Logistics businesses meet rising demand in Jakarta

The large population coupled with the country’s growing economy bode well for logistics enterprises.

For many retailers, handling logistics themselves can lead to inefficient operations, reduced profitability and be financially burdensome.

Logistics, which included transportation, warehousing, delivery and installation, carried costly overheads associated with fleet maintenance and insurance, fluctuating equipment demand and fixed warehouse or cross-docking expenses – among many others, said an industry source.