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And it is a transformation that is only accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this episode of \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgo.3ds.com\u002FPODCAST-BUZZ2\">3DEXPERIENCE Innovation Matters\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>, Dassault Systèmes India’s thought leadership \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdiscover.3ds.com\u002F3dexperience-innovation-matters\">podcast series\u003C\u002Fa>, Tanuj Mittal, Senior Sales Director at Dassault Systèmes, sits down with Rajkiran Kanagala, President and Chief Business Officer of the TCI Group, to explore how digital technology is redefining efficiency, transparency, and competitiveness across India’s logistics ecosystem, and what the sector must do to sustain its momentum into the next decade and beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“Logistics delivery became a boardroom topic during COVID, and it should stay there. Your supply chain competitiveness is your competitive advantage,” says Rajkiran Kanagala\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>India’s Logistics Infrastructure at an Inflection Point\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>India’s logistics sector has long been the invisible engine of the nation’s growth, moving man and material across the length and breadth of the country, managing exports and imports across sea and air routes, and quietly absorbing the complexity of one of the world’s most diverse and demanding supply chain environments. Its importance was thrown into sharp relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the logistics industry’s ability to keep delivering became the foundation on which national resilience was built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since then, a confluence of government policy, private investment, and digital infrastructure has created conditions that Kanagala describes as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. The National Logistics Policy, the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (U-LIP), dedicated freight corridors, the expansion of port and airport capacity, and the Gati Shakti multi-modal logistics program – which integrates 44 ministries across a single digital stack – are collectively building a logistics backbone capable of supporting the 15-trillion-dollar economy that India is aiming to become by 2047.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The numbers reflect the progress: logistics costs as a percentage of GDP have fallen from approximately 13-14 percent to an estimated 8 percent. Port dwell times have been halved. Ship turnaround times are down by 50 percent. Merchandise exports are growing despite geopolitical headwinds. The foundation is being laid, and the next decade, in Kanagala’s view, belongs to those who ride this wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>From Tonnage to Intelligence: Digital Technology’s Role in Logistics Efficiency\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Perspective from Rajkiran Kanagala, President & Chief Business Officer, TCI Group\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3ds.com\u002Findustries\u002Fbusiness-services\u002Flogistics-services?utm_campaign=202607_ind_corp_imlti_3DSInnovationMatters_en_CMP33795&utm_medium=push&utm_source=push4site&utm_term=3DSINBLOG\">logistics \u003C\u002Fa>industry has historically measured itself in tonnage moved and price per kilometer. But efficiency at scale requires something more fundamental: the ability to predict, optimize, and act in real time across a network that spans hundreds of locations, thousands of vehicles, and millions of individual transactions. Digital technology like robotic process automation, API integration, AI-driven route optimization and digital twins are the kinds of infrastructure that make this possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At TCI Group, the transformation is already operational. A process that once required manual handling of up to 100 daily shipment orders involving phone calls, paper documentation, and significant coordination overhead now runs through robotic process automation bots that read orders, extract key fields, and route them directly to logistics service providers via API-to-API integration. The result is faster processing, fewer errors, and a dramatic reduction in the administrative burden on operations teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Transparency has evolved in parallel. Real-time shipment tracking delivered via WhatsApp Business notifications, integrated with U-LIP’s open APIs for driver verification, vehicle compliance, container location, and train tracking gives customers the same visibility into their freight that consumers now expect from e-commerce. India’s logistics sector, once opaque and paper-heavy, is becoming one of the most digitally legible in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“Where is my shipment’ is the biggest question, every customer asks. Today, through WhatsApp, real-time APIs, and U-LIP’s digital infrastructure, we can answer that question with full transparency at every point in the journey,” says Rajkiran Kanagala.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Digital Twins and AI: The Next Frontier for Supply Chain Optimization\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Perspective from Tanuj Mittal, Senior Sales Director, Dassault Systèmes India\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The current wave of logistics digitization, including automation, real-time tracking, and API integration, is powerful, but it represents only the first layer of what is possible. The more transformative opportunity lies in simulation and prediction: using digital twin technology to model logistics networks, test scenarios before committing physical resources, and deploy AI to optimize routing, demand forecasting, and capacity allocation in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For a sector that must absorb the extreme demand peaks of India’s festival season, from Onam and Dussehra through Diwali and into the wedding season, the ability to simulate and prepare for volume surges is an operational necessity. Digital twin technology enables logistics operators to model these scenarios in advance, stress-test their networks, and identify bottlenecks before they become crises, shifting the industry from reactive firefighting to proactive planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The most valuable application of this intelligence is at the intersection of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3ds.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fdelmia\u002Flogistics-workforce?utm_campaign=202607_ind_corp_imlti_3DSInnovationMatters_en_CMP33795&utm_medium=push&utm_source=push4site&utm_term=3DSINBLOG\">logistics \u003C\u002Fa>and manufacturing. A large manufacturer managing inbound flows, inter-plant transfers, and outbound distribution across 20 or 30 plants operates a supply chain of extraordinary complexity. When logistics providers and manufacturers share real-time data and collaborate on demand forecasting, the supply chain becomes genuinely predictive, which is a competitive asset rather than a cost center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“The shift from automation to simulation is where the real value lies. Once you can model your network, test your assumptions, and predict outcomes before you commit resources, that is when the physical and digital truly become one,” says Tanuj Mittal.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>People, Purpose, and the Road to 2047\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For all its technological momentum, the logistics sector faces a challenge that no algorithm can solve alone: attracting and retaining the talent needed to operate an increasingly complex, digital-first industry. In a country where aviation, technology, and consumer industries compete intensely for the same pool of ambitious young professionals, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3ds.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fdelmia\u002Flogistics-workforce?utm_campaign=202607_ind_corp_imlti_3DSInnovationMatters_en_CMP33795&utm_medium=push&utm_source=push4site&utm_term=3DSINBLOG\">logistics \u003C\u002Fa>must make a compelling case for itself as a sector of the future, not a remnant of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The opportunity is real and the stakes are high. A 15-trillion-dollar economy by 2047 cannot be built without a world-class \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3ds.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fdelmia\u002Flogistics-workforce?utm_campaign=202607_ind_corp_imlti_3DSInnovationMatters_en_CMP33795&utm_medium=push&utm_source=push4site&utm_term=3DSINBLOG\">logistics \u003C\u002Fa>network. The sector that makes itself visible, exciting, and consequential to the next generation will be instrumental in realizing India’s ambitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“The next 10 to 20 years, we are going to build this infrastructure, both) physical and digital. The opportunity is immense. India’s logistics sector is not something you can keep away from the growth path,” says Rajkiran Kanagala.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Bundling the Physical and the Digital\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The organizations that will lead India’s logistics transformation are those that combine digital intelligence with operational discipline, customer intimacy, and the courage to reimagine their networks from first principles. The physical and digital are not two separate journeys. The freight corridors, the port infrastructure, the policy frameworks, and the simulation and prediction tools that operate on top of them: none of them work in isolation. The decade ahead will reward those who understand that bundling them together is the winning move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“Technology is an enabler, not a strategy. 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