The Future of Supply Chain Automation

  Covid 19 crisis has seen a rapid transformation in shopping trends across the globe. Lockdowns and the fear of pandemic have resulted in consumers opting for online shopping rather than visiting a store physically. Naturally this has enhanced the load on last mile delivery companies’ multi folds. It’s not at all easy for delivery firms to keep up with these new challenges and increasing demands. With the growing online orders, one important point that every supply chain management firms need to take note of is the safety of drivers who are responsible for the actual delivery. The interest is twofold. While companies would be looking to safeguard their assets - the delivery vehicle, the drivers would also look for some kind of safety standards and protocol backing them, as they rush to deliver packages. This along with safe routes for package delivery will make the entire process smooth and efficient. Mobile based driver profiling is crucial to ensuring safety of riders. Such prof...

  The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been visible on almost every industry, right from A-Z. To this, supply chain management is not an exception. Right from the procurement of raw materials from countries where the impact had been all the worse to the final distribution of the finished goods due to recurring lockdowns, the supply chains have seen it all. As per a recent survey conducted, over 60 percent of respondents indicated disruption in their supply chains in India. On the global front, 26 percent of respondents stated that their business demand faced a significant detrimental effect from the COVID-19 shock. Let us look at the factors that brought about this disruption in the   Supply Chain Management   one by one: The emergence of the Chinese virus:  Most of the countries with disrupted supply chains across the globe have a high dependence on China for their raw materials and even the finished products. Regarded as the dominant “world factory,” this put th...

  An overview As multiple pharmaceutical companies developed their COVID-19 vaccines, the eyes are now on logistic companies to initiate a smooth and streamlined vaccine distribution process. The efficient distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is no less than a daunting task that requires flexible and robust  supply chain management  and a temperature-controlled atmosphere so that the life of the vaccine remains intact while reaching the remotest parts of the country. A report by Research and Markets reveals that the Indian cold chain market is anticipated to attain Rs 2618 billion in revenue by 2024, at a CAGR of 14.8% during 2019-2024. Led by COVID-19, there's been a tremendous accumulation in the demand for logistic consultancy services since the past year. At times of crisis like this, Vaclogix has emerged in the market and is providing upfront support in processing fast & smooth vaccine distribution. Let's learn more about the logistics capabilities and efficienci...

COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the global and domestic supply chains up to an extent where the logistics industry has undergone massive turmoil. The direct suspension of all the logistic activities due to enforced lockdown caused a whopping decrease of 6.1% in added gross value of the logistics industry. Now that organizations and businesses across the globe grapple to counter the threatening concussions of the pandemic, the logistic industry has an exclusive opportunity to  re-imagining supply chain management  from scratch. Also, the role of supply chain and logistics consultancy in ensuring a smooth vaccination drive is of paramount importance and this increases the need for re-construction. Over the years, logistics infrastructure has transformed immensely but the present model is no longer adequate to function efficiently in the current scenario. Although the logistic industry managed to survive the COVID-19 crisis and recovered sufficiently, enough to keep the basic e...