Indian Government announces “The National Logistics Excellence Awards”, Arthur D. Little is the Knowledge Partner

The National Logistics Excellence Awards was announced by the Logistics Division, Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry on 19th July in partnership with Arthur D. Little as the knowledge Partner along with CII & FICCI and other eminent industry players.

The “National Logistics Excellence Awards” is to promote and appreciate excellence by industries and service providers in the logistics sector. This will also be a platform to recognize and highlight the innovation and transformation happening in the Indian logistics sector. An output of this effort will be a repository of case studies that will be a compilation of the best practices to be referred to and followed by the industry veterans.

The carefully curated award categories are extensive in order to cover every aspect of the logistics sector, which is critical for every industry and more so with the global health pandemic. There will be 32 different award categories namely:

In addition there will be the following cross categories:

The Process-

Entry Submission:

The last date for submission of entries will be 15 August 2021. Applicants are required to submit entries via duly filled online submission forms, along with supporting data, case studies and references.

Screening and Evaluation Round:

The submissions received will go through a preliminary round of elimination based on the eligibility criteria and feedback received from stakeholder references provided by applicants.

The submissions will further go through a screening process based on pre-defined evaluation parameters.

The finalists for National jury round will be declared by 19 September 2021.

National Jury Presentation Round:

The shortlisted applicants will be required to present their case submissions in front of the National Jury panel. The jury will review the finalists and determine the winners, which will be announced on 31 October 2021.

“This awards are expected to put a spotlight on the best practices in the logistics industry and applaud the phenomenal work done by user industries to climb the next step towards digital transformation and technological advancements and make India globally competitive,” said Barnik Chitran Maitra, Managing Partner & CEO, Arthur D. Little India and South Asia.”

A recent report by Arthur D. Little and the Confederation of India Industry (CII) highlights the need for immediate attention, given the high logistics cost of 14% of GDP in India compared to 8-10% of GDP in the US and Europe. Titled Reimagining India’s supply chain: A bold vision for 2030, the report, brings to light these issues and sets a promising Vision 2030 and roadmap for ensuring global competitiveness of India’s supply chain. The report was released by Mr. Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Special Secretary (Logistics Division), Government of India, at the CII National Packaging Conference earlier in December 2020.

These awards will also recognise organizations who have taken measures to address the inadequacy of resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic which the sector has suffered from. The awards hold a very high credibility being solely based on logistics and for the organizations who came out as a helping source in the current scenario.

The ‘National Logistics Excellence Awards’ will spotlight change makers driving innovation and transformation in the logistics sector in the face of many challenges, as third-party logistics players / service providers or user industries.

 

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