INTERNSHIP REPORT

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

SHREYA VERMA

B.VOC

MODERN OFFICE MANAGEMENT

3rd YEAR [ 2018-21 ]

TOPIC – SCM PRACTICES

ENROLL-NO :- 409463
 CONTENT

Acknowledgement 3

Certificate 4

Executive Summary 5

Abbreviations 6

Introduction 7

Company Profile 8

Acquitions 9

About eKart logistics 10-14

Logo/Aim/Tag Lines 14-15

Training & Development 16

SWOT Analysis 17

Literature Review 18-19

Sources 20

Corona Impact 21-23

The job at glance 24

Duties & responsibilities 24-30

Conclusion 31

References & links 32

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The internship opportunity I had with FLIPKART was a great chance for learning and
professional development. Therefore, I consider myself as a very lucky individual as I was
provided with an opportunity to be a part of it. I am also grateful for having a chance to meet so
many wonderful people and professionals who led me though this internship period.

Bearing in mind previous I am using this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude and special
thanks to the MD (Managing Director) of FLIPKART (Ekart) who in spite of being
extraordinarily busy with his duties, took time out to hear, guide and keep me on the correct path
and allowing me to carry out my project at their esteemed organization and extending during the
training.

I express my deepest thanks to Mr. Mukesh Yayav & Ms. Anchal Gupta, HR/assistant HR for
taking part in useful decision & giving necessary advices and guidance and arranged all facilities
to make life easier. I choose this moment to acknowledge his/her contribution gratefully.

It is my radiant sentiment to place on record my best regards, deepest sense of gratitude to Mr.
Abhinav Arora [Trainer], Mr. Roshan [Senior Executive (On Roll)], Mr. Kumud [Executive
(Off-Roll)], and Mrs. Kiran [D.E.O] for their careful and precious guidance which were
extremely valuable for my study both theoretically and practically.

I perceive as this opportunity as a big milestone in my career development. I will strive to use
gained skills and knowledge in the best possible way, and I will continue to work on their
improvement, in order to attain desired career objectives. Hope to continue cooperation with all
of you in the future.
Sincerely,

Shreya Verma

B.Voc (MOM)

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Miss Shreya Verma has completed her internship at FLIPKART

(eKart) and has submitted this report entitled “Supply Chain Management” towards

partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the UG in B.Voc (MOM).

This Report is the result of her own work and to the best of my knowledge. This project

was carried out under my overall supervision.

Dr. R.S. Mishra

(Course Coordinator)

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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In today’s global marketplace, effective supply chain management is seen as a significant

competitive advantage for a business. The enterprise that conducts robust supply chain planning

activities, delivers increased efficiencies. Supply chain management plan, schedule, and control

that flow of goods to help the company stay competitive. Flipkart is one the e-commerce

company in India has been contributing to the economy by providing quality consumer product

in a comparatively reasonable price. If the winning factor for Flipkart has been investigated, the

result would be its outstanding supply chain procedure. The report tries to highlight how the

supply chain activities of Flipkart help the company to be more efficient and competitive in the

market. The supply chain of Flipkart has been described in this paper with the light of this

concept.

Increasingly, supply chain management is being recognized as the management of key business

process that comprises the supply chain. Optimized supply chain management can decrease total

system cost, inventory and cycle times while significant increasing stock availability and

inventory turns. If these issues can be solved then, it will provide greater profits, improved

customer service and competitive advantage to the company. Flipkart has been continually

being benefitted by its outstanding supply chain management. It offers invincible (unbeaten)

professionalism and expertise in the entire commercial activities of Flipkart as well as gaining

comparative advantage over it competition and gaining more customer trust and share.

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 ABBREVIATIONS

 DC | Distribution Centre
 IB | Inbound
 OB | Outbound
 RC | Return Centre
 3PL | Third party Logistics
 DMT | Dock Management Tool
 WMS | Warehouse Management System
 IRN | Invoice Receipt Note
 RTO | Return To Origin
 RT | Reach Truck
 FLO | Faster Leaner Organized
 ISC | Invoice Sanity Check
 QC | Quality Check
 DEO | Data Entry Operator
 HHD | Hand Held Device
 WID | Warehouse ID
 PO | Purchase Order
 GTL | Good Transfer List
 RVP | Reverse Process

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 INTRODUCTION

As a result of globalization: the idea that firms are linked in a networked supply chain is more
and more established and accordingly appreciated. This strategic viewpoint has create the
challenge of coordinating the entire supply chain more effectively and efficiently, from upstream
to downstream activities. While supply chains have existed ever since businesses have been
organized to bring products and services to customers, the motion of supply chain management,
is a relatively recent branch of management.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:-

