The 10 Most Recommended Logistic Companies in 2019

2019 | Volume-11 | Issue-8

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The next big blessing on the Logistics industry

E Breaking the Shackles – A New Look of the Indian Logistic Industry

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ver thought about the aspects of having a stunning packaging? Broadly, segregated in two segments – protection and shipment. Safeguarding a material from accidental damage, thefts or even tampering along transporting the products within the nation or across the shores are the ultimate objectives for the providers.

Taking a closer look at the logistics industry gives the impression that the industry has transformed in every single way! Now, it is more about showcasing the jubilant face of the industry. Exploring the evolution of the Indian logistics industry is nothing less than an exciting journey consisting of different phases in-between and counting the milestones achieved!

Fuelled by the surge of businesses across the globe, the industry is in the midst of a transitional wave that continues to grow by each passing day. Traditional norms and practices are replaced with innovative business models and technical advancements. Growing customized demands have forced the providers to look out for solutions that are ultimately transforming the entire ball-game of the logistics industry.

While the initial years of the industry faced fragmentation, over the last few decades it has gained noticeable momentum. The industry employs more than twenty-two million people, India slowly but steadily surges ahead in the global rankings in terms of overall logistics performance.

Looking forward, few challenges have to be worked upon collectively, alongside embracing the innovative trends, latest norms, and technologies at the micro-level. Facilitating better credit-flow with longer tenures, construction of multi-modal logistics parks across the key locations, integration of various fragmented resources are some of the points.

Apart from the few established players, the majority of the logistics solution providers are small or medium-based companies. This highlights the urgent need to embrace scientific and functional logistics components into the main sector.

The success of ‘Make in India’ initiative, numerous global brands are shifting their manufacturing base to India alongside the Indian businesses who are scaling new heights. These advancements have opened new opportunities and scope for the Indian logistics industry to take the giant steps forward.

Analyzing the emergence of new entrants along with the established players in the industry, we introduce some of the prominent logistics companies who are contributing to the industry with their innovative solutions. This edition “The 10 Most Recommended Logistic Companies in 2019” aims to highlight the jewels of the Indian logistics industry. Measuring the diverse capability, this magazine is a platform to celebrate the success stories of these players in the best possible way!

On the cover page, we have showcased LogYcode Tech Solutions. It is an NCR based e-commerce start-up that innovative IT-enabled solutions and services to re-engineer logistics business processes to meet the demands and the desire arising from the digital transformation of the industry.

This edition also includes Jay Storage Solutions which is an intelligent storage solution provider company. Maxwell Logistics Pvt. Ltd has diligently worked towards innovating solutions that have helped them to be the preferred choice of their clientele. Providing seamless end to end logistics solutions that ensure smooth process flow aided the by latest technology and experienced work force, MS Pon Pure Logistics Private Limited is the next company. WOW Express stands tall amongst top logistic players in the country with pan India presence that brings cutting-edge technology to the table.

Alongside we have incorporated a few articles penned by an industry expert and one from our editor. Last but not the least; we also have an interactive interview that talks about the logistics industry.

So flip the pages to uncover the story of the Indian Logistics Industry!

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LOGYCODE TECH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD The next big blessing on the Logistics industry

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WAREHOUSTER CAPITAL A Prominent Leader in Customized Warehouse Solutions

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EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY TO THE CORE Overtime Management Software – Adding Comfort in Corporates

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NEW AGE OF LOGISTICS INDUSTRY The Journey of the Logistics Industry in India

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JAY STORAGE SOLUTIONS The Search for Smart Storage Ends Here!

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MAXWELL LOGISTICS PVT. LTD The Pioneers of Tech-Logistics Industry in India

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PON PURE LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED Pioneering Innovative Logistics Services

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WOW EXPRESS Exemplifying Peace, Passion, & Compassion

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Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd The next big blessing on the Logistics industry

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To digitize the logistics industry and furnish abridged and simplified processes to our customers across India and globally

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Dr. Ambrish Kumar Founder and MD

One such evolving player that carries the potential to make a difference in the Indian logistics sector is LogYcode Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd. Founded in November 2017 and incorporated on March 2018, LogYcode has already managed to grab the eyeballs of the fraternity by the virtue of its unique business model. It has been awarded the Best ‘E-Commerce Start-up of the Year’ at Maritime and Logistics Awards 2019 that is an impetus for the company to move forward!

Founded by an industry patriarch – Dr. Ambrish Kumar, ‘LogYcode’ is a cloud and web-based platform that uses leading-edge technology to make the most cost-effective match between freight forwarders, exporters/ importers on one hand and air freight carriers on the other. Evenly accessible from the web and mobile applications, this online portal comes as a breather to the logistics industry where traditional workflow is both time-consuming and tenacious in nature. Mr. Vikas Kharbanda-Co-founder is another cornerstone of LogYcode.

This innovative portal automates countless complex processes into a seamless system. Right from highlighting the live price comparisons between the preferred carriers, offers the unique feature of instant quotes for air cargo like in the travel portals, prepares Airwaybills automatically and even tracks the shipment. Evolving as a holistic logistics solution provider, it delivers innovative IT-enabled solutions and services to re-engineer logistics business processes to meet the demands and the desire arising from the digital transformation of the industry.

A Leader with Relentless Determination As the Founder and Managing Director, Dr. Kumar has been instrumental in executing the overall strategy and administration of the Company. Having industry experience of more than 12 years, he has amassed acumen in the areas

of Logistics, Freight Forwarding, CFS, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing & Evaluating New Project Movements. His innate skill to build highperformance teams, including his strategically-selected executive management staff, has served as a growth catalyst and infused productive energy into the workplace.

