November 21, 2016, Jaipur: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, part of the US $ 17.8 billion Mahindra Group has announced the inauguration of its state-of-the-art spare parts warehouse in Mahindra World City (MWC), Jaipur. As one of the largest, most modern warehouses in the country and the company’s first in northern India, it will cater to the requirement of Mahindra customers in north and north western region of the country for both automotive and tractor spare parts.

The warehouse was inaugurated by Dr Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, in the presence of other senior company officials.

Spread over an 11 acre plot with an additional 5 acres for future expansion, this state-of-the-art spare parts warehouse aims to significantly reduce the order processing time for its customers based in North India. The processing time for the availability of spare parts and distance-to-market is expected to take less than 4 days. The company will procure spare parts from over 1,000 vendors and 9 plants for this new facility. With an investment of Rs 150 crore, it will generate employment for over 450 direct and indirect employees. This Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) is one of the first such facilities to implement SAP – EWM for lean processes ensuring simpler, faster, more accurate and efficient warehousing. This is expected to be a major enabler in easing processes, enabling higher speeds through automation and reach world class benchmarks in process, scalability, flexibility, speed, infrastructure and quality.

According to Hemant Sikka, Chief Purchase Officer, Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, “It is a moment of pride for us as we inaugurate this state-of-the-art warehousing facility at MWC, Jaipur and in the process set new standards for warehouses in India. With a significant investment and employment generation, we are highly invested in the state of Rajasthan. I am sure this will also provide an impetus to the industrial growth of the region.”