I. The primary objective of the research is to understand a comparatively new term “supply
chain management” in the business world along with its impacts and benefits. The
research has a definite focus on the company FLIPKART. This research will have a
reflection on the supply chain activities of mentioned company.
II. The core objective of the study has been to understand what activities of FLIPKART
has been entitled to supply chain activities and how this activities has been performed by
FLIPKART. In detail, the objective of study are-
 First one to know the procedure of the Forecasting demand of the raw materials
that will be needed within year.
 Second one – To know the company supplier sourcing, procurement and manage
inventory.
 Third one – To know the company Transportation, logistics and distribution.

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 COMPANY PROFILE

FLIPKART is an Indian E-commerce company established in 2007 by two IIT Delhi graduates,

Sachin and Binny Bansal is today India’s largest online shopping website. Flipkart is the first

Indian firm to start E.COM business in India. The business was formally incorporated as a

company in October 2008 as Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd. The company was started with

the prime objective back of making books easily available to consumer who has access to

internet. Today, it is present across product categories including movies, music, games, mobile,

cameras, computers, healthcare and personal product, home appliances and electronics,

stationery, perfumes, toys, shoes and a lot more. The first product sold by them was the book

Leaving Microsoft To Change The World, bought by VVK Chandra from Andhra Pradesh. It

operates exclusively in India, with headquarters at Bangalore. Flipkart has launched its own

product range under the name Smartbuy (electronics accessories, effectively replacing

“DigiFlip”), home appliances under the brand “Citron”. Flipkart has also launched its own

range for large appliances with name MarQ. Flipkart employs more than 4500 people. Initially

funded by the Bansals themselves with 4 Lacs. In April 2016, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal

were named to time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people.

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 ACQUITIONS

 2010: “We Read”, a social book discovery tool.

 2011: “ Mime360”, a digital content platform company. And “Chakpak.com”, a

Bollywood news site that offers updates, news, photos and videos.

 2012: “Letsbuy.com”, an Indian retailer in electronics. Flipkart has bought the company
for an estimated US $25 million.

 2014: “Myntra.com”, in an estimated INR 2,000 crore deal.

 2015: “FX Mart”, is a company that engages in electronic payments, remittance, foreign
exchange, and travel-related businesses, in an estimated deal of Rs 45.4 crore ($6.8

million).

 2016: “PhonePe” was founded in December 2015, by Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari, and
Burzin Engineer. The app went live in August 2016 and was 1st payment app built on

unified payments interface.

 2016: “Jabong.com”, was an Indian fashion and e-commerce portal founded in 2012.
Flipkart acquired Jabong through its unit Myntra for about $70 million. However, in

February 2020, Flipkart formally shut down Jabong to shift focus completely on its

premium clothing platform Myntra.

 2017: “eBay”, In April 2017, Flipkart had acquired eBay’s India operations in exchange
for equity; eBay had then invested $500 million in cash in Flipkart. However, in May

2018, after Walmart announced its decision to acquire a 77 percent stake in

Flipkart, eBay sold its stake in the Indian e-retailer for about $1.1 billion.

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 eKart LOGISTICS

 eKart is what was earlier known as FLIPKART Logistics.

 eKart is part of WS Retail Services Private Limited, the business to customer company of
Flipkart.

 It is more economical than other 3rd party logistics companies.

 Being able to service more orders through other e-commerce websites will allow eKart to
scale and expand its network, which will in turn benefit Flipkart as well.

 eKart’s reach – 150 Cities, the largest such network set up by an online retailer in india.
 eKart currently offers services such as delivery logistics, reverse logistics and pay on
delivery.

THE ALL CARGO LOGISTICS AND INDUSTRIAL PARK

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 DISTRIBUTOR FRAME

(in overall India)

INSIDE VIEW OF WAREHOUSE

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25 Warehouses.

500 delivery centers:- previously it was 150, others newly formed (aim to reduce the time of

delivery). It also has expanded its last-mile delivery services to 27,000 kiranas, or privately-

owned local convienience stores. The stores are located across 700 cities and 20 states

throughout India.

YES SUCCESS!!!

Delivery Time 1-2 Days Sent to logistics body

Customer’s Checked in
Order delivery center
inventory NO
Checked in the nearest
warehouse
inventory

YES
YES

Automatic inventory check via

Inventory Management Delivery Time 2-5 Days
System

Ordered to the company

Delivery Time 6-15 Days

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 AFTER SALES SERVICES

1. 30- DAY Money back guarantee.