Prior commencing his venture, he has held leadership roles in the capacity of COO in S.A. Group, he has worked with various entities like APM Terminals India Pvt. Ltd., Eastern Cargo Carriers India Pvt. Ltd., and Forwarders Pvt Ltd. He has contributed extensively to developing new service value-proposition and transforming dreams into various business products. Having an affluent academic background, he has a PhD. In Economics, M.A. in Economics & MBA in International Trade.

As a perfectionist and a team player who believes in imparting his endless knowledge, grooming leaders to the highest levels, Dr. Kumar has his eyes set to revamp the traditional logistics industry in a big way! He has written a few theses on topics like ‘Industrial Policy and Industrial Growth’. Furthermore, he is a motivational speaker, trainer and an active orator in various educational institutions. He is a highly motivated and result oriented professional adept at building strong relations with key stakeholders.

Astounding Services – LogYcode Shaping new processes for the logistics realm, LogYcode endeavours to automate and digitalize the logistics industry aiming to deliver a gamut of services in Air, Ocean and Road transportation, and thereby integrating all modes of logistics through technology. The innovative benefits that make it stand ahead of its peers within a very short period are listed:

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s one of the largest and fastest-growing digital markets, India is evolving as a technology hub that is transforming the Indian business paradigm at a fast pace. As the torch-bearers, connectivity and accessibility are driving this digital era that has opened new avenues and every sector is exploring the best possibilities to tap fresh opportunities. Both the public and private sector players are emerging as strong catalysts for this digital revolution. The Indian Logistics domain is one such sector that is embracing technology to the core that is giving a significant boost to the Indian economy.

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• Push Notification and Online Chats: Automatic Prompt and real-time push notifications of every stage and action is provided to the customer to ensure accuracy and transparency. The customer can chat with the customer service executive whenever required through the portal.

How Does It Work?

Keeping it swift and seamless, the model has the below elements that make the difference: • Instant Quotes: Customers can place a request with just 7 basic details of the shipment. The system auto-reverts within no time and on-screen rates are displayed with multiple carrier options.

• Instant Rate Quotes: LogYcode provides the most competitive instant and realtime rate quotations for air freight on the most preferable carriers based on the air freight query placed by the customer.

• Air Freight Published Tariffs: LogYcode is a reference window for checking the air freight published tariffs and surcharges of all the air carriers operating from all major cities of India. The tariffs and surcharges can be referred from any device connected to the internet using both Web Portal and Mobile App. • Automated preparation of Airwaybills: This is a unique feature which is unparalleled globally. Airwaybill preparation and management has been a complex travail among the freight forwarders. LogYcode’s Auto-Airwaybill feature lets the customer have the Airwaybill draft as soon as the booking details of the cargo are fed in the portal.

• Live End To End Tracking: LogYcode offers the comfort to the customers of tracking the status of cargo live, right from the time of placing a query till delivery of the shipment at destination. All stages can be tracked from the single window.

• Book Your Cargo: Customers have various options for selecting the carrier of their choice based on the rates quoted and can place the booking order with a single click! Published tariffs and surcharges are available on the portal. The Airwaybill number is sent to the customer post-booking and the customer gets the option to fill the shipper and consignee details.

• Documents Preparation: The customer gets the Master Airwaybill automatically prepared using the booking details and thereafter leads to creating House Airwaybills wherever required, and can print or download the documents. The system also gives the option to edit the final document. Once AWB is finalized, shipment is executed from the system.

• Generate Invoice: It generates invoices and debit notes and manages the collection of invoices, including keeping track of customers’ credit limits.

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• Track Shipment: The tool gives you shipment updates in just one click. Step-by-step tracking and real-time updates with complete transparency.

The system is very flexible, optimally customized and userfriendly delivering prompt and homogenous solutions to the otherwise complex supply chain processes that exist today in the market. The online access to LogYcode in Web and Mobile App versions makes it readily handy and even people in remote areas can carry out freight forwarding and supply chain transactions and business from one gateway without having to worry about the otherwise elaborate and puzzling processes. Some of the exclusive features are listed below: • User-friendly interface with smooth navigation • Real-time and highly competitive rates distribution to customers • Easy finding of rates • Multiple vendors/ carriers option • E-booking of freight • Published Air Freight Rates and Surcharges reference • Contract rates and Spot rates availability • Centralized Customer/ member/ vendor contact information • Freight documents preparation and management on fingertips, like Auto-Airwaybill feature • E-transmission of data to airlines, ground handler custodians, customs

• E-dockets for collections, storage and transmission of edocuments • Live Tracking of cargo • Digital Invoices • Embedded auto-calculators for dimensions, actual and chargeable weight • Online Transportation rates Technology is the Way Forward!

Technology has played a leader’s role in transforming the business platform across the globe and today its the abundance of countless technologies that have made traditional sectors like logistics to take the big shift. There is a need to integrate the air cargo infrastructure.

Automation of the business processes paves path to achieve the agility and scalability required to compete with time, thereby increasing productivity, driving revenue growth and breaking through the confinements of stereotypes. Business automation is an essential component of the modern enterprise in the contemporary era.

In this era of superlative automation, where services and real-time information require only a touchscreen or a few clicks, manual feeding of information and checking shipment status on phone or e-mails looks primitive.

Technologies including big data, AI, Machine Learning have the potential to make the air freight forwarding cheaper, safer and simpler. While automation requires a significant investment, the advantages far outweigh the costs. Team LogYcode believes it is easy incorporation for the logistics industry to provide specific and real-time piece level information of cargo, with the technology already in place. The RFID solution for tracking shipments at the piece level renders the information to the logistics service providers to improve their operational efficiency apart from offering customers incredible and constant support.

