| | DECEMBER 20218VANTAGE POINTThe global logistics market was valued at $7,641.20 billion in 2017 and is projected to reach $12,975.64 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 6.5 percent from 2020 to 2027. How do you see this market evolving in India? This market will expand in India too. It will register a bigger growth than 6.4 percent CAGR. Many MSMEs are yet to jump into the logistics automation bandwagon. Most of the growth will come from there. What are the major challenges impeding the growth of the logistic industry? Where do you see the packaging industry post-pandemic from a technological standpoint adoption?Some of the major challenges are seen in the following areas:· Transportation issues and road blocks. Albeit GST implementation, the goods movement is not yet smooth.· Rail tariffs are still a challenge.· Port and shipping problem exist due to lack of clarity in policy.· Warehousing and taxation discrepancies.· Companies are making slow transition into newer technologies.· Cost of accusation of supply chain solutions is still high.The Packaging companies were coming up with innovative technologies that were friendly to the environment, reusable, and biodegradable. But concerns about the hygiene and safety of reusable packaging temporarily halted the packaging industry's progress towards a sustainable and circular supply chain. The specific areas in the Packaging Industry that have been affected include: are an increase in digital printing, consumer preferences, e-Commerce, new or heightened hygiene & consumer-safety concerns, redefined sustainability, and an increase of single use plastics and lifted bans. Following the pandemic, packaging companies will need to rebalance sustainability goals that incorporate heightened hygiene, normalize e-Commerce, and take product cost into consideration. The impact of the pandemic will have a positive effect on performance, because these EMERGING TRENDS IN LOGISTICBy Arup Choudhury, CIO, Eveready Industries IndiaArup Choudhury
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