TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited has secured a three-year contract from Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) to manage in-plant warehouse operations at DICV’s manufacturing facility in Chennai, strengthening its role as a key logistics partner to global automotive OEMs.
Under the agreement, TVS Supply Chain Solutions will handle end-to-end warehouse and in-plant logistics operations within the DICV facility, focusing on seamless material flow, optimised inventory management and improved operational efficiency. Around 700 employees from TVS SCS will be deployed for this engagement.
The partnership will see TVS SCS leverage a suite of advanced digital and automation technologies to support DICV’s production ecosystem. These include IoT-based tracking systems to provide real-time visibility of materials, automation-led processes to minimise manual handling, predictive analytics for improved planning, and digital dashboards for centralised performance monitoring. Together, these capabilities are expected to enhance efficiency, reliability and quality across in-plant logistics operations.
Commenting on the development, Mr. Sukumar K, CEO – India & MEA, TVS Supply Chain Solutions, said the company was pleased to expand its long-standing relationship with Daimler through this significant engagement. He noted that TVS SCS’s global experience with Daimler, combined with its strengths in in-plant logistics, automation-driven operations and real-time visibility solutions, positions it well to deliver measurable efficiency gains and support world-class manufacturing standards.
From DICV’s perspective, the collaboration is aimed at strengthening production performance through robust logistics support. Mr. C. Muthu Maruthachalam, President and Chief Operating Officer, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, said efficient in-plant logistics are critical to production success and that partnering with TVS Supply Chain Solutions enables DICV to benefit from the company’s proven expertise and technology-led approach.