The Progressive Journey Placing the best foot forward in quick time, team LogYcode has already set its eyes to the future! The push to launch Ocean Freight is soon on the cards alongside developing other significant territories in the supply chain such as Warehousing, Customs Brokerage, Transportation. As a holistic platform, it not only aims to target digital integration of processes but the whole multi-modal supply chain and logistics.

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his interview highlights the consistent endeavors of Team Warehouse Capital (WC) that treads the extra mile to quench the needs of its client organizations.

IS: Kindly brief us about the company.

Team WC: Warehouster is an India-focused warehouse developer and asset manager headquartered in Mumbai.

The firm is focused on investing, developing and managing Industrial & Warehousing assets on a pan-India basis. The company is coming from a pedigree wherein it has delivered some marquee warehousing assets in the past and is now poised to exploit its experience in giving a new direction to the vertical in particular and to the industry at large. Warehouster is here to serve its clients across the sectors viz. Manufacturing, E-commerce, FMCG & Retail.

It intends to go full-scale with warehousing assets already under execution in NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, & Hosur.

With its three-pronged strength in Asset Management, Development Execution & Investment Deployment, it aims to establish itself as the preferred partner of choice when it comes to delivering the superior Grade A warehousing in a Built to Suit framework. Its focus primarily, is to add value to shareholders in a way that maximizes the returns on the deployed capital. It has a track record of ensuring good returns to stakeholders while building a portfolio of marquee projects across the locations. Warehouster is poised to fully capitalize the opportunity on offer and add value at each step in its stride to become the foremost player in delivering Built to Suit premises for its various clients.

IS: Please tell us something about your Founder/CEO and his/her contribution towards the company and the industry.

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record of 20 years of surpassing ambitious business goals.

Over the years he has regularly delivered revolutionary fundraising, investment, asset management, and divestment propositions. As an industry- veteran he has steered multimillion-dollar portfolio, envisioned the projected trajectory, augmented revenue streams and led various teams, over the years, to success. He has a remarkable record of positioning organizations for success by developing groundbreaking, scalable, and highly reliable business processes. Sandeep possesses a strong Academic Pedigree. He has been an Advisory Board Scholar from IVY League Cornell University.

With the founding of Warehouster Capital Advisors, he has catapulted himself right at the forefront of India’s warehousing scenario. Warehouster is targeting investment in BTS, warehousing and logistics parks across India and aims at delivering approx. 15 million sqft over the next 3 years. He is successfully driving the company’s strategic initiatives, enhancing the strengths of offerings, and setting a superior bar for services being offered. He has the expertise in managing private REITs with over a decade of experience in delivering greater returns.

In the past, he spearheaded the development of 7 million sqft for All Cargo Logistics where he created AUM for approx. $ 270 million. He handled development and asset management of approx. 15 million square feet of logistics & Industrial parks and governed the big-ticket warehousing and industrial portfolio.

IS: What is your viewpoint regarding the present scenario of Logistics industry?

Team WC: Presently, the industry is poised for a sustained growth momentum in the wake of some favorable policy measures. The implementation of GST and granting of Infrastructure Status to logistics has galvanized the tailwinds and has provided for the much-needed November 2019|

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consolidation at the industry level. The industry is expected grow to $215 Billion by 2020. The Grade A warehousing stock is set to grow by another 100 million sqft in the next 4 years.

IS: Kindly describe in detail about the various product engineering solutions, services and platforms oered by your company.

Team WC: Warehouster specializes in delivering superior Grade A warehousing boxes in a Built to Suit framework to its clients across Manufacturing, 3PLs, Retail, E-com & FMCG domain. Its aim is to build a portfolio of sustainable and longterm rent yielding assets. At a platform level, the company is committed to provided end to end gamut of services. Right from | November 2019

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land acquisition to pre-lease to post-handover property management the company does it all. From investment in the early stage to exits with greater yield, the firm covers it all.

IS: How is technology in general has impacted the logistics industry or has transformed over these years?

Team WC: In the modern new age warehousing, technology plays a central role. It’s an enabler and facilitator for the wholesome efficiency. Whether it’s laser creed floors, enhanced load capacity per square meter or pre-engineered structure, all of them are modern, state of the art and add to the offerings. Due to their sheer sizes, Grade A warehouses, are able to leverage cutting edge infrastructure comprising assembly lines, automated sorters, Pick/Put to Light systems, dimension weight scanning, and automated packaging. It substantially reduces the overall turnaround time. They have superior infrastructure with access to mechanized Machine Handling Equipment (MHE), Fire Detection, Clean Environment. The use of fleet management software (provides live tracking of goods), RFID systems for inventory identification and automated pallet storage is growing quickly, as is the number of startups aimed at bridging the technology gap. So, it is sufficing to say that technologies such as automation, robotics and AI; enhance throughput, reduce time and optimize processes for a better efficiency and reduced costs and their role is bound to increase in the times that lie ahead.

IS: How are you facing the challenges in terms of changing trends, market players and cost?

Team WC: It’s not about challenges per se. In fact, every challenge is an opportunity in itself. Every business has to be agile and adaptive to counter the downside of the changing business landscape. At Warehouster, we are well prepared to take on the ensuing challenges in our stride. Of late, the changing trends are in fact a step towards enhanced efficiency and overall throughput. This augurs well for all the incumbents involved. With increased consolidation the cost is being significantly cut down.

IS: How do you explain the exclusive features and benefits of your product?

Team WC: The gamut of services that we offer, it becomes important for us to communicate our offerings to the various stakeholders involved. We employ a mix of both online as well as offline channel in this regard. The world

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class warehousing properties that we deliver, are received with open arms by our tenants. It is our amenities and specifications that set us apart. The strategy we employ to deliver our message is well thought out and diligently executed.

IS: What is the USP of your business? Key features and highlights.

Team WC: Warehouster USPs are integral to its positioning of a formidable end to end player in Indian Warehousing realm. Some of these are: • A formidable end to end player in the Indian Warehousing arena.

