Lucas Indian Service Ltd.
Same-day order fill rate of the firm improved from 50% to 80%; distributors’ sales grew by 45%
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Lucas Indian Service (LIS, established since 1930), after-market distribution arm of Lucas-TVS, partnered with Vector (since Aug 2012), for transforming its distribution business through implementation of Theory of Constraints. With the help of TOC principles, LIS has transformed its operations and distribution network to reap the following benefits so far into the implementation. Same-day order fill rate has improved from 50% to 80%. Overall inventory has reduced by 25%. Sales from regular dealers converted as TOC distributors are growing by an avg. 45% (when compared Apr vs Aug of 13 vs 14).
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Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada,
Thane (West), Maharashtra - 400610, India.