Industry Insights

It is like deja-vu: labor shortage, disruption of supply, unpredictable customer demand, stuck shipments, the risk of front-line workers in the logistics industry catching the COVID-19 virus, the spread of the disease, abrupt spot freight market rates, and the list goes on!  With the 2nd wave of COVID-19 sweeping our nation, these nightmares for the […]

Businesses that are focusing on logistics often struggle to identify the most impactful operational KPIs. They often have difficulty linking key transportation metrics to operational impact resulting in operational failures and delayed customer deliveries, which in turn lead to customer dissatisfaction. No real-time data and poor transactional visibility also result in poor decision-making and delays […]

As we enter 2021, the whole thing seems to be revolving around the Covid-19 vaccine and its availability. As various governments give the nod to vaccines, one of the critical questions which needs to be answered is how the vaccine will reach billions of people. The vaccine makers are working 24/7 to come out with […]

In recent years, innovation and automation have brought big swings to the logistics industry. Businesses are undergoing severe transformations with automation and new technological solutions changing how people work in the supply chain domain. So now, they either can be proactive and take advantage of these technological changes or are forced by the market trends […]

“According to sources, 64% of supply chain executives consider big data analytics a disruptive and important technology, setting the foundation for long-term change management in their organizations.” With the advent of technology, companies today have become more data-centric. New strategies are designed to study and analyze the data and conclude insights, thus advancing the very […]

The logistics industry is the backbone of the Indian economy. The Indian Logistics Industry is home to 45 Million people. However, according to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2010, India is in 47th position out of 155 countries. India spends approximately 14% of its GDP on logistics which translates into USD 140 billion. This […]

Effective management is the key to the success of any business plan. The same holds for the logistics plan of any company. More steps in a logistics plan demand greater efficiency in the entire process. Read on to learn more about the various factors involved in effective logistics management, one of them being automation and […]