Framework for freight movement in Bangalore city, India

Abstract

The movement of goods throughout the country ensures need and availability across the countries. The process and methodology of movement of goods are termed Freight. From the process of identification of the source, production, storage, and delivery of goods to respective customers there are logistics involved in the process, known as freight logistics. The market size of the logistics sector in India is estimated to be between USD 90-125 billion. Freight is also the major user of roads, rails, and other modes of transport. Despite holding promise the logistics sector in India remains mired in several complexities which have the potential of holding it back. As a solution to this Freight Logistics needs a framework and Directive policies, in this regard this documentation was carried out with the help of the Directorate of Urban Land Transport to review various Directive policies of freight around the world. The present study will map the types of goods, different stakeholders participating in freight, Infrastructures involved in freight, Logistics or Supply Chain processes, different types of Logistic Service Providers, etc. Finally in this paper, the draft framework for Freight Logistics Policies is worked out under mainly three sub-headings Institutional Landscape, Infrastructure, and Logistics or Supply Chain Process.