Delivery on cycle is a photograph by Joe Zachariah which was uploaded on March 11th, 2013.
Delivery on cycle
A charitable Trust started in 1890, The NMTBSA or commonly known as The Bombay Dabbawala has achieved 6 Sigma.... more
Title
Delivery on cycle
Artist
Joe Zachariah
Medium
Photograph
Description
A charitable Trust started in 1890, The NMTBSA or commonly known as The Bombay Dabbawala has achieved 6 Sigma.
They collect the Lunch Tiffin from home and deliver at the work place in a record time.
Approximately 4,00,000 transactions are done per day with a work force of approximately 5000 employees..
The Error rate is 1 in 16 million transactions. (6 Sigma performance requires 99.999999 % efficiency)
The charge ? Rs 300/- per month ($6 per month) This rate is standard for any distance or weight.
Discipline: No Alcohol during business hours, wear a white cap and the Identity card.
There are no “strike” records as each one is a Share Holder.
The average education is 8th grade schooling. The average earning is Rs 5000 to 6000 per month. During the festival time of Diwali they get one month’s additional salary (Bonus) from each customer.
The annual turnover is Rs 36 crore.
The pick up and drop works on the simple principle of codings done on the Dabba.
For example, VLP : Vile Parle (suburb in Mumbai)
9EX12 : Code for Dabbawalas at Destination
EX : Express Towers (building name)
12 : Floor no.
E : Code for Dabbawala at residential station
3: Code for destination Station eg. Churchgate Station (Nariman Point)
Prince Charles was so impressed by them that they were invited for his marriage in April 2005
They were also invited for the Terra Madre World meeting of food communities in October , 2004.
Figured in the GUINESS BOOK of World Records and Ripley's “ believe it or not”.
Clicked these pics on 16 July noon at Church Gate station where the sorting and dispatch takes place. Mode of transport: any thing from head load of crate, to hand cart to bicycle.
Motto : War against Time (9:00 am to 12:30 pm)
By the way NMTBSA stands for Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Supplier’s Association.
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March 11th, 2013
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Comments (12)
Chas Hauxby
Love everyday images of India... and by coincidence I remember seeing their representation at Terra Madre... excellent background description as well Joe.
Alec Drake
Congratulations Joe on your feature in "Life Is What Happens". We are pleased to share this marvelous example of your work with the group members and visitors. fav
Darla Wood
Excellent capture and great description! Love all the elements in this image right down to the beads on the bike spokes! Very fine work, Joe! v/f !
Mary Beth Landis
Joe Zachariah, Very interesting image and informative description! V Mary Beth Landis
Joe Zachariah
Yes David, and that could be one of the reasons why we travel to other countries-to see the daily life in that country.
Kym Backland
Joe, You have such a wonderful gallery! I appreciate so much you came by to visit my gallery, now I get to see what your life is like! Such an interesting life you lead! Wonderful imagery, and candid photos! I like this style so very much.. Voted and fav'd
Clotilde Espinosa
Now I know why you liked my everyday activity painting...I also like this great shot of yours Joe!! V.
Joe Zachariah replied:
Yes Clotilde, the daily life around is always of interest to me. Thanks for the vote.
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