Description:
This episode explores the extraordinary world of Mumbai’s Dabbawalas—an iconic, century-old delivery network renowned for its near-perfect accuracy. We unpack how a semi-literate workforce built one of the world’s most reliable logistics systems using bicycles, trains, and an ingenious coding system. Listeners will learn how strong community roots, cooperative ownership, and disciplined processes shaped their success, and how the Dabbawalas are now adapting to the pressures of the gig economy, shifting work patterns, and digital transformation.
Keywords: Logistics, Six Sigma, Community, Innovation, Gig Economy, Trust