Unsatisfied Calls/Connects Product returned Replacement or

Customer with Flipkart by logistic money is returned
customer services partners in the account

2. E-WALLET Feature (Flipkart adds new dimensions to its operating cycle)

Loyal Deposit more Use it for further

Customer money purchases

3. Reporting & Analytics

On the basis of your past Schemes/Discount/Offers/Recommendati

Behavioral purchase ons are generated

4. Reviews

First to review Certified Buyer

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 How are their products less expensive?

RETAIL STORE (ORGANIZED) ONLINE STORE

Need a shop floor or chain of shop floor Managed by centralized warehouses

Need skilled sales and management staff Need customer service associates

Need branding and display No need for branding and display of the
product

Need to pay overheads such as electricity bill, Comparatively less Expensive as overhead are
telephone bill, stationeries etc at every store. born only for the dispatch centers.

Need furniture and equipments which need Need few furniture and equipments which
maintenance at every store requires less maintenance cost

LOGO

BEFORE AFTER

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 AIMS
To become the largest retailer of India. Flipkart wants to be present across all categories, except
in groceries and automobiles, the CEO said. “Our target is not just those who shop online”. We
want to highlight the convenience of e-commerce to traditional offline shoppers and, thus, help
grow the market.

VISION
“To become Amazon of India”.

MISSION
“Providing a delightful and memorable customer experience”.

OBJECTIVE
“Completely hassle free shopping experience with best prices in India”.

TAG LINES
 Ab Har Wish Hogi Poori.
 Abhi Nahi Toh Kabhi Nahi.
 If It’s Trendy, It’s On FLIPKART.
 Be Trendy, Always.
 Itne Mein, Itnaa Milega.
 The Online Mega Store.
 Shopping Ka Naya Address.
 Ab Mehengaai Giregi.

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 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Before we interact with the employees/staff on the floor (ground) we have an induction program
of approx. 2 days and in this 2 days of induction program we have been taught several things
about the company and about the different departments that how they will work and meet all
customers demands on time without any breach.

In 2 days of training we also learnt about POSH (Prevention of sexualize harassments). Because
this training is very important and it has to be more sufficient enough to develop the internal and
external personality. This proofs the individual’s interior and exterior capability. In the training
we have been taught everything about the firm and also about its terms and conditions of how
they work.

The training is given on 2 basic platforms:-

The training is of total 10 days in which 2 days for class room training about introduction of
whole. And another 8 days is for practical training which is divided in 2-2 days on the ground
with different departments which includes Inbound, inventory, Outbound and Returns
department.

 On the job: - On the job training places the employees in an actual work situation and
makes them appear to be immediately productive. It is learning by doing. For jobs, that
either are difficult to simulate or can be learn quickly by watching and doing on-the job
training makes sense.

 Off the job: - Off-the-job training covers a number of techniques and tricks, films,
demonstration, tests and other simulation exercises, and programmed instruction.

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 SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH

 It has its own logistics arm (eKart Logistics).

 Many payment options.
 First mover advantage
 Customer orientation website.
 Various filters to sort through products.
 Offers competitive prices through discounts.
 Quick home delivery.
 Gift services on various occasions.
 Cash on delivery.
 Pay later option (upto 5000/-)
 24*7 Customer support.

WEAKNESS

 People skeptical (mistrustful/suspicious) about security of online transactions.

 Takes time to build confidence among people.
 Low profitability.

OPPORTUNITIES

 Proliferation (spreading/publicity) of m-commerce.

 Increasing internet penetration.
 Target social media for more number of customers.
 Untapped potential in FMCG sector.

THREATS/RISK!

 High competition by other existing online markets/New players.

 Capture of latent market demand by competitors.
 Government policy regarding FDI in e-commerce.

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 LITERATURE REVIEW

In this competitive world, this company Flipkart is doing their best to satisfy the customers need

and wants whenever they want in E-commerce industry. As they are training the employees at

their best level and making the employees more physically and socially active nowadays,

because in today world internet is a huge platform where we can do anything and can share

anything whenever we want and where ever we want. It builds the employees mindset and

improve their skill set at regular basis.

The Electronic Commerce, or E-commerce, industry is one of the most enlightened sectors of the

economy. The industry is growing very rapidly, so data collection and estimation are particularly

difficult. E-commerce today gained so much popularity because its essential technologies are

worked out at huge steps. We are even offered to feel the product to better understand its shape,

size and quality. In these benefits why to go out somewhere else when all you have to do is make

an order, choose the delivery method, put up your feet and wait till the order is supplied right to

your door-step.