• Diversified and varied pipeline underway.

• The core capability in delivering Grade A, Built To Suit Boxes • Client base spawning across the sectors.

• Building trust while delivering quality.

• A track-record of consistently delivering superior returns.

• Present across all the key warehousing hubs of India.

• Present right where the demand lies and needs meet.

IS: Kindly share us with your Vision and Mission of your organization.

Team WC: Vision – To be a consistent and preferable player in warehousing fund management and development.

To follow the highest corporate governance standards and always deliver superior returns to our various stakeholders.

Mission – To always enhance our deliverable capabilities while following the best practices around. We intend to add value one step at a time and create long term values.

IS: How do you portray the future of Logistics industry and how are you preparing yourself for that?

Team WC: This is a watershed moment for the Indian Logistics & Warehousing sector. Favorable policy initiatives coupled with burgeoning demand from across the sectors, primarily from E-Com and 3PL players, are proving instrumental in giving a fillip to the industry.

Institutional investors are committing some serious outlay and are there for the long term. We, at Warehouster, are ready to exploit the opportunity in the offing and are integrating ourselves vertically to play our part in this growth story.

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deally the concept of logistics needing transport of goods took o when the place of production shifted miles away from the place of consumption. This wasn’t the case till the time India was a country of villages with everything being produced and consumed within the village itself. With the need to grow came the need to expand both markets and production. Coupled to this was the fact that production itself had grown much larger in size and had to be moved from being created in home-factories to factories/ production centres in dedicated industrial areas.

This brought in the need for transport starting with small vehicles including bullock-carts, cycle-rickshaws, handcarts to motorised transport vehicle which could be a threewheeled small carrier to a multi-axle, multitonnage trucks and rigs.

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with the likes of Human-pulled rickshaws, Cycle rickshaws, Bullock carts/Horse carriages etc being the standard ware within the city and across small distances between tows. Of these today only the cycle rickshaws are still around, and given their nonpolluting nature, could pull along for quite some time. The other two being laborious to animal and human, have either been banned completely or substantially.

As for transport between cities of items like cotton, farm produce etc., the main source of transport were the railways given our British masters preferred to give prominence to railways than to road transport. From the hinterlands, cotton and farm produce would be hauled by animal transport to the nearest railways station/ yard and then loaded onto the train for further journey mostly up to bigger commercial destinations like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai (then Madras). As for transport between cities, they were pitiably negligible given that India in those times was an outand-out agrarian subsistence economy with villages taking care of themselves. Roads did exist but for very short distances like Mumbai to Pune. For longer distances like Mumbai to Delhi & Madras, there was hardly any user with roads being used to transport stu for the Britishers outside the country.

Independence brought change! And what change! In the name of a road only remnants of the GT road (from Chittagong in Bangladesh to Kabul in Afghanistan!) existed. Subsequently newer roads connecting all the state capitals to Delhi and Mumbai took

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place which in the recent years have all been bifurcated into 4-laned one-way roads with talks of most being converted to 6-8 lane expressways with speeds in excess of 100 kms an hour.

With roads came vehilces, especially trucks. From the time of independence into the 70s, there were three main truck manufacturers, namely Tatas with their tie-up with Mercedes, Ashok Leyland, an off-shoot of British Leyland, Firodias of Pune with their brand Bajaj-Tempo, Standard Motors of Chennai to name a few. These companies and subsequent ones in that era bought dated foreign technologies complete with their dies, casts and drawings and made them in India for the Indian users.

It was the opening up of the economy in 1991 which finally brought much-needed change with companies existing and new doing a complete rejig of their models to suit Indian needs. Tata’s came out with their own series of trucks right from 9 MTs capacity to 24 to even 40 MTs multiaxles. Not to be outdone, AL too tied up with Iveco and Hino for new tech and engines respectively and has been giving India some of its best and most powerful of machines. In time, newer companies like AMW, Volvo and Scania too entered the scene. Not to be left out, LCV makers like M & M and Eicher too are in the truck and LCV fray. Today the transport part of the logistics industry in India is full of vehicles which fill practically every need in every weight scale from a few kgs to a upto +50 MTs! And this isn’t changing anytime soon given that roads are improving with better and bigger ones being planned and constructed.

If you thought the Indian logistics industry was all road transport, you shouldn’t be excused! With the concept of subsistence production be it of industry and agriculture being all but dead, India is today the largest producer of fruits, veggies, milk and eggs. And we aren’t even talking about stuff made in factories across the country!

All this calls for a proper supply chain which itself changes with what is being handled. Farm produce and meats obviously need a separate category of handling as compared to furniture, clothes and machinery including automotive like cars and bikes. For these came a new paradigm, the warehouse!

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covered area considered big, has undergone a sea change! Temperature controlled, dust and vermin free with each with a capacity close to 1 million (10 lacs) sq ft, this is one serious business one really wants to be in and create the right impression. In India, warehousing, the other element of the Logistics trade came about in the end of 90s when business in general stated to increase exponentially along with trading, packing and repacking of goods before sale. At that point of time, it was the old-faithful-turn-new-bride go-down to warehouse which worked simply because nothing else seemed to work.

With the departing of the previous millenia, the old too started to die-out with logistics companies like Singapore’s Sembawang, APL Logistics and clutch of export-oriented warehouse operators making thei presence felt with large warehouses which had seemingly better facilities than most Indian homes! With them arriving, the industry sat up and took notice. What was till then facility only meant for export shipments was being demanded for local movements as well!

