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On-Demand Grocery Delivery

Delivery Experience

Grocery is now everybody’s best friend

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Team Locus

May 11, 2020

Key Takeaways US- Subway, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Panera Bread India- Zomato, Swiggy The UK- UberEats, Deliveroo Ride hailing companies Uber, Lyft.  What connects these varied companies?  Quite the zinger of a question, eh? While some of them have a food business connection, a few others are from completely different sectors.  Well, don’t fret too much. […]

Cold storage demand for grocery delivery

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Refrigerated Logistics becomes a mainstay in Grocery deliveries

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Lakshmi D

May 6, 2020

Key Takeaways In the next ten years, 70% of American consumers will regularly do grocery shopping online. – Food Marketing Institute.  The sudden growth of online grocery sales has led to increased demand for cold-storage products. A challenge that grocers face in refrigerated logistics is that consumers are very picky when it comes to food […]

Cost to Serve Analysis

Supply Chain Optimization

Cost to Serve Analysis – The Holy Grail of Sustainability

Amit Goenka

Amit Goenka

May 4, 2020

Key Takeaways We breathe in the age of disruption. Technology is transforming supply chains across industries and its digital twin is a lot more powerful, flexible and adaptable. The goal of any tech implementation / association in the supply chain is very simple – facilitate customer demand fulfilment while remaining highly profitable by eliminating wastages. […]

Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Global Recession of 2020

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Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Global Recession of 2020

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Team Locus

Apr 21, 2020

Key Takeaways Will SaaS reshape the future of logistics and supply chain management in the days to come? Despite strict lockdown policies implemented by governments around the world, and the persevering efforts of millions of healthcare workers, Coronavirus is spreading fast and disrupting daily lives enormously. The pandemic has hit the world economy hard and […]

FMCG supply chains

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FMCG + eCommerce + Modern Trade Supermarkets = Future of Supply Chain

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Team Locus

Apr 16, 2020

Key Takeaways In these COVID-19 times, it is no surprise that the FMCG sector is in the thick of the action. Across the globe, there is a huge demand for essential commodities ranging from food supplies, diapers, hand sanitizers, and beauty care, among other items. FMCG supply chains are rising to the occasion even with […]

Impact of Coronavirus on On-Demand Industry

CEP and 3PL

How has the on-demand industry coped with the coronavirus?

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Lakshmi D

Apr 9, 2020

Key Takeaways With billions under lockdown due to the coronavirus, there is an acute need for  basic services so as to survive and run daily lives. Enter the on-demand industry. Across the globe, essential on-demand services are seeing a spike in demand.  What is the On-Demand Industry?  The on-demand industry works on fulfilling customer demand […]

The impact of Panic Buying on the Retail Supply Chain

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The impact of Panic Buying on the Retail Supply Chain

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Shweta Sarma

Apr 2, 2020

Key Takeaways What started as a viral flu in China’s Wuhan a couple of months ago is now a global pandemic that is affecting millions across the globe. COVID-19 has spread to more than 199 countries and territories. The United States, Italy, and Spain are experiencing the most widespread outbreaks outside of China. As of […]

Network Optimization

Supply Chain Optimization

Network Optimization is the way to go for Supply Chain Enterprises

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Shweta Sarma

Jan 8, 2020

Key Takeaways “Today’s supply chains are perfectly suited for the needs of businesses 20 years ago.”  If we look at the current state of affairs in the supply chain industry, this statement stands just true. However, modern-day supply chains are highly complex. In this competitive and dynamic landscape, supply chain enterprises need more agility to […]