NEW DELHI: Operations of logistics companies have resumed although in a limited manner as the lockdown restrictions have been eased. Resumption of complete operations, however, is likely to take some time.
Rajesh Neelakanta, ED & CEO, BVC Logistics noted that the 35-40 per cent of the general logistics operations have commenced, with a large part of it being predominantly the export-import traffic which has resumed since the past few weeks. Non-essential goods' warehouse operations have also commenced in most locations with curtailed staff, he said.
"The sector should start working at 80 per cent of pre-COVID volumes by June end," said Pranshu Kacholia, Vice President, Business at Clickpost.
Kacholia was of the view that the sector will bounce back soon largely due to the e-commerce boom and demand in the sector.
He noted that limitations may be from the supply side rather than in demand.
Businesses across sectors will have to undergo several change and adoption of new technologies and logistics is no different.
Kacholia noted that real-time shipment visibility driven by IoT devices has become a necessity today, due to the large number of delivery exceptions that happen daily.
Globally, some companies are piloting crowd-sourcing models of deliveries, since there might be a shortage of full-time delivery partners due to an increase in e-commerce volumes, he added. (IANS)
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