A Study in Analyzing the Role of Container Management as a Contemporary Tool for Effective Supply Chain Management

Supply chain involves all factors which will link the manufacturer to the ultimate consumer of the product/
service. In that supply chain Logistics is a very important and vital phenomenon. Logistics involves the movement
of goods, information and other resources, including money and people, and the beginning of consumption to
meet customer needs. Logistics involves consolidation of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing,
material handling and packaging. In terms of value, the global logistics industry is estimated at over $ 235
billion and a significant portion of GDP than India. In this context logistics plays a vital role in maintaining the
effective supply chain, in particular container management is used as a modern tool for effective and efficient
supply chain management. It involves Cross-practice storage logistics of unloading materials and semi-trailer
trailer weight between the output of these materials, as well as rail cars, with little or no storage. This can be
done to change the type of delivery and type of materials destinations or combination of materials of different
origin increasingly popular containers. The container is a large box made of a durable material such as steel,
aluminum, reinforced plastic and plywood. Hence this paper focus on how companies are using container
management to make their supply chain effective.