Basically, training and development programs are conducted to check the capability and to

improve skills. Development is a process that leads to qualitative as well as quantitative

advancement in the organization, especially at the management level; it is less considered with

physical skills and is more concerned with knowledge, values, Attitudes and behavior in addition

to specific skills.

Hence, development can be said as a continuous process whereas training has specific areas and

objectives. So, every organization needs to study the role, importance and objectives of training

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and its positive impact on development for the growth of the Organization. Quality of work life

is a process in which the organization recognizes their responsibility for excellence of

organization performance as well as employees skills.

Effect of E-business and on firm’s Supply Chain Introduction E-business is computing and

communication through internet which has enabled a business to execute front end backend

processes of a business. In today’s scenario it has become a key enabler to drive the supply chain

integration. Business can use internet to

• Gain global visibility across their extended network of trading partners

• Help them respond quickly to a range of variables from customer demand to shortages of

resources.

By adopting e-business methods in the supply chain pattern we can achieve goals of reduced cost

increased flexibility, faster response times more efficiently and effectively.

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 SOURCES

DATA COLLECTION MEDIUM

PRIMARY DATA: - Primary data are those which are collected a fresh and for the first time.

Primary data was collected through:-

 Personal Observation

 And through practical work.

SECONDARY DATA: -Half of the data used for the study is secondary in nature and has

been collected from the company and from the records of FLIPKART(Ekart).

Secondary data was collected through: -

 FLIPKART website

 News

 FLIPKART Stories

 And other websites.

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 CORONA IMPACT

PM Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown on Wednesday (25/03/2020) to

stop the COVID-19 from entering the third stage (community spreading) in India.

This move was in succession to the Janta Curfew implemented by the country on Sunday.

Amidst all the chaos and a fight to stop virus from spreading any further, e-commerce giant
Flipkart, owned by US-based big box retailer Walmart Inc., announced the temporary
suspension of its operations in India.

A message issued by the e-retailer on their website read “Hello fellow Indians, We are
temporarily suspending operations. Your needs have always been our priority and our promise is
that we will be back to serve you, as soon as possible.”

Due to the struggles faced to carry out business in the last few days as restrictions on movement
of people and goods were enforced across different states, Flipkart suspended its operations
across India.

INSIDE LOOK – HOW FLIPKART DISTRIBUTION CENTRES ARE BEATING BACK

THE COVID-19 CRISIS

Even as the nation goes into an extended lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, Flipkart’s
operations across the country have geared up to deliver essentials. E-commerce has been of
timely assistance, bringing much-needed essentials to the doorsteps of millions of Indians, while
ensuring that social distancing and hygiene protocols are followed. In a Twitter poll, e-commerce
customers attested that e-commerce has helped them maintain social distancing to help flatten
the curve and curb the spread of corona-virus infection.

Take a look at these pictures from Flipkart’s Distribution Centers(DC), warehouses and delivery
hubs.

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Preventive measures start even before distribution centre employees come into work. Social
distancing is the norm during transit to and from the workplace

A daily briefing in the time of social distancing at our DC in Haryana

Cleansing and sanitization of contact surfaces is carried out every few minutes at all Flipkart
facilities.

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 A distribution centre employee undergoes temperature screening in Haryana.

At Flipkart’s distribution centres and hubs, precautions are in place to ensure the safety and
wellbeing of staff and customers alike. Hand hygiene, temperature checks and personal
protective equipment have become business as usual in this new reality. Facilities are sanitized
and fumigated. Hub employees, security personnel, Flipkart Wishmasters and even third-party
delivery executives are instructed take extra precautions to ensure that their hubs are routinely
cleansed before heading out to deliver essentials. Wearing face masks and following social
distancing protocols are now an integral part of day-to-day operations and part of every
associate’s go-to-work checklist.

