Faster, Smarter, Leaner: How Flipkart Optimized Its Supply Chain to Unlock Growth

Shubham Agarwal et al.

INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics2026https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2025.0282article
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The paper describes the work done by Flipkart teams since 2021 in building a central planning platform to help automate and optimize Flipkart’s vast suite of retail operations. The platform transformed Flipkart’s central planning and operations, and enabled it to grow sustainably and succeed in a dynamic and evolving market. It helped Flipkart achieve significant reductions in costs and higher delivery speeds through better inventory, capacity, and network flow planning. Beyond the impact on business metrics, it had a transformational impact on the organization, enabling higher productivity and agility across their planning, operations, and business partners.]

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@article{shubham2026,
  title        = {{Faster, Smarter, Leaner: How Flipkart Optimized Its Supply Chain to Unlock Growth}},
  author       = {Shubham Agarwal et al.},
  journal      = {INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2025.0282},
}

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