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Last-Mile Logistics to Stand Out in the Post-Pandemic World

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Last-Mile Logistics to Stand Out in the Post-Pandemic World

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Shweta Sarma

Sep 2, 2020

Key Takeaways How big brands responded to the pandemic, and what supply chains can learn for the future. 2020: The year of a global pandemic, the year of a worldwide economic recession, and the year of massive business transformation for supply chains across the globe. Navigating through the pandemic has been no less than a […]

Track your Fleet and Riders in Real-time with Live View Tracking

Fleet Optimization

Track your Fleet and Riders in Real-time with Live View Tracking

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Shweta Sarma

Aug 27, 2020

Key Takeaways Fleet Management plays a pivotal role in maintaining smooth supply chain operations and meeting delivery service level agreements. Logistics managers work round-the-clock to ensure that packages across regions are shipped in the right vehicles, and are transported and delivered in a professional manner. They must also ensure effective communication with riders and monitor […]

Biopharmaceutical Cold Chain Logistics: Challenges and Opportunities

Healthcare / Pharmaceutical

How Delivery Optimization Software can Help biopharmaceutical cold-chain logistics?

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Lakshmi D

Aug 21, 2020

Key Takeaways Earlier cold chains were confined to a narrow brand of drug products. Today, with the rise of biopharmