"Delhivery Implements OS1 Solution for Akshaya Patra to Enhance Logistics Operations"

Delhivery (NSE: DELH), India's leading integrated supply chain services provider, has officially launched its OS1 stack in collaboration with The Akshaya Patra Foundation, the world's largest NGO-operated school feeding program and the implementation arm of the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan. The Akshaya Patra Foundation will leverage the DispatchOne application to execute and monitor the distribution of meals from its centralized kitchens to partner schools. Currently operational in five cities – Bhubaneswar, Puducherry, Kuppam, Nellore, and Rourkela – the nationwide expansion, facilitating nearly 2.1 million daily meals, is projected to be finalized by mid-2024.

Saanil Bhaskaran, Chief Operating Officer at The Akshaya Patra Foundation, emphasized the significance of achieving operational efficiency at their extensive scale, spanning 72 cities and 24,000 schools. He highlighted the advantages of DispatchOne's advanced capabilities in enhancing transparency and effectiveness in delivering meals to children.

The deployment of DispatchOne enables Akshaya Patra to maintain real-time tracking and visibility throughout the delivery process, optimizing resource allocation by servicing multiple locations and reducing transit times through DispatchOne's route optimization features.

Kapil Bharti, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Delhivery, expressed the company's commitment to utilizing cutting-edge technology, as represented by OS1, to address intricate challenges in the supply chain and logistics domain. He acknowledged the opportunity to contribute to Akshaya Patra's vital mission of providing daily meals to millions of school children, showcasing the positive social impact of their partnership.

DispatchOne, Delhivery's flagship last-mile delivery management solution on the OS1 platform, is a self-service, Software as a Service (SaaS) solution available in both India and the United States. It empowers enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to seamlessly execute planned and on-demand distribution operations.

Looking ahead, Delhivery aims to broaden the OS1 product suite by introducing an end-to-end Transportation Management System later this year.