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            include additional infrastructure facilities, skilling and
            technology to develop the entire ecosystem.              Hikvision’s White Paper on
                                                                     Logistics Management
             A Maritime Development Fund with a corpus of
            `25,000 crore will be set up for distributed support
            and promoting competition. This will have up to 49%
            contribution by the Government, and the balance will be
            mobilized from ports and private sector.
             The UDAN scheme which had connected 88 airports
            and operationalized 619 routes will be modified and
            launched to enhance regional connectivity to 120 new
            destinations and carry 4 crore passengers in the next 10
            years. The scheme will also support helipads and smaller     ikvision and Logistics Management Magazine
            airports in hilly, aspirational, and North East region       have jointly released a new white paper
            districts.                                               Hto explore the transformative power of
                                                                     open and collaborative systems in logistics. The
             Greenfield airports will be facilitated in Bihar to meet the   white paper shares insights into how integrated
            future needs of the State. These will be in addition to the   technology ecosystems can help organizations
            expansion of the capacity of Patna airport and a brownfield   break down data silos, improve end-to-end
            airport at Bihta. Financial support will be provided for   visibility, and achieve significant operational
            the Western Koshi Canal ERM Project benefitting a large   efficiencies.
            number of farmers cultivating over 50,000 hectares of land
            in the Mithilanchal region of Bihar.                       In the modern logistics landscape, traditional
             The Budget allocation for Indian Railways for FY 2025-  on-premises legacy systems often struggle to
            26 stands at `2.65 lakh crore, the same as last year’s   communicate with each other, resulting in data
            allocation. However, allocation to Dedicated Freight     silos, manual interventions, and poor visibility across
            Corridor Corporation of India, has shown decrease. The   the organization. These issues are particularly
            FY 2025-26 Budget has accounted for manufacturing        pronounced in e-commerce, where accurate and
            100 non-AC Amrit Bharat trains, 50 NAMO Bharat trains    timely insights have become more important than
            certified for running at 130kmph for shorter distance city   ever for logistics and supply chain operations.
            connections and 200 Vande Bharat trains (sleeper and       To address these challenges, smart organizations
            chair car trains).
                                                                     are using more integrated solutions that break
                                                                     down silos. By connecting different systems such
                                                                     as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse
                                                                     Management Systems (WMS), Transportation
                                                                     Management Systems (TMS), Yard Management
                                                                     Systems (YMS), and Video Management Systems
                                                                     (VMS), companies can achieve a unified view of
                                                                     their end-to-end supply chain.
                                                                     Real-world applications

                                                                       Integrated parcel tracking solutions have
                                                                     enabled warehouses to determine responsibility
                                                                     for damage and lost items, reducing the cost
                                                                     of compensation. Yard management systems,
                                                                     integrated with transportation management
                                                                     platforms, use AI to recognize license plates
                                                                     and container numbers, ensuring the orderly
                                                                     movement of vehicles at the gate, loading dock,
                                                                     and yard.


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