,367 words.
1Vidarbha Auto Components: Supplier A or Supplier B on total cost, not on price
Vidarbha Auto Components, a Tier-2 supplier in Pune, buys 96,000 machined bushes a year over 300 working days for a customer line that stops when stock runs out. The part has no approved alternate.
851 words, about 4 min2Sahyadri Distributors: fitting a 35% festive peak into a 94%-full warehouse
Sahyadri Distributors runs a 6,000 sq ft FMCG warehouse at Bhiwandi for 4,200 SKUs, with 1,800 pallet positions. Average occupancy is 94%.
843 words, about 4 min3Deccan Cargo Movers: rail versus road versus an owned fleet that is losing money
Deccan Cargo Movers, Nagpur, moves 2,400 tonnes a month of packaged goods from Pune to Nagpur, 710 km. It owns three 32-ft trucks with a 21-tonne payload, each doing four round trips a month at an all-in cost of ₹58 per km covering driver, fuel, maintenance and depreciation; 60% of return legs run empty and no backhaul is sold.
897 words, about 4 min4Konkan Textiles: a late shipment, mismatched cartons and an insurance policy bought after the loss
Konkan Textiles, Ichalkaranji, ships 24,000 metres of cotton fabric to Hamburg under an irrevocable sight letter of credit for USD 84,000, FOB Nhava Sheva, latest shipment 31 August, presentation within 21 days. A cyclone closed JNPT for three days and the container was loaded on 3 September.
970 words, about 5 min5Godavari Logistics: matching a competitor's ₹84 when the order book is not uniform
Godavari Logistics, Nashik, runs warehousing and last-mile delivery for a pharma distributor: 24,000 orders a month, all within 60 km. Its cost sheet shows fixed costs of ₹6,00,000 per month (rent, WMS licence, supervisor), pick-pack ₹7 per order, packing material ₹6 per order, delivery ₹38 per order on average and returns processing ₹3 per order.
806 words, about 4 min