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Feature
National
Logistics Policy

regulatory framework with a strong
focus on efficiency, sustainability,
and, most importantly, digitalisation.
A key achievement has been the
enhancement of our TMS, which now
provides real-time shipment tracking
throughout the logistics chain. This
has streamlined processes, improved
service accuracy, reduced turnaround
times, and elevated the overall quality
of services offered to our clients."
"The National Logistics Policy has
been a boon for India in its aspiration
to become a $7 trillion economy by
2030," says Nikhil Agarwal, President,
CJ Darcl Logistics. "Reducing logistics
cost, enhancing infrastructure and
trading operations in the policy are
planned to make India as a global
logistics hub. In the last two years,
the policy has handled fundamental
issues by leveraging technology,
advocating for a multi-modal
transport system, and enhancing the
business environment.
"This policy has been effectively
implemented across diverse ministries
and has provided the logistics sector sorting systems, digital warehousing
with a solid foundation of structural solutions and GPS-enabled tracking
improvements and systemic can help streamline operations,
transformations. The policy has reducing human error and delays."
provided unprecedented business Sharma of Gati adds: "Optimised
opportunities and supply chain application programming interface
enhancements through government- (API) integration allows seamless
led industrial collaboration and retrieval of shipment details,
stakeholder coordination, which could eliminating the need for inquiries
help India actualise its dream of through forwarding companies
transforming into a developed country or external ERP systems. This
by 2047. The changes in policy goals advancement has significantly
towards innovation, sustainability, and improved information flow and
improving infrastructure are gradually transparency, thereby supporting the
pushing the country towards a more Measures such as using goals of the NLP, which prioritises
competitive logistics environment." hybrid vehicles and digitised logistics. These improvements
implementing route not only enhance operational efficiency
Tech challenges but also minimise disruptions within
Technology can drastically reduce optimisation not only the supply chain."
friction in logistics by improving reduce fuel consumption
real-time visibility, optimising routes, and emissions but also Is sustainability a concern?
and automating key processes, align with the NLP’s focus Not really, says Sarang while adding
says Sarang. "AI and machine on green logistics, offering that NLP can integrate sustainability
learning can predict demand and both environmental and initiatives by encouraging the
adjust inventory management economic benefits. adoption of green logistics
while blockchain can improve the practices such as electric vehicle
transparency and security of supply Uday Sharma fleets, renewable energy sources
chains. Furthermore, automated Allcargo Gati in warehouses and fuel-efficient
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