# Indonesian Firms Confront 18.9% Cost Surge as APAC Supply Chains Pivot to AI and Predictability

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- Published: 2026-06-07T14:56:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Indonesian retail and logistics 
sectors are aggressively restructuring supply chains following a major report revealing
an 18.9% surge in delivery costs and a two-to-one consumer preference for predictability
over speed. Released at Bangkok’s Last Mile Leaders Asia Summit, FarEye’s _APAC 
Report 2026_ highlights Indonesia’s massive footprint in regional logistics transformation,
standing as the single largest market surveyed at 22% of the study.

 [ ⌊From Left to Right: Orisi Seruitanoa, Board Director, Fiji post; Zuke Kot, CFO, Post PNG; Gautam Kumar, Co-Founder and COO, FarEye; Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh, Secretary General, APPU; Kushal Nahata, Co-Founder & CEO, FarEye; Suryansh Jalan, Chief Business Officer, FarEye; Sanjay Sharan, Advisor; Apichart Ountaphan, Vice President, Thailand Post; Sandeep, APPU⌉ ](https://mma.prnasia.com/media2/2995530/image3.html)

From Left to Right: Orisi Seruitanoa, Board Director, Fiji post; Zuke Kot, CFO, 
Post PNG; Gautam Kumar, Co-Founder and COO, FarEye; Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh, Secretary
General, APPU; Kushal Nahata, Co-Founder & CEO, FarEye; Suryansh Jalan, Chief Business
Officer, FarEye; Sanjay Sharan, Advisor; Apichart Ountaphan, Vice President, Thailand
Post; Sandeep, APPU

The findings signal a critical turning point for local businesses managing complex
distribution networks across the world’s largest archipelagic market. To combat 
compressed margins and rising transportation costs, regional enterprises are rapidly
shifting operational strategies. The report found that 48% of surveyed organizations
plan to mitigate costs by increasing their reliance on outsourced delivery providers.
Furthermore, traditional logistical workflows are giving way to automated networks,
with 98.3% of respondents now placing full trust in AI-enabled decision-making for
routing and fleet management.

"Getting good data is more important than jumping straight to AI. If your data is
not clean, AI will not help you. Operational compliance comes first, and that is
the stage most of us are still at," said Abdul Aziz, General Manager Supply Chain
Strategy & Excellence, Matahari (Hypermart), during a summit panel.

With Indonesia representing the core demographic of the study, local heavyweights
including Matahari (Hypermart), PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia, and Enesis spearheaded
discussions on supply chain resilience. The summit also hosted the EDGE Impact Awards
to honor regional pioneers driving this operational excellence. Winners included
FAST Logistics and Hawk Logistics for Emerging Disruptor of the Year; Pos Malaysia
and Universal Robina Corporation for Logistics Transformation Pioneer; AC Logistics
as Cost Optimisation Champion; JB Hi-Fi Group for AI-Powered Delivery Transformation
Leader of the Year; and Abenson and QuadX for Last Mile Network Excellence.

"The next frontier is not speed, it is reliability, intelligence, and cost clarity.
Operators who crack convergence first will define the category," noted FarEye CEO
and Co-Founder Kushal Nahata.

Connect with Last Mile Leaders ([https://lastmileleaders.com/](https://lastmileleaders.com/))
and explore FarEye ([https://fareye.com/](https://fareye.com/)) to master your delivery
operations.

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