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CNBC TV18 Young Turks – Ideas Without Boundaries (Logistics Special)

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Friday July 23, 2010 , 2 min Read

CNBC YT
This week on ‘Young Turks - Ideas Without Boundaries’ log on to our logistics special!
Bhairavi Jani
Meet Bhairavi Jani managing over a 100 year old family logistics and supply chain business, the SCA Group. Bhairavi started her entrepreneurial journey in 2001 with her own venture i3pl. After a successful exit from the venture in 2005 she went on to launch TranSmart and Scmooth for the SCA group. Today managing  11 logistic companies under the group that gave India its first private air cargo express courier service BlueDart, Bhairavi is now looking at consolidating operations as she takes a more strategic role in the business. The group has interests in all aspects of the logistics business in India from warehousing, movement to inventory management and even software solutions for the industry.
Dhruv Lakra
Also meet Dhruv Lakra who is in the business of express delivery! A courier company with a difference, Mirakle Couriers not just delivers the goods but empowers people with hearing disabilities. An Oxford business school graduate and a Skoll Scholar Dhruv launched Mirakle Couriers in 2008. Employing 60 deaf people the venture today has corporates like M&M, the Aditya Birla Group and Godrej and Boyce on its rolls. Starting up with just Rs 9000 Mirakle couriers today manages to do a business of Rs 1 lakh every month.
Hitendra
And meet Hitendra Chaturvedi,  decided to start-up a logistics business, and decided to go backwards on the supply chain quiet literally! He is cashing in on the concept of reverse logistics with his venture Reverse Logistics Company. An emerging segment of the supply chain management business in India, Reverse Logistics Company facilitates reverse movement of goods that happen from consumers back in to supply chain. An over $4 billion opportunity, the venture is looking to gross a turnover of Rs 30 Cr this year and has already had VCs knocking on its doors!