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 THE JOB AT A GLANCE

The job that I was offered at FLIPKART (eKart) was the position of Intern as a Supply Chain
Executive in Warehouse &Logistics Management. It was a 45 days long internship program.
In warehouse department, all the team members had to work almost whole the week and
sometimes 24/7 as e-commerce is the most interactive and challenging platform now-a-days, in
this we had serve our customers hassle free shopping experience with in time limit. Like the
team members, I also had to work 6 days and a day was week-off. They work on 5S strategy

1. SORT - Organization (Keeping only what is necessary and discard everything else)
2. SET IN ORDER – Orderliness (arrange and label only necessary items for easy use and
return by anyone)
3. SHINE – Cleanliness [keeping everything swept and clean for inspection (for safety &
preventative maintenance)]
4. STANDARDIZE – Standardized cleanup(the state that exists when the 1st 3-pillars or
“S’s” are properly maintained)
5. SUSTAIN – Sustaining the discipline (making a habit of properly maintain correct
procedures)

DUTIES AND RESPOSIBILTIES

After spending 2-2 days in every department i.e. Inbound, Outbound, Inventory and Returns, my
OJT was decided in Inbound Department. In this department, the FLIPKART obtains its
products from different manufacturers’ and these are sent to warehouses or delivery centers of
Flipkart through the logistics of manufacturer of manufacturer’s distribution channel. The
Flipkart puts order for the manufacturer for product to be delivered.

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 PROCESS FOR INBOUND

INVOICE SANITY CHECK

STEP 3 –
VALIDATE THE
STEP 1 – PURCHASE
INVOICE ORDER AGAINST
HAND-OVER RECEIVED
(FROM
DRIVER)

STEP 2 –
FLO
LOGIN

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 IRN CREATION

STEP 1-
INVOICE
SANITY STATUS
NEEDS TO BE
CLEARED

STEP 2- STEP 3-
IRN PRINT AND
CREATION PASTE IRN
AND SAVE BARCODE

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 IRN SUBBMISSION

STEP 3-
STEP 1- SAVE & PRINT
FIND NEW IRN
IRN BARCODE

STEP 2-
ENTER
ACTUAL
PRODUCT
DETAILS

STEP 4-
UPLOAD
SCANNED COPY
OF INVOICE
AND SUBMIT
IRN

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 RECEIVING

STEP 1-
SEARCH STEP 2-
IRN RECEIVE OR
REJECT THE
PRODUCTS
&PASTE WID

MANUAL PUTLIST CREATION AND PUT-AWAY

STEP 2-
STEP 1- PUTLIST
CREATE CREATION
MANUAL
PUTLIST(Go To
Inventory)

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 INVENTORY PROCESS

There are 3 ways used in Inventory:-

1. GTL

2. B2L

3. Stock Take.

GTL :- It is a lengthy process. It is used for small quantity of products.

 ADVANTAGE:

 For space optimization.

 It is used while consolidation (gathering) of product.

 It helps the picker to locate product easily while picking up the product.

 FIFO i.e. First in first out.

B2L:- It is used when demands came. It is process required to transfer/replenishment (refill) the

reserved inventory from B2L location.

Stock Take:- When we do counting shipment/product & then match it on physical V/s virtual.

There are 3 ways of S.T.

 Product based

 Location based

 Product/location based.

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 RETURN PROCESS

In Returns there are three types of return:-

1. RTO
2. RVP &
3. PREXO (Product Exchange Offer).

REVERSE SUPPLY CHAIN

CUSTOMER
PRODUCT

Makes a Complaint Money

Agent of Flipkart Courier service

Logistics

Return Process cell

Warehouse

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 CONCLUSION

The universe everyday is witnessing unimaginable growth in majority of the industries. The

warehouse, logistics and freight (Hire charges & rental) industry is one such industry that rapidly

growing. The organization has enormous opportunities to grow beyond the expectations. Overall

Flipkart is a successful E.Com firm running with profits and changing itself with the trends. The

organization now has the value of being an ultimate service for freight, transportation,

warehousing, docking and value as per customer needs. The present scenario and the future of

the organization with regard to the management are satisfactory. The supply chain of Flipkart

has been described in this paper with light of most of the concepts. This internship reports

explains the main activities carried out in the Flipkart. Concerning the objectives that had been

proposed for the internship theme, some of them were fully achieved. One of the objectives of

the internship was to develop the key performance indicators for the warehouse/logistic operator.

It was interesting to notice the optimizer during the internship that it covered broad aspects of

the warehousing/transportation problems, namely; crew scheduling, vehicle scheduling,

inventory management, docking and so on. Through this objective, it was noticed that how

Flipkart prioritized the client/customer satisfaction or classification in terms of the business

volume. However, there are some areas where the company is not at the top-most position but it

can gear up in the near future and is committed to acquire that spot.

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 REFERENCES & LINKS

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipkart

Flipkart Stories

https://stories.flipkart.com/inside-indias-happiest-warehouse/

About Bansals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Bansal

Flipkart acquitions

https://www.crunchbase.com/search/acquisitions/field/organizations/num_acquisitions/flipkart

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