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made food from home in in Dabba i.e. lunchbox to office workers Managed by Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust 5000 strong organization started with one employee in 1885 128 years old and growth 5-10% annually (NY Times2007) Mission is to serve customers on time Three point success formula
Timely delivery Courteous attitude and behavior Understanding special needs of customer
Organizational Structure
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
Executive Committee of 13 Members
Executive committee
Elected after every 5 years Organized monthly
GENERAL SECRETARY
TREASURER
DIRECTORS ( 9 )
MUKADAMS
MEMBERS ( 5000 )
training, maintaining payment records, dispute resolution, client base expansion and customer satisfaction
Profit Center
Aggregation of 7-8
Operations
SC of Dubbawallahas
Pick up Dabbas from Residence/Caterer Bicycle/pushcart drive to nearest suburban railway station
Sorting according to destinations Local train journey to hubs Unloading and bundling at major hubs Local train journey to destination
Unloading and bundling at major hubs Local train journey to source station
Collection of Empty Dabbas Sorting according to destinations Local train journey to hubs
Operations
Flow of operations
Hub1: Dadar
1 2
A B C D
E
Hub4 : Kurla
5 6 7
Operations
Delivery Code
Analysis
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
Strengths Teamwork, honesty and discipline Time management Sense of ownership Low operational cost Customer Satisfaction No dependency on fuel, technology and investment
1) 2) 3) 4)
Weakness High dependence on local trains Funds for association Limited access to education Limited scope s for members for diversification to other jobs
Opportunities 1) Tie ups with caterers for variety of foods 2) Opportunity of expansion on other routes with Metro and BRTS 3) Generation of revenue by promoting other brands
SWOT Analysis
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Threats (Impact on future business) Shrinking customer base and customer loyalty Fast food joints and small restaurants Work from home culture/Flexi timing Paper food vouchers and smart cards like Food Plus by HDFC Catering services offering Tiffin services
Performance Statistics
Six Sigma Performance
Error of one in 16 million transactions (99.999999%
destination
Turnover is Rs. 42 Crores annually
[1,75,000*200*12= 42 Crores]
Earnings per member is Rs.5000-6000
Management Learning
Keep operational costs low
References
http://www.dabbawala.in/
http://mumbaidabbawala.in/
Dr. Pawan Agarwal Speeches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZVTZivWwbg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N25inoCea24
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keywor
d/dabbawalas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala