Logistics is regarded as the backbone of the economy, providing efficient and cost effective flow of goods on which other commercial sectors depend.  The logistics industry in India is evolving rapidly, it is the interplay of infrastructure, technology and new types of service providers, which defines whether the logistic industry is able to help its customers reduce their costs in logistics sector and provide effective services. Logistics industry is expected to reach over $2 billion by 2019. An essential challenge faced by the industry today is the insufficient integration of transport networks, information technology, and warehousing & distribution facilities. Regulations exist at a number of different tiers, is imposed by national, regional and local authorities. The logistics firms are moving from a traditional setup to the integration of IT and technology to their operations to reduce the costs incurred as well as to meet the service demands. The growth of the Indian logistics sector depends upon its soft infrastructure like education, training and policy framework as much as the hard infrastructure. It is estimated that the Indian logistics industry will continue to show robust growth of 10-15% annually, leading the pace of growth of the economy at large.

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