Apr, 2017 | By Anil Kumar, Ujjwal Chaudhry
State of E-logistics in India-17
After two successive quarters of growth, the Indian E-logistics market experienced a slowdown in Q1-CY17
Anil Kumar
CEO
ujjwal chaudhry
associate director
- A comprehensive performance review of the E-commerce logistics sector
- Assessed through a regularly tracked set of performance indicators
- Published quarterly
What is in this report?
Five Key Dimensions for Assessing Sector Performance
Glossary
State of the E-logistics Market Q1-CY17- Executive Summary
Sector Assessment Scorecard: Q1-CY17 Performance
After two successive quarters of growth, the Indian E-logistics market experienced a slowdown in Q1-CY17
E-logistics slowdown mirrors the stagnating trend seen in Indian e-tailing market
E-tailing driven logistics stagnation has affected both forward and reverse shipments; increasing share of captive orders has further hurt 3PLs
3PLs have responded by diversifying into new segments; large shipments are on an upswing despite a hiccup in Q1-17 while hyperlocal continues to grow
3PLs have also been able to grow the share of long tail clients and increase their non-ecommerce business
Despite industry stagnation, e-logistics players have continue to build FCs- which has resulted in failing capacity utilization
Last mile DCs have also been growing for industry- but again with falling capacity utilization
Growth in FC and DC network for industry has had limited impact on the delivery reliability of the industry
However, growing FC count has helped to increase % of (low cost) surface shipments; industry has also performed well on other key cost levers
Better management of cost drivers has helped industry bring down its CPS steadily; however revenue has been stagnant
