International market assessment for entry by a leading Indian shared transportation provider

Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and Logistics industry is undergoing unprecedented changes driven by deregulation, consolidation, and digital innovation.

Our ‘enablement’ resources support various industry participants to drive growth.

We leverage our on-ground research expertise and data science capability to help transportation, warehousing and service providers to optimize networks, cost and quality of service.

Case Studies

Understanding payment preferences for cab users

Understanding payment preferences, patterns, motivations for cash vs. cashless payments for cab users and underlying reasons behind them across key Indian cities.

Market potential for 2W rental services & competitive differentiator of a target vs its competitors

Market potential evaluation for the purpose of investment in instant 2W rental services in India and understanding the key differentiators of a target vs its competitors.

International market assessment for entry by a leading Indian shared transportation provider

International market assessment for entry by a leading Indian commute service provider Detailed view of ‘paratransit’ in international markets – most attractive markets, consumer personas, supplier archetypes, government regulations and historical evolution of need and attributes (form factors, service level, etc.) of these services.

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Consumer behavior and travel characteristic study for a leading bike-taxi platform

Detailed view of a bike-taxi commute across Indian cities to gain deep insights about key influencers and pain points that shape consumer behavior. Competitive benchmarking and NPS analysis of major bike-taxi players in India to understand key strengths and weaknesses.

Competitive intelligence tracking for a two-wheeler rental player

Tracking of key operational metrics in two-wheeler rental space in micro-markets across key cities w.r.t. competition

Benchmarking of warehouse receiving & replenishment practices of major grocery players in India

Benchmarking grocery warehousing processes to understand the supply chain, SKU in warding, inventory management and outwarding processes followed by various online and offline grocery players, as well as fulfillment center layouts.

Commercial due diligence on a shared mobility service provider

Due diligence case to profile the business, understand the market, benchmark the product, estimate standalone revenue and analyze the effectiveness of the service in catering to the daily commuting needs for users .

Our Clients

3PL

We optimize fleet and enabling networks to help 3PL players become more efficient. We work with leading 3PL players to identify the right growth opportunities across B2B and B2C segments and devise strategies for organic and inorganic expansion

Last mile logistics

We help leading logistics players as well as ecommerce companies in performance improvement, cost optimization and long term demand forecasting

Urban transportation

With growing urban population and growth of satellite cities around metros, urban transportation is experience a sea change. We partner with leading transportation and shared mobility players to identify new markets for expansion, forecast long term demand, optimize cost, create performance benchmarking networks and drive customer experience.

Road transportation & trucking

Leading trucking operators, aggregators and last mile transportation companies?collaborate with us to optimize the network and capacity, formulate GTM for new markets and routes, anticipate demand changes from end customer segments and make operations more efficient

Warehousing

Real estate owners, warehouse operators and solution providers?seek our expertise in optimization of inventory management, long term demand forecasting, digitalization feasibility and impact assessment. We understand emerging segments like flexible warehousing well and are able

Courier express and parcel (CEP)

Major CEP players partner with us to identify initiatives to create superior customer experience, reduce cost of operations and assess impact of digital innovation

Mobility tech

Mobility tech includes SaaS providers, telematics, marketplaces and aggregators Identification of new micro-markets for expansion, initiatives to drive customer experience, drive operational efficiency with profitability

Aviation

We work with passenger airlines and cargo services to improve customer experience, make loyalty programs more effective, digitalize operations, optimize fleet and networks and refine GTM for different routes

Rail and metro

Government organizations, public transportation authorities and providers of rail services deploy our toolkits for better project management, working capital optimization, project feasibility, market assessment and evaluating opportunities for public-private partnerships

Waterways and shipping

We build perspective on global trade. Leading port service providers, freight forwarders, shipping lines and shippers leverage our expertise to plan operations, digitize processes and develop growth strategies

Insights

Automotive EVs charging the green dream in India

India is still at the nascent stage of the EV revolution. With less than 0.5% of the overall automobile sales in 2019, Electric Vehicles are yet to make a significant impact in the Indian automobile market. Yet the growth of 53% CAGR from 325K in 2017 to 759K in 2019 shows ample underlying activity in the market. So, the question is by when India would be able to lead in Electronic Vehicles?

The Media

Transportation and Logistics Navigating the road ahead for freight transportation industry in India

India has been battling the COVID-19 virus continuously witnessing two waves as it focused on conducting the vaccination drive with full intensity. The second wave situation was further aggravated

Transportation and Logistics The rise of warehousing in Tiers II and III markets

Warehousing demand is expected to grow around 160% to reach 35 million square ft. in 2021 according to a recent JLL report. This is in line with the government’s priority to make India a global manufacturing hub,

Transportation and Logistics Moving on: Warehousing on recovery path

The sector’s growth story remains intact as growing demand from segments like e-commerce, retail and FMCG is leading companies to concentrate on supply chain risk mitigation and resilience, as well as faster last-mile delivery.

Transportation and Logistics e-Commerce, retail sectors push warehousing growth in India

February 27 2021: The warehousing segment under the logistics sector has witnessed a phenomenal run in the past few years. Warehousing has witnessed investments from private equity, real estate players, and other new entrants, who have invested large sums in this segment.

Transportation and Logistics Bangalore-based realty firm Vaishnavi group ventures into warehousing space

Bangalore-based realty firm Vaishnavi group has ventured into warehousing space and plans to double its commercial portfolio over the next 5 years as it looks to diversify its portfolio.

Transportation and Logistics RedBus riding on untapped road transport corporations to drive growth

Online bus ticketing platform RedBus has set its sights on the untapped road transport corporations, which do not have the technology backbone to support online bookings from third-party channels.

Technology and Internet Dunzo in talks with investors to raise $100 mn to fund expansion

Dunzo, a home-grown start-up backed by Google offering local delivery services, plans to launch operations overseas such as in Southeast Asia and the Middle East next year, said Kabeer Biswas, the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer.