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Cold storage demand for grocery delivery

Delivery Experience

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 […]

Covid Zones during lockdown in India

News

E-commerce Deliveries Resume in Green and Orange Zones

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Team Locus

May 5, 2020

Ecommerce deliveries resume non-essentials in Green & Orange Zones. Check how efficient zone-based route planning for last-mile deliveries will be critical.

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. […]

PUDO

General

What is PUDO (Pick Up, Drop Off): A Complete Guide for Enterprise Logistics

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Lakshmi D

Apr 29, 2020

TL;DR: PUDO (Pick-Up and Drop-Off) services consolidate deliveries to centralized collection points, reducing last-mile costs by up to 28% while improving customer convenience and reducing failed deliveries for enterprise retailers and logistics providers. Key Takeaways For enterprise logistics managers in retail and e-commerce, failed and missed deliveries are among the most pressing last-mile challenges impacting […]

How advanced route planning software benefits fleet drivers

Route Optimization

How advanced route planning software benefits fleet drivers?

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Lakshmi D

Apr 22, 2020

Key Takeaways Routing Software for Delivery Drivers: 3.5 million truck drivers in the USA contribute to more than two-thirds of total freight tonnage moved nationally. They move more than ten billions of freight annually.- American trucking association. Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a sudden rush of demand for new drivers to deliver essential goods. Logistics companies […]

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

E-Commerce

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 […]

Locus On The Ground Report

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How has COVID-19 impacted different industries – Locus On The Ground March Report

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Team Locus

Apr 16, 2020

Key Takeaways The ripples of COVID-19 are being felt across industries. While some have seen a huge surge in growth, the others have seen a steep decline. Locus, which has clients in industries like E-grocery, E-commerce, 3PL, Retail, Pharma, and FMCG, among others, has come up with a ‘Locus On The Ground March Report’. This […]