About Katakly
Katakly has been started up by Mr. Soumya Kanta Sahoo, Bachelor in Technology (Honors), Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur Class of 2006 and PGDM, General Management, IIM Lucknow Class of 2012. Mr. Soumya has been following Indian e-Commerce Logistics since almost it's start in India, sometime around 2011-12. Mr. Soumya has extensive experience working for Singapore Post Group, Delhivery.com and BigBasket.com during their high growth phases. Mr. Soumya has also been involved to some extent with few start-ups on similar domain in Eastern India, mainly in cities of Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.
While working for Singapore Post Group and Delhivery.com, Mr. Soumya has been extensively exposed to Indian Air Cargo, more so with it's evolution and growth after invent of e-Commerce in India. We have tried to validate our Business Idea relating to Air Cargo as far as possible on our part. Rest other domains of our work are Odisha-specific in nature, because we are predominantly based out of Cuttack. And we don't want to waste time and value opportunity while working with local logistics problems.
Mission
To make Indian e-Commerce Logistics to be particular and Indian Logistics in general to be reliable, predictable and hence profitable.
Vision
We are highly internally motivated to see the Indian Logistics Ecosystem to be Profitable. Traditionally, Logistics is considered as a Cost Centre in India. Till very recently, most of the Indian Conglomerates consider Logistics as a major bottleneck among all their business areas. They believe, whatever revenue is earned from other business activities should account for the costs borne by the logistics arm. We want to change that scenario and mindset.
Core Value
Two most important pillars of our Service Offerings are Technology and Analytics. We believe that the only way to achieve truly long-term strategic transformation towards better way of working in any organization, be it cost, time or any other metrics of organization is through Technology. We also believe Data is the new Oil. Now a days, there is so much Data regarding any parameters of working in any business domain and the only channel to obtain long-term sustainability and profitability of any organization is through proper planning and objectification of Data and it's attributes.
Managing Director's Message
Since more than couple of decades or so, most of Indian Businesses are shifting slowly but steadily towards Internet and it's ancillary areas. We want to make Indian Logistics more reliable, predictable and hence, profitable. So, an unstated assumption in our objective is to make Indian e-Commerce Logistics more reliable, predictable and hence, profitable. I have been passionately following Indian e-Commerce logistics since 2012, almost the time it started up. Have had stints during very high growth phases of Singapore Post Group (in it's Indian Arm) and present day Unicorns of India like Delhivery.com and BigBasket.com. Will really appreciate and feel satisfied if my learnings and experience in the domain help solve similar challenging problems closer to my Home City. But, we also try not to forget our full-fledged commitment towards nation. That's the purpose behind formation and evolution of Katakly.