- AI in Action at Locus
- Blog
- Case Study
- CEP and 3PL
- Customer Success
- Delivery Experience
- Dispatch Management
- E-Commerce
- Featured
- Fleet Optimization
- Gartner
- General
- Grocery
- Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
- Home Services
- In Focus Webinars
- Last Mile Delivery Optimization
- Locus for Retail
- Logistics Software
- Mid-mile Logistics
- News
- Request for Proposal
- Retail & CPG
- Route Optimization
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Sustainability
- Tech and Product
- Transportation Management System
- Workforce Empowerment
Category: Last Mile Delivery Optimization
Blog
With Great Volumes Comes Great Uncertainty: A Guide to Navigating Peak Season 2021
Sep 14, 2021
Key Takeaways Retailers across North America were looking forward to this year’s back-to-school season with eager anticipation. In June, as more citizens got vaccinated and the number of cases dropped, it seemed that consumers were ready to shop in stores again. That all changed with the subsequent rise of cases due to the Delta variant […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
Impact of Mega Distribution Centers in Logistics
Jul 1, 2021
Key Takeaways Black swan events like Covid-19 pandemic have forced the logistics industry to rethink and replan their warehouse strategies. Before this pandemic, companies managed their warehouse operations using the Just In Time (JIT) principle. It has shaken up the supply chain activities from Just-In-Time to Never on time. For a JIT warehouse management to […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
Mastering Retail Delivery: How Transportation Management System Elevates Your OTIF Game
May 21, 2021
Key Takeaways In the world of retail, where the art of delivering products on time and in full (OTIF) is the key to success. In the ever-evolving landscape of e-commerce and traditional retail, meeting customer expectations with precision is non-negotiable. Whether you’re a small business or a retail giant, the reliability of your supply chain […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
How Delivery Logistics Software Helps Businesses Winter-Proof Their Logistics Operations
Mar 9, 2021
Key Takeaways Few of the severe and defining issues that have cropped up with global warming are the unprecedented and inevitable climate events like the one in Texas. It has become impossible to predict events such as winter storms, hurricanes, polar vortices and wildfires. The need of the hour is efficient contingency plans. Trucking companies […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
Crowdsourced Delivery Is Changing the Last-Mile Delivery Game
Feb 11, 2021
Updated on: August 10, 2022 Key Takeaways The movie or book series of Harry Potter has a separate fanbase for the spells casted in it. We used to imagine ourselves as Hogwarts students and repeat the spell used in it. One such spell used in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was Accio. This […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
How Customer Expectations are Redefining B2B Logistics Businesses in 2021
Jan 19, 2021
Key Takeaways The E-Commerce boom has influenced consumer behaviour like never before. Economics taught us that it was the price that drove demand. Now, we are learning how convenience drives demand even more. 2020 was a disruptive year in more ways than one, but remarkably disruptive in how it changed the way people buy and […]
Delivery Experience
A Sneak Peek into Alibaba’s Logistics Prep Ahead of Single’s Day 2020
Oct 28, 2020
Key Takeaways Single’s Day, Guanggun Jie, or Bare Sticks Holiday, celebrated on November 11 every year, is one of the biggest commercial holidays across the world. Originally, Single’s Day was started in 1993 by university students at Nanjing University in China as a celebration of singlehood, marked by purchasing gifts and going out for parties. […]
E-Commerce
How to Prep your E-commerce Logistics for an Explosive Holiday Season
Oct 5, 2020
Key Takeaways The holiday season is upon us, and it’s that time of year again when customers gear up for extravagant shopping of winter clothing, fashion accessories, festive gifts, and all sorts of holiday merchandise. But this year’s holiday season is a lot different from usual. With the rising wave of Coronavirus in the US, […]
Insights Worth Your Time
