Prashant K Singh

Beyond odd-even formula and Delhi: Designing a new transport policy

Transportation is much more than passengers commuting or freight moving from one place to another

The shades of oranges (Part - II)

Taking a walk through the orange supply chain in the home of the famous Nagpur orange

The shades of oranges

Taking a walk through the orange supply chain in the home of the famous Nagpur orange

How supply chains established by Nehru helped India break free

Bashing Nehru may be fashionable but flawed. He broke free from the exploitative colonial economic structure and laid strong economic foundations; and above all, India grew fast

Supply chains and geopolitics

India needs to develop and use supply chain capabilities as a tool in geopolitics

E-retail vs. organised retail: an uncertain battle

The underlying fight is between supply chains. But as long as consumer benefits, who wins does not matter.

How supply chains are going the Gandhian way

Supply chains are slowly aligning with Gandhian principles, as they reshape to the realities of political economy.

When supply chains wreak mayhem

What India needs to learn from the blasts in Tianjin port

How e-retailing is affecting traditional supply chains & logistics

Traditional retailers are pressed between a brick and a click.

What is the cause of huge food grain wastage in India?

How absence of logistics & supply chain management causes losses to the public exchequer every year

What is green logistics and why is it important for India?

Black logistics has high societal and economic costs and cannot sustain supply chains for too long.

A tale of two commodities

A glut in crude oil & dairy supply chain affects entire globe.

Surviving the milk deluge

The challenge before India is to boost milk production and find an outlet for surplus milk in sub-regions while being linked with the global dairy supply chains.

Brands - a guarantee of food quality?

Brands play a lead role in ensuring food safety in supply chains.

Why 'Make in India' will get derailed without logistics

The success of 'Make in India' strategy is contingent on the performance of Indian trade logistics network

Prashant K Singh: A national logistics grid

The existing stock of logistics infrastructure consists of sparse, narrow roads, and a few airstrips and helipads dotting the inaccessible regions