Team Marvel
Arshia Mitra
Ananth Adiga
Chiraag Thakur
Prathmesh Dahikar
Sustainable E-commerce
through Artificial Intelligence
Targets
Intelligent Packaging
Design compact and lightweight hexagonal intelligent
biodegradable packaging with detachable sensors to
detect defects (minimising returns), and efficient space
usage, while also functioning as end-use products, such
as packaging that can be repurposed for saplings.
Machine Maintenance Monitoring
Implement Industrial IoT Systems to identify
equipment and vehicle failure trends in the warehouse
using predictive machine learning algorithms to
generate alerts in anomalies, ensuring proactive
maintenance to prevent breakdowns.
Time-Efficient Returns
Reverse logistics remain a high operating expense
and are discouraged by firms. End to end circularity can
only be achieved by route optimization and
aggregating returns using AI-predictive analytics of
consumer return patterns to make it cost-effective to
scale.
KPIs
Packaging per Package
Reduce average weight and volume percentage of packaging per
package delivered to consequently reduce delivery costs and time.
Recyclability Fraction
Increase the recyclability percentage by weight for each package
and increase the number of packages repurposed for end use.
Breakdown Costs
The effectiveness of maintenance monitoring can be gauged from
reductions in the sum of breakdown and maintenance costs,
which are directly dependent on the quality and timeliness of the
monitoring system.
Average Cost per Return
The average cost of each return to the logistics company consists
primarily of the transportation cost and the customer
dissatisfaction cost, both of which can be minimized by optimizing
when and how returns are collected, across time horizons on the
basis of spatial proximity.
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Roadmap
6 Months
1 Year
Internal
Packaging Per Package
Recyclability Fraction
Breakdown Costs
2 Years
Packaging Suppliers, Sensor Manufacturers
Industry
IoT Sensor Manufacturers
Average Cost per Return
DESCRIPTION
In the short term (<1 year), the general KPI and
implementation focus is on internal optimization, primarily
investments and training expenses, which are highly
controllable. The long-term (>1 year) goals involve
external integration to build ecosystems and sustainability
standards, while also enabling us to exploit our
competitive advantage.
Internal
Industry, Competitors
KEY
Relevant Stakeholders
Use AI to use optimal packaging
material amounts
Machine Maintenance Monitoring
warehouse equipment
Working with suppliers to create
sustainable packaging materials
Optimize reverse supply chain
for pickups at different times
Exploiting sustainability
leadership by influencing
regulation and discourse
Build ecosystem to aggregate
reverse logistics with industry
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