What really brought the biggest change in logistics in India was a system of transaction which depended completely on the mix of warehousing and transport to survive and never had its own shops, showrooms and storage. No prices for guessing this one! It was the digital-age revolution called e-commerce front-ended by foreign and Indian entities including Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Paytm to name the top ones. With the promise to bring you anything from an ant to an elephant, their logistics set-up is like none that the world has ever seen with entire warehouses of a few million sq feet being constructed at regular intervals (in the absence of the silly city-specific octroi tax and advent of GST instead!) to facilitate movement of goods ordered online. Add to this the need for transport from as small as a bike to as big as one to haul a 45’ closed-bodied container!

And this, dear readers isn’t the end of the Logistics journey. With India still to make an indelible impression in the road and rail infrastructure and talks to include varied other mode of logistics including inland waterways, coastal shipping, use of de dirigible being talked about, India is staring at the cusp of another great, great revolution in the logistics industry which promises to be as interesting as that which has happened till now!

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ffective logistics solutions play a pivotal role in driving seamless trade operations across diversified industry segments worldwide. The past five years have observed a paradigm shift from organizations embracing traditional logistics to now leveraging Intra-logistic solutions with a futuristic outlook. These solutions will prove to be one of the major catalysts in making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025. With government reforms like GST and other regulatory compliance joining the foray, the domestic trade market has now increased manifold and are generating profitable outcomes like never before. On the other hand, companies are witnessing the demand for warehouses from the traditional 5-6 mtrs. to 12 mtrs. and above ensuring secured storage.

Acknowledging this scenario, Jay Storage Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is rolling out intelligent storage solutions by attaining global partnerships and investing in cuttingedge technologies. Founded in 1984, it stands tall as an ISO 14001:2005, ISO 9001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified company having the potential of quenching the needs of the clientele with utmost excellence. Its comprehensive range of Industrial warehousing storage and Automated warehouse solutions are dedicated to satisfying a wide variety of needs across various industry segments and applications. Jay Storage has established itself as the market leader in India with its manufacturing plants near Mumbai. Its industry expertise and curated acumen have carved it into one of the fastest service providers of industrial storage solutions serving clients globally.

Jay Storage has been felicitated with the Best Storage Solutions Company of the Year on many occasions. Its years of consistent endeavors have helped it to get recognized as one of the Most Trusted Storage Solutions Partner in its field.

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Leading from the Front Mr. Premal Karelia is the Managing Director of Jay Storage Solutions Pvt. Ltd. His father Mr. Arvind Karelia started the business of providing manual material handling equipment which was later joined by him. His two-decade of experience in this field helped him in sensing the need to provide Integrated storage & handling solutions across the Indian sub-continent. He is instrumental in driving continuous improvement within the organization alongside adding value to the Intralogistic segment. Currently, Mr. Premal is at the helm of storage solutions business and plays a significant role in suggesting the right options for the customers. These suggestions prove to be a major attribute in solving various issues and transforming the overall outlook of the client warehouses.

A Warehouse of Services “Helping customers achieve their business goals is what keeps us moving,” says team Jay Storage.

Taking on a customer-centric approach, the company focuses on providing a plethora of products & services showcasing Smart storage of materials, leading to effective identification, inventory, segregation, bifurcation, and flow of the materials. This flexible and transparent approach backed by products that are easyto-adjust, dismantle, install & modify at the site helps it in creating a win-win situation and outperforming own milestones. Its wide-ranging products include Warehouse Automation, Rack Clad Warehouse, Automated Racking system, Conventional Pallet racking System, Mezzanine System, Multi-tier Racking System and Cantilever racking system tailored to meet customer demands.

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Mr. Premal Karelia Managing Director potency differentiates Jay Storage from its competitors and helps it in being future-ready. Altogether, from the conventional racking to the futuristic Automated storage solutions, Jay Storage is committed to providing it all, under a single roof.

Why Choose Jay Storage?

The knacks to stay committed to deliver the best and keep up with the changing times & customer demands help the company in outshining its competitors. Its pool of dedicated sales, production and installation professionals keep no stone unturned in satisfying present and engaging new customers with complete determination.

The Company’s Take on Technology We are in the disruptive technology age, and with the onset of Industry 4.0, technology is already changing the face of warehousing. Many companies are now using automated storage solutions in warehouses like ASRS and Shuttles. With the help of technology, overall throughput time is getting reduced and picking operations are becoming almost error-free & efficient than before. With WMS software, AI and ML capabilities, customers now get live access and real-time information of their storage conditions, materials flow, and other details.

The Big Picture “It is more of a science about how, and where you store material, how fast can it be retrieved, and how efficiently can it be delivered. And we know this better,” states team Jay Storage. | November 2019

Technology is changing the way organizations do business. But, when it comes to storage automation and retrieval processes, the racking has to be more stable and rigid. As warehouse users shift their focus to productivity and throughput, racking will continue to move at the forefront. Considering this, the company has started moving from 8 meters to 12 meters and is now looking to go higher. It believes that as it will go higher, it will require more stability to outshine its competitors. It has identified that warehouses will need narrow aisle equipment, articulated forklifts as standard basic equipment to effectively deal with the height. Also, these equipment require very stringent stability and tolerances during installation and if not designed and erected right, it can cause a major disaster.

A Futuristic Approach Jay Storage believes that the future will witness automated storage solutions and retrieval market ruling the businesses. The Indian trade segment will shift to million square feet taller warehouse designs in the coming times. Investing in robust R&D centres would become more crucial as the industries are all set to move from unorganized to organized. And, the company is all set to tap this change and be a change-maker.

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The Pioneers of Tech-Logistics Industry in India

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ith tech advancements and various reforms introduced by the Government, the Indian Logistics Industry is undergoing a radical transformation. With better avenues, the matured players are coming forward to be a part of the tech-driven operational transformation.

