ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

AZHAR N. SHAIKH 107

OMKAR A. SHINDE 108

RAKESH S. AMIN 109

ROGER Y. PETER 110

ANITA S. YADAV 111

SNEHA J. PUROHIT 112

PRESENTATION ON ICD’s & CFS NETWORK

INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD)

A common user facility with public authority status equipped with requisite infrastructure to handle export import cargo.

Also called as Dry Ports.

FUNCTIONS OF ICD’s

Receipt and Delivery of Cargo Stuffing and De-stuffing of Containers Customs Clearance Temporary Storage of Cargo and Containers Reworking of Containers Maintenance of Containers Packing of Goods Storage of Empty Containers

OPERATIONS OF ICD

Rail Siding (in case of a rail based terminal)

Container Yard

Warehouse

Gate Complex

BENEFITS OF ICD

Concentration points for long distance cargos.

Custom clearance facility available near the centers of production and consumption.

No customs required at port gateways.

Reduced level of pilferage.

Provides safety to cargo.

Reduced overall level of empty container movement.

Increase in trade flows.

Transit facility for cargos.

Competitive transport cost.

MAJOR ICD’s IN INDIA

Basic Requirements for Setting an ICD’s in INDIA

Sufficient Land Area.

Suitable Warehousing capability.

Suitable paved area for safe and easy movement of trucks and trailers.

Requisite office facilities.

ICD must have an easy access-connectivity to the road network.

TYPES OF CONTAINER AVAILABLE AT ICD’S

GENERAL PURPOSE CONTAINER

HIGH CUBE GENERAL PURPOSE CONTAINER

CONTAINER FRIEGHT STATION (CFS)

CFS’s is an extension to port/airport/ICS customs station.

The main objective is to decongeste the ports.

FUNCTIONSReceipt and dispatch/delivery of cargo

Transit operations by rail/road to and from serving port

Custom clearance

Temporary storage of cargo and containers

Reworking of containers

Maintenance and repair of container units

OPERATIONS CENTERS IN CFS

Container Yard

Warehouse

Gate Complex

BENEFITS OF CFS

Concentration points for long distance cargoes and its unitization.

Service as a transit facility. Customs clearance facility available near the

centers of production and consumption. Reduced level of demurrage and pilferage. No Customs required at gateway ports.

Issuance of through bill of lading by shipping lines,

hereby resuming full liability of shipments.

Reduced overall level of empty container movement.

Competitive transport cost.

Reduced inventory cost.

Increased trade flows.

IMPORTANCE OF CFSReduced inventory cost

Reduced level of demurrage and pilferage

Custom clearance facility

Reduced overall level of empty containers

Provision of a standard pavement

Separate Warehousing facility

Separate entry and exit

Adequate parking & Boundary wall

Computerized documentation

DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF CFS

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