Keeping Pace With An Increasingly Digitized World

Over the past few decades, there have been a number of companies that have scaled great heights only to be overtaken in a few short years by younger, more technologically enabled disruptors. The smartphone market and the decline of Nokia and Blackberry would be the prime example of such disruption. However, the companies that have adapted to the changing scenario have gone on to use their inherent domain knowledge in the new environment. Netflix which started as a DVD rental service has now achieved a global presence in the online content streaming market — a scale that would never have…

The hunt for Reliability in Logistics

The current e-commerce ecosystem in India is characterized by fierce competition. Players in this ecosystem have taken note of the competitive advantage that a technology enabled, efficient supply chain can provide. In many cases, the logistics service provider is the only physical interaction that the company has with its customer. In other words, service levels of the LSP are directly related to the service levels of the e-commerce companiesTo get high service levels at reasonable costs is what will differentiate the leaders from the rest. A good amount of progress has been made but there are still a number of challenges facing…

Logistics and Infrastructure takes Center Stage at Budget 2017

The 2017 financial and rail budgets being presented together was a historic shift for the Government. The push has been maintained towards modernizing the nation’s logistics infrastructure and encouraging movement of good via multi-modal channels.A few highlights of the Union Budget and what implications they would have on the logistics and technology sectors:Transportation infrastructure has taken a lion’s share of the 2017 budget with an outlay of Rs 2.41 lakh crore (11% increase over the 2016–17 budget).2,000 km of coastal roads (Bharat Mala) to be constructed which will increase connectivity to ports with a total outlay of Rs 64,000 Crores…

Takeaways From Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017

With an ever increasing focus on innovation and efficiency in the supply chain, Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017 threw up a host of interesting takeaways. In this fast moving industry, expectations from supply chain leaders are very different from even a year ago, according to the survey. While the report provides a global ranking, what would be interesting in an Indian context would be the best practices and areas of focus that have enabled these companies to use their supply chains as competitive differentiators. Two key aspects of the Supply Chain Top 25 ranking were the demonstration of…