Focusing the spotlight on one such player – Maxwell Logistics Pvt. Ltd, this excerpt highlights the journey of the entity alongside mentioning the countless milestones it has achieved. To create a distinct niche in the Cargo Transportation and Logistics Solutions segment – Maxwell Logistics spearheads the innovative pathway that leads to new opportunities. The Company was established under the table guidance of Shri Ram Kumar Goel, a legend in the realm of Transportation and Founder & CMD of Associated Road Carriers Limited (ARC), the 2nd largest Transportation Firm in India. Its visionary Managing Director, Shri Ravi Goel, heads the dynamic and enthusiastic team of expert professionals.

Incorporated on 24th October 2007, this entity has diligently worked towards innovating solutions that have helped them to be the preferred choice of their clientele. As the business cemented its place in the market, the company has created two distinctive avenues – Transportation and Packing & Moving businesses. Today, it has over 32 branches that cater to transport operations and 8 branches that specifically manage the packing & moving business.

Cementing its space in the transportation and packing & moving market, today it has evolved as one of the biggest industry players.

new people and socialize with people who are from different walks of life. Ravi commenced his professional journey in 2002 when he joined ARC. Slowly and steadily, as he learned and completed his training, he was promoted as a VP and subsequently made a Director at ARC. He started Maxwell Logistics Pvt. Ltd in 2007. Initially, he started with 5 branches of Transportation division and later diversified into packing & moving business in 2009.

Services Maxwell Logistics is one of the most reliable and efficient service providers. The packing & moving Team systematically helps people to move to the desired destination in a comfy way and quick time. Providing top class service and taking utmost care of client’s belongings, it ensures to comply with stringent quality standards adhering to Industry best standards. Below is the list of exquisite services offered: Packing & Moving Services Domestic Relocation Services: Since 2009, it provides excellent domestic relocation services across the length and breadth of India. Moving of household goods, utensils, furniture, delicate goods and appliances – everything is managed professionally.

International Relocations: Maxwell renders prompt and expert overseas moving services with a tinge of uniqueness. Sophisticated packing of

Few of its eminent corporate clients include: Tech Mahindra, Reliance, Google, Amazon, ONGC, UNICEF, Spain embassy, Consulate General of U.S.A, L&T Group, Tata Group, Toshiba and many more.

The Leader Graduating in Commerce and attaining a Post Graduation Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Ravi Goel had his eyes set for the future. A travel enthusiast, he likes to meet

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Only certified chauffeur drives the ODC to finish the task in a time-bound manner.

Containerized services: One of the finest qualities of Maxwell is containerized services. Delivering the belongings in an impeccable state, through containerized vehicles, it ensures that the movement is completed within time.

Bulk Load services: The skilled crew works seamlessly to execute the job to transport raw material to the factory and therefore transporting raw material is not a problem anymore.

Technology is the Driving Force Staying ahead of time is the only way to reach the epitome of success and Maxwell has embraced technology to the core to stay ahead of the players. It is customizing tailor-made solutions that help to streamline the process.

Mr. Ravi Goel Managing Director valuable goods, utmost care, secure storage, and adhering timelines is their forte.

Art and sculpture Relocations: We understand the importance of your art works. Maxwell is one of the Pioneers in offering customized packing and handling of the valuable fine art collection.

Office Relocations: Using high-quality pallets, crates, corrugated and wooden boxes for packing, the company has a complete organized setup. Right from logistics planning, operations, and insurance arrangement, Maxwell takes care of all needs.

Logistics Services: FTL-Full Truck Load: The entity covers the truck with a high-quality canvas that does not allow rain, sunshine or anything else to deface or damage your goods. The objective is to shift all belongings in one go.

ODC & Project Transportation services: A large pool of trained and skilled experts earnestly creates a perfect fit vehicle that can easily move the essential part of the industry and we use sophisticated cranes for loading and unloading.

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Installing Shipment tracking to having ERP for the automation of backend operations and managing the seamless connectivity across all offices and departments, technology is driving Maxwell. The entity also invests a lot in R&D work and competitor analysis methodologies.

These strategies assist the company to face the challenges before they evolve as a problem.

The Future is Here Maxwell carries a very optimistic outlook about the future of the Indian logistics industry. Terming it as the backbone of the economy, it feels that all the commercial sectors depend on logistics requiring an efficient, cost-effective flow of goods.

So if you are looking the best logistic provider who really cares for you – it’s time to call Maxwell logistics today.

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Pioneering Innovative Logistics Services

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he Indian logistics industry is considered to be the backbone of the Indian economy. The present-day industry is a perfect mix of innovative solutions, technology, and infrastructure. Over the last few years, the industry has witnessed a huge shift from the traditional system due to the new entrants alongside the changes in the reforms introduced by the Government.

Pon Pure Logistics Private Limited (PPL) is one acclaimed logistic services brand within the industry that needs little introduction. Pon Pure Chemical Group is its parent company with an annual turnover of 2750+ crores, and a workforce of over 1000 employees. An experienced player in moving cargo across the globe, PPL assures a safe, timely, and speedy delivery of shipments. The entity has evolved as a holistic service provider instead of a standalone company.

Seamless and Holistic Services As an integrated logistics solution provider, the company has worked cohesively towards reaching the goal to be a one-stop solution for client requirements. PPL specializes in procurement, transportation of both dry and liquid chemicals, finished goods, clearing, forwarding, storage and distribution of FMCG. It also takes care of engineering goods, electronics & electrical products, textiles, industrial goods, project cargo, mineral ores, etc. Having a Pan-India network, it has established transport offices, warehouses, and storage facilities at key ports and manufacturing hubs.

In order to offer seamless logistics services within a city, PPL has launched Pon Pure Express – PPE. This division specializes in the inter-city movement of small parcels. PPE entered the market with the concept of Next Day Delivery to major cities with the support of cutting-edge technology.

