AUTHOR: Team Locus
Route Optimization
Travelling Salesman Problem Is Not A Problem, It’s A Herculean Task.
Apr 22, 2018
There is one problem that never goes out of fashion even though people in mathematics have tried to optimize solutions for it over decades. Yes, decades! To nobody’s surprise, the Travelling Salesman Problem (read: TSP) remains to be one of the most fascinating and complicated algorithms to innovate upon. The solutions to this problem only have a […]
Supply Chain Optimization
5 Changes You Need In Your Supply Chain Design Post-GST
Feb 26, 2018
Key Takeaways With the introduction of Goods & Service Tax (GST) initiatives, it has become critical for businesses to embrace the inevitable change and redesign their logistics flow to optimise and increase efficiency in supply chain. Supply chain now involves more than just ‘buying and selling’ of goods. Designing a seamless logistics network determines the […]
Route Optimization
How The World’s Best Route Optimization Engine Works
Jan 29, 2018
Key Takeaways While other traditional ‘track & trace’ solutions tell you ‘where your truck is’, Locus’ route optimization engine goes a step further to answer ‘where your truck should be!’ Consider the following scenario: 10 Shipments, 10 drop-off locations. 1 rider to complete the job in a day. Sounds simple enough problem to solve, isn’t […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
Followed by Randomness
Nov 2, 2017
Key Takeaways Rolling dice has been a divine act since ancient times. For Pre-Christians who lived along the MediterraneanSea, the die was the law of the land. Since then human beings have not shied away from exploiting its power in all spheres of life, be it for recreation, gambling, moving economy, predicting weather, and even […]
Blog
Bringing Banking to the Customer’s Doorstep with ‘Locus for BFSI’
Jul 18, 2017
Key Takeaways Expectations are a moving target, thereby creating the need for institutions to regularly track and understand how they are Performing Against Customer Expectations (PACE). The PACE index for the banking sector does this on an annual basis, in a global study spanning 8,000 customers and 500 small businesses. The 2016 survey revealed that Indian banks were near the bottom of […]
Blog
GST on Logistics Services: A Complete Enterprise Guide to Rates, Exemptions & Supply Chain Impact
Jun 29, 2017
Key Takeaways GST is a pivotal regulatory framework for India’s logistics sector, fundamentally reshaping supply chain strategies for enterprise organizations. Since its implementation in 2017, the unified indirect tax structure has eliminated cascading taxes, reduced interstate friction, and created new opportunities for cost optimization, automation, and real-time visibility at scale. For large retail, FMCG, and […]
Fleet Optimization
Skill Based Routing: The Sorting Hat of Intelligent Logistics
Jun 20, 2017
Key Takeaways In our previous post, we had introduced the concept of serviceability, its significance and implication for the future of logistics. It would not be telling to say that we have only scratched the surface. Leaving it at that will be like belittling the layers that lie beneath. Let’s dig deeper… Serviceability has an unpredictable […]
Fleet Optimization
What is the Serviceability Quotient Of Your Business?
Jun 10, 2017
No more late appointments, no haggling, a pleasant service experience, and a satisfied customer! Key Takeaways “Starting all over again is not that bad, because then you get another chance to make things right”. Poignant, sure, but if the same was being said of service fulfilment, be assured that the panic siren would go out […]
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