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Logistics in E Commerce Industry

Ecommerce companies competing for the first place of India’s $13 million business are concerned about the heavy costs in shipment through air and they some how want to reduce the expenditure by improving on road and rail facilities. Flipkart, India’s largest domestic e-tailer , and the main competitor for global companies like Amazon . com and ebay Inc are generally widening their particular supplier networks by developing their logistics infrastructure in order to maintain their first place in this race. They are even shrinking delivery times to nine hours. More than 200 million internet users definitely add more potential to Indian ecommerce industry. Indian ecommerce market is expected to reach $6 billion in 2015. E commerce industry in other emerging markets are growing than India, and the slow pace may be due to various reasons like COD, cash burn rate, poor supply chains, poor online security, tax structure and logistics. Complex geography, different terrains and lack o...

Disruptive Innovations in CES 2014

The Consumer Electronic Show had many new devices but the below five technologies were counted as the most successful disruptive innovations in 2014. There was a dip in the cost of technologies and existing products were updated. Embedded sensors became more affordable because microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), including magnetometers and accelerometers became very cheap and putting embedded sensors into any product became very easy. As they become cheaper we may be able to find embedded sensors in things which we use in daily life like clothing and electronic equipments. For example, Kolibree, the electronic brush company in France claims that they can outsmart dentists and their goal is to ensure personal dental hygiene. Kolibree is the first connected electric toothbrush, equipped with vibrating technology to make brushing more effective. Its sensors interact with mobile apps for adults and children to make brushing a hygienic experience. Wearables, are supposed to bring ...