Drive India Enterprise Solutions (DIESL), a Tata enterprise (joint venture between Tata Industries and Tata International), had organised a round table conference in Kolkata, on July 15, 2010. The conference was part of ‘Captains of Logistics’ — a series of multi-city round table conferences by thought leaders from the industry, from respective regions, contemplating the various challenges faced by the logistics arena.

 

The inaugural chapter was held in Kolkata and discussed the following topics:

The conference which was held at the Park Hotel was presided over by Ajay Chopra, CEO, DIESL. Says Mr Chopra, “This unique series of multi-city round table conferences, which began in Kolkata, will be followed by Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai and a grand finale in Mumbai. The conclusions from these conferences will be published and presented in form of a memorandum to the Government of India. Logistics outsourcing, GST implementation and implication, cost-effective logistics solutions, green supply chain are some of the topics to be debated at the round table.”

 

The conference was attended by SCM and Logistics heads from over 50 companies including Godrej & Boyce, Cadbury India, Hindustan Copper, LG Electronics, Berger Paints, Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, Balrampur Chini, IFB Agro, Hindalco, Haldia Petrochemicals, JJ Exporters, Jayashree Textiles, Keventer Agro, Nicco Corp, Shree Renuka Sugars, Birla Tyres, Lafarge, Linc, Spencer’s Retail, Jindal Stainless, East India Minerals, Century Extrusions, Dunlop, Eveready, Exide, Epcos India, Encore Coke, Tata Metaliks, Techno Electric & Engineering, ACC, Adhunik Power, BOC India, Starline India, Utkal Manufacturing & Services, Vishal Retail, Tractors India, Tirumala Seven Hills, and others.