SPEEDEX

About:

• SPEEDEX is an acronym for the “Stores, Proactive, Efficient and Expeditious Despatch of Extra Size/ Wt Consignment.”
  
  
• Background:
  • In the past, IAF had been using hired transport for movement of cargo to various IAF bases, which resulted in delay in dispatch of critically required stores.
    
    
  • In this background, SPEEDEX contract was concluded in June 2018 with Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd and Ashok Travel & Tours for the ‘Air’ & ‘Surface’ component
    
    
  
  
  
• Objective:
  • Under this, operationally urgent consignments will move by Air Mode and normal consignments by Surface Mode.
    
    
  • Objective is to reduce the time taken for transportation of items to the field units so as to strengthen Military Logistics.