01 — Local economy
Business in Sivakasi
Fireworks, safety matches and printing are the three industries the town is known for. Most of India's firecrackers are made in units around Sivakasi, much of the country's matchbox output comes from the same district, and offset presses print calendars, diaries, labels, notebooks and packaging for customers nationwide.
Where software helps: Fireworks makers here produce for most of the year ahead of a short Diwali selling window, so they need advance-order booking, licence-bound stock limits by category, dealer credit and carefully planned dispatches.