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Reopening B2B Distribution and Fulfillment Operations in Southeast Asia

In Focus Webinars

Reopening B2B Distribution and Fulfillment Operations in Southeast Asia: Locus-DHL Webinar Takeaways

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 20, 2020

Key Takeaways COVID-19 has been a disastrous black swan event in the history of mankind — A global crisis that impacted countries, industries, travel, trade, commerce, day-to-day lives, and what not! Like many other parts of the world, Southeast Asia was hit hard by the pandemic, as businesses came to a standstill across ASEAN countries.  […]

WebAssembly

Tech and Product

Turbocharge your front end using WebAssembly

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Team Locus

Oct 15, 2020

Authors: Vaibhav Aparimit & Arun Nalla Key Takeaways JavaScript has evolved as the lingua franca for front end engineering. Having just one language for the front end is pretty dope as you develop once and run your code on any browser. Of course, you still need to test your web app on different browsers, but […]

Meal Kit Delivery Services

Delivery Experience

Meal-Kit Delivery Services – The New-age food trend and the logistics behind it

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Lakshmi D

Oct 6, 2020

Key Takeaways In today’s fast-paced world, people love to cook but can’t stand the prep and cleanup. They want to eat inventive meals that are home-cooked. They do not have the time to shop and run to grocery stores owing to the COVID-19 situation, but still want nutritious meals. Meal kit delivery services has given […]

E-commerce Fulfillment

E-Commerce

Ecommerce Fulfillment Strategy: How to Prepare E-commerce Logistics for Peak Season

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 5, 2020

Key Takeaways An ecommerce fulfillment strategy is the operating plan that connects inventory, warehousing, order processing, delivery execution, customer communication, and returns to meet delivery promises profitably. During peak season, that strategy must extend into the last mile: route optimization, dispatch automation, fleet capacity planning, real-time ETA management, exception handling, and reverse logistics. Peak season […]

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

The Ultimate Guide to BOPIS: Buy Online, Pick Up In Store

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 1, 2020

Key Takeaways There are two big pieces of news in the US to start with! First, one from Amazon was doing rounds last month. Amazon started offering customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than delivering it to their doorstep. There were two reasons behind it. One for cutting home delivery costs and another […]

COVID-19 Last-Mile Logistics Roadblocks: Preparing for a Better Future

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

COVID-19 Last-Mile Logistics Roadblocks: Preparing for a Better Future

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Shweta Sarma

Sep 17, 2020

Key Takeaways Like it or not, we’re sailing through one of the worst years in the history of mankind. The Coronavirus pandemic has been a true test of our adaptability, resilience, and the ability to bounce back— as humans, as economies, and as businesses.  In his interview with Yahoo Finance during the early stages of […]

Supply chain sustainability

News

Walmart-owned Flipkart Pledges 100% Transition to Evs by 2030

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Team Locus

Sep 4, 2020

Walmart-owned Flipkart pledges 100% transition to EVs by 2030 by partnering with Climate Group's global electric mobility initiative, EV100.

The Essential Features every fleet manager needs in 2020

Workforce Empowerment

The Essential Features Every Fleet Manager Need

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Lakshmi D

Sep 4, 2020

Key Takeaways Fleet management has always been a crucial part of logistics management but the present COVID-19 scenario has made it all the more so. During these times, fleet managers require some essential features to handle the increasing number of orders. Only a quality fleet management software can provide these features.  What is a fleet […]