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Sunday 1 August 2021

Impossible till Yesterday ?

Some 3 years back, I sent following suggestion to our Policy Makers :

Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? ………………[ 20 Nov 2018 ]

Its main objectives are :

# Drastic reduction in pollution caused by ICE vehicles on our roads (

some 240 million plus )

# Superior Traffic Management

# Automatic ( no human intervention ) 24x7 collection of TRANS-TAX

using vehicle-based RFID sensors and Satellite NaVIC GPS-based

vehicle tracking

Since then, I must have sent dozens of follow-up e-mails

It is possible that the concerned Policy Makers did not think my suggestion was “ technically feasible “

May be they thought it would be a hugely expensive project involving big risk

Cannot blame them for being conservative when it comes to spending public tax money

But with each passing day, its “ technical feasibility “ is improving, with more and more start-ups coming out with platforms for satellite-based “ tracking “ of objects on the surface of the earth

Following are examples :

Skylo partners fish coop federation for IoT solutions for fishery, aquaculture / BL / 02 Aug

Extract :

Ø The job also involves monitoring oxygen and pH levels of water in ponds across States

Ø The advanced solutions provided by Skylo for marine fishing and aquaculture include,

# 2-way messaging

# SoS alerts

# Fish-catch reporting

# Sensor integration for capturing different parameters on the

quality of water for fish-farming

# Empowering the fish farmers to make more informed and

immediate decisions

Ø FISHCOPFED will make Skylo’s cost-effective , ubiquitous technology available to its 33 lakh fishers members, bringing about the DIGITIZATION of small-scale fishing and fish farming in India

Ø Skylo is providing an end-to-end DATA SOLUTION to DIGITIZE fleets and aquaculture farms at DISRUPTIVELY AFFORDABLE PRICES, to anyone who wants it

Ø Skylo will boost the safety of fishers and revamp the PRODUCTIVITY and REACH of the sector several fold

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GalaxEye : Computing at Space’s Edge / Business Line / 02 Aug 2021

Extract :

Ø GalaxEye, a tech start-up incubated at IIT-Madras, intends to launch 14 earth observation satellites to give an image of, say, an agricultural field. The first of these satellites, which will orbit the earth at an altitude of 500 km, is expected to go up in 2023.

Ø Second, GalaxEye will use ‘edge computing’ to process the information gathered by the sensors. Edge computing is an emerging field where the computing is done wherever the data is — as opposed to computing at a centralised server or a cloud. This means that images collected by the satellites are processed on-board and only the data relevant to the user — GalaxEye’s customer — is beamed down to the earth. This saves storage and bandwidth.

Ø GalaxEye’s technicians will uplink instructions — algorithms — to the onboard computers, depending on the needs of the customer. For example, there could be one set of algorithms for processing data for an agricultural field and another for a construction site, says Suyash Singh, co-founder of GalaxEye. (suyash@galaxeye.space )

Ø To launch the satellite, GalaxEye is in talks with another IIT-Madras start-up, Agnikul Cosmos, ( curious@agnikul.in ) which is building rockets for satellite launch services. Incidentally, both Agnikul and GalaxEye are mentored by the entrepreneurs’ common teacher, Satya Chakravarthy, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, IIT-Madras. (src@ae.iitm.ac.in )

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Dear Shri Gadakariji,

I urge you to ask Prof Satya Chakravarthy / Shri Suyash Singh, about feasibility of incorporating into their 14 satellites,

# processes for sensing data from vehicle-based sensors

# computational capability

# databases of 240 million vehicles

# messaging - alerting …etc

- in respect of my TRANS-TAX suggestion

You have already implemented this partially in RFID based automatic toll collection from vehicles plying on highways, which has enabled TOLL TAX collection of ,

# 0n 25 Feb 2021……............................ Rs 104 Crore ( in one day )

# Expected collection for current year ….. Rs 34,000 crore

# Expected to reach in 3 to 4 years……….. Rs 134,000 crore ( Rs 1.34

Lakh*Crore per year )

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 02 Aug 2021

Ø Thank you Shri Gadkariji, …………………………….[ 19 March 2021 ]

Ø Gadkariji : Green Tax is Good ……………………..[ 26 Jan 2021 ]

Saturday 31 July 2021

Reliance Retail : a Guess comes Good

How will the game plan of Reliance Retail unfold over the years ?

3 years ago, I made a few guesses re following aspects of that game plan :

# Sales

# Supply

# Inventory

# Delivery

# Finance

# Marketing

In relation to matters of SUPPLY and INVENTORY , in my blog MA = DA x 4,000,000 ? ( 17 July 2018 ), I made following guess :

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SUPPLY :

We will deliver to your store , all merchandize on " Consignment " basis

This means , you do NOT need to pay us for what we deliver to you store !

Till sold , all goods in your store will be our " stock "

This way , you do NOT need any " Working Capital " as far as your stocks are concerned

We will also tie-up with the manufacturers

You don't need to have any interaction / dealing with the manufacturers

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INVENTORY :

On a continuous basis , our web server will keep a track of each and every item of merchandize sold from your stores

Our Server will calculate , your " Stock Movement "

Based on this data , our Server will compute / set for each item :

# Minimum Stock Level

# Alarm Stock Level

# Stock Re-Order Level

# Re-Order Quantity ( Minimum Batch Size )

Based on this logic , our Server will instruct the relevant " Merchandize Manufacturers " ( or their dealers / stockists ) , to deliver the stipulated " Re-Order Quantities " to your stores

A " Re-Order Instruction intimation " , will get delivered to your computer

Upon arrival , you will need to update the data

From time to time , our Software will also figure out your current stocks of " Extremely Slow Moving " and " Obsolete / Expired " items , and arrange for " Return Delivery " , which you will need to enter in your database

3 years down the line, how accurate was that GUESS ? Here is the GOOD news :

Rel Retail Brands may soon come to kiranas / Eco Times / 27 July 2021

Extract :

Ø The country’s largest retailer plans to start supplying products such as soaps, sanitizers, and home disinfectants under Puric InstaSafe brand to other retailers and and kiranas nationwide in the coming months

Ø With its JioMart ecommerce platform looking to supply everything from FMCG products to general merchandise to kiranas DIRECTLY, Reliance Retail with around 13,000 brick-and-mortar stores, is planning to push its own brands of FMCG, fashion and lifestyle, and electronics to the stores OUTSIDE of Reliance stable as part of of a larger CONSUMER PLAY

Ø So far, kiranas purchased Reliance Retail’s private brands from its cash-and-carry stores but the company had seldom PRO-ACTIVELY marketed them to the GENERAL TRADE

Ø Now there is a marketing team to sell PRIVATE BRANDS to the general trade

Ø Reliance has also created a CONSUMER BRAND GROUP that is tasked with developing FMCG products to be sold in the GENERAL MARKET and not just in Reliance Retail’s own outlets and e-commerce channels