Today, PPE’s current Average TAT is around 80% and it looks forward to attaining 95% in the future.

Customer Delights: • Live GPS Tracking of Goods • Door Pickup and Door Delivery • Booking and Delivery Alerts via SMS & Email • Cash On Delivery • Next Day Delivery for major cities within 500 KMS from our service locations

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In a short span of three years, PPE has made an effective impact in the market and across the entire state of Tamil Nadu. Stringent efforts and continued perseverance have allowed PPE to expand further and it endeavours to be a dominant brand across South India. It commenced the operations in April’18 with 5,800 bookings and by September’19 it has excelled to 19,588 registering a growth of 70%.

The Cornerstones Mr. M. Ponnuswami is the Founder of Chemical Marketing Business in 1981 and carries strong ethical business values and is passionate about providing worldclass customer service. For the last thirty-seven glorious years, he has been the driving force in steering the company with his vision, mission, and compassion.

He is also the founder and Managing Trustee of ‘Pon Pure Charities’ that is actively involved in creating infrastructure facilities for educational institutions and public places and also providing educational support for the lesser privileged students, free of cost.

S. Suresh Babu – Managing Director & Mr. M.P. Lakshmipathy – Executive Director and son of Mr. M. Ponnuswami are the two pillars who started the logistics division with the intention of supporting their parent company.

Awards and Accolades Delivering services seamlessly over the years, the company has been acknowledged and appreciated at prestigious platforms. Few of the notable awards are listed below: • Winner of Liquid Bulk Chemical Handling Company of the year by The South East Cargo & Logistics – 2015 • Exemplary Position in Supply Chain & Logistics Specialized Cargo by SCALE – 2015 • Winner of Liquid Bulk Chemical Handling Company of the year by The South East Cargo & Logistics – 2014 • National Award for Supply Chain & Logistics by the South East Cargo & Logistics – 2014 Distinct Services As an end-to-end logistic services provider, PPL offers November 2019|

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Embracing Technology to the Core PPE is a company that continuously keeps exploring & implementing new technologies to offer its customers increased benefits, higher standards, efficient service, quick tracking and ultimately a delightful experience. Waybill Part-B Auto Updation and TAT expected date in the LR are the latest updates done. Some of the areas that are techenabled are listed below: • New software introduction – Anchor • Mobile App for booking and delivery • Customer Portal S. Suresh Babu Vice President & M.P. Lakshmipathy Executive Director • Automated MIS • E-way Bill Part-B AutoUpdation & Auto Extension. exclusive, hassle-free services under one umbrella. Below • Estimated TAT printed in LR are the highlights of the services offered: • Intimation for undelivered reasons like door close, contact number not in use and change in request date for • Air Freight Forwarding (IATA) delivery • Sea Freight Forwarding (MTO) • Asset has been able to utilize better with Removal for • Customs Clearance Toll Grades and Increase in Pay Load • Repacking, Drumming and allied services • Transport management – IBA Approved Transport Additionally, Bar-Coding and Live Tracking are some of Operator the forthcoming services that will be introduced in the • Full Truck Load (FTL) PAN India basis coming days. For more information regarding the company • Pon Pure Expres – Parcel service over Tamilnadu, and it’s services, please visit.

Bengaluru, Mysore and Puducherry https://www.ponpurelogistics.com/ • Warehousing – Liquid Bulk Storage at Major Ports -General Cargo USP of PPL • Value Added Service (VAS), Customer Value and time is given priority than Company’s profit • CRM is practised to stay connected with the Customer’s throughout the process • PPE Next Day Delivery concept to major cities with the support of cutting-edge technology / POD by Email on Delivery • Live GPS Tracking of goods • Booking & Delivery alerts via SMS and Email / Cash on Delivery • Automatic E-way Bill Part B Integration

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Exemplifying Peace, Passion, & Compassion

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he increasing boom of the Indian e-commerce industry has immensely boosted the prospects of the logistics sector. Current growth is driven by the penetration of e-commerce in Tier II and III markets resulting in emerging e-commerce retailers who are further driving the growth. Furthermore, the number of smartphone users and rural internet penetration has seen a steep surge in recent times enabling faster and efficient implementation of technology.

As in recent years, technology has had a major impact on how logistics firms in areas such as shipping, freight, and supply chain management operations execute and the kinds of profits they can make. WOW Express brings cuttingedge technology to the table like end-to-end tracking solutions, full-cycle API integration, real-time COD dashboard, shipments mapped on Google maps of Service Marshals, and many more. This not only ensures quick and timely deliveries to customers but also enables time and cost savings. After over four years in business, Wow today stands tall amongst top logistic players in the country with pan India presence.

Jayesh is an MBA graduate from Sheffield UK and has over 2 decades of work experience. He has worked with companies such as UPS, Singapore Post, Amex, ICICI Bank and looks after Business Development, Finance, IT, and investor relations.

Mazhar carries over 25 years of experience in the industry with global logistics players such as DHL, TNT, UPS, and Singapore Post. He manages operations at Bombino Express and looks up to network expansion at WOW. An IIM A alumnus, Sandeep has more than two decades of experience with companies like Reliance, Reader’s Digest, Guthy Renker LLC, and RPG Retail. He was the Sr. Vice President of Operations and E-commerce at ACK Media prior to co-founding WOW Express.

Bringing Cutting-edge Technology at Doorstep WOW Express offers a plethora of services and products to its customers. Some of them are as follows:

 WOW First Mile—Specialised First Mile branches that ensure parcels are sorted by the operator and ready to be The Beginnings handed over on time every time.  WOW Last Mile—Tech equipped service marshals (the Started with the vision to be the most valued technologydelivery boy) delivering packages from specialized enabled logistics company in the world; today, with over 95 collection centers to last-mile delivery branches. centers across 50 cities, WOW is clocking 40,000 - 45,000  WOW Reverse—Service marshals collecting shipments deliveries a day. It offers complete end-to-end logistics solutions on your behalf from your customers and deliver them to e-commerce players for deliveries within India. This includes back to you.

First Mile pickups, Intra and Intercity movement, Last Mile  WOW Warehousing—Specially tailored warehouses to deliveries, Cash-On-Delivery, Digital Payment collections with rapidly process thousands of orders daily. real-time visibility and updates through robust technology and  WOW Health Express—Technology-enabled pick-up infrastructure. and delivery service of bodily fluids (blood, bone marrow, tissue) samples from hospitals/pathology Founders laboratories to the central lab and delivering diagnostic reports back to hospitals/pathology laboratories/patient’s The company was Co-founded by Jayesh Kamat, Mazhar residence.

Faruqi, and Sandeep Padoshi who bring in more than 6  WOW NOW—Technology-enabled, affordable, and decades of cumulative work experience. This trio comes reliable domestic and international courier service across with a unique talent and experience and are the three pillars the world. of WOW Express.

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Jayesh Kamat, Mazhar Faruqi, and Sandeep Padoshi Co-founder The USP WOW Express is one of the first companies in the country to have created a seamless technology that caters to the logistics needs of diagnostics companies. The diagnostics logistics business today is a $300mm market and is growing 15% annually. After carefully identifying and studying the requirements of the Indian diagnostics market, WOW is today the largest organized player in the intracity blood sample collection service.

Besides, today, every customer wants timely and quicker delivery of goods. And, at WOW Express they endeavors to enhance customer experience by reducing the product delivery cycle without passing the incremental logistics cost to the end customer. The trends to expect in logistics would be an increase in supply chain visibility, shortened delivery cycles, Omni channel supply chain, emerging elastic logistics, and ability to adapt technology in day to day operations.

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initiatives to support the sector are going to be crucial for the logistics industry in India. If the cards are played right, the sector has the potential to create a huge number of jobs and play a key role in driving the economy on a high wave.

At WOW, the core team has actively adapted technology in their day-to-day operations to shorten the delivery cycle for quicker delivery to customers. Also, the company is aiming to scale up its operations with the increasing demand of customers in logistic area.

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Overtime Management Software Adding Comfort in Corporates

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simple definition to understand overtime can be, “the extra time consumed by an employee apart from the agreed working hours”.

Every organization has different shift formats subjected to working hours, conditions & locations.as per the guidelines 8 to 9 hours of work is permitted, to work above this is considered as overtime.as the word “overtime” clearly suggests the extra time arranged for work apart from the defined working hours. Overtime is practiced in almost every organization linking it directly to the completion of a project, asssignment, event or a process within a given deadline. overtime can be performed by an individual or a team. there are different formats & arrangments for overtime where not only extra hours needs to be devoted after the fixed work shift timings but HR’s have modified the procedure with which you can dedicate your week off's 34

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timings in the office as well counting it under the extra timings or authentically calling it, overtime.

WHY IT REMAINS A COMPLEX ISSUE: To practice overtime is costly for a company in both human and monetary terms. It can be directly associated with increased productivity but low work – family life balance.

Apart from this calculating overtime can be the biggest nightmare for Human Resource as it can be a lengthy and tricky process. Some other major reasons causing overtime a complicated affair are:  Different formats and trends in overtime.  Overtime distribution amongst the employees.  Daily/weekly/Monthly overtime review and calculation.  Multi level and multi location overtime database and its calculation.  Setting minimum and maximum overtime policies.  Creating and modifying overtime guidlines and sycnhronizing it with the database.  Performance Management.

Apart from it, an H.R needs to perform their fundamental and most important duty, to motivate an employee and to take care of their well being.

WHAT H.R DREAM ABOUT OVERTIME MANAGEMENT: On questioning the H.R about what they think or desire in an overtime management software to help them in calculating overtime, they told us about their issues to be taken care off which started as:  A software which can handle lengthy overtime data which may also contain variations in it.  Duplicate entries to be checked and avoided.  Multiple user log ins.  Multi level approval/rejection option.  Daily/weekly overtime review for H.R.  Regular/irregular data fixation.

Calculation  factors for weekly off beyond regular time.  Vacation additional time hour’s effects.  Should be able to process overtime data of 24x7 work environment and 12 hours rotational shift processes.

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 Synchronized overtime data from multi level/multiple locations.  Other type of associated data processing like laboured hours, excursion hours, overtime hours.

For overtime management software to work aptly, correct and complete data should reach the overtime software and this process gets initiated from the biometric attendance machines and access control systems. Data Capture software plays the role to transfer all the raw data from the machine into the software which further gets processed into Time Office software to get synchronized working hours data and overtime hours data separately. After when this data gets transferred to overtime management software, extra hours calculation gets completed giving the complete work duration for the employees.

DOING JUSTICE WITH H.R - OVERTIME MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: While a review call, one of the Human Resource department from an organization described how Overtime management system has helped their company to save time and money in overtime alteration. One of the most value added feature they got is handling the Multi Location Overtime Trouble. Further explanation described that there company has got offices at various locations and overtime remains functional the whole month. all the supervisors of different locations sends the final overtime data of their employees to the head office from where the admin approves or disapproves the former requests and send it back to their respective locations.

Secondly the associated data like time, attendance & overtime of employees are monitored & measured by the supervisors & only former is authorized for data and its measuring which adds the advantage of multi level data checking and approval. They also added that it has helped them in reducing the paper consumption due to online report generation, checking and approval.

It is not mandatory to work overtime just to calculate the overtime. Your smart research for Indigenous manufacturers and developers, value added features, value for money, round the clock technical support can help you in opting a valuable and effective Overtime Management Software.

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