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May 24, 2024 - by Parth Jani
The transportation and logistics landscape has undergone a tectonic shift in the last couple of years. As economic and socio-political headwinds emerge, the focus isn’t just on increasing efficiency and ensuring just-in-time deliveries. There is an urgent and widespread need to embrace modern technology to boost supply chain resiliency while enhancing agility to address unforeseen disruptions. There is also an increasing focus on worker safety and environmental sustainability, making it difficult for companies to grow and scale their businesses.
This three-part blog series explores the multifaceted approach necessary for the transportation and logistics industry to thrive in the digital era, leveraging technology to drive growth, elevate customer service, and tailor solutions to complex operational landscapes. The first part examines how embracing digital transformation paves the way for scalability and growth within the transportation and logistics sector.
In today’s disruptive era, transportation and logistics businesses face a variety of challenges:
Addressing emerging transportation and logistics challenges demands an amalgamation of strategic planning, investment in modern technology and infrastructure, and a focus on innovation and agility.
As businesses continue to operate globally, integrating different stakeholders across the order-to-cash shipment lifecycle and supply chain is crucial. However, the dependence on various systems to manage business operations across shipment booking, capacity procurement, customer engagement, carrier and capacity management, freight tracking, and accounting makes streamlining operations and enhancing agility a real challenge. Nonetheless, these challenges also allow businesses to embrace digital transformation and pave the way for scalability, growth, and long-term sustainability.
In the second part of the series, we explore how application modernization services can transform digital transformation initiatives within the transportation industry and can be a strong catalyst for change.
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Parth Jani is a Principal Consultant with over 13 years of industry experience and brings a comprehensive skill set spanning technology and business domains. With a proven track record in presales, project execution, and product management, Parth transforms ideas into valuable solutions via business analysis and solution architecting. He has led numerous transportation and logistics projects, demonstrating deep sector knowledge. His strategic thinking and attention to operational details enable him to drive success throughout the business lifecycle while fostering team growth and collaborating closely with executives to enhance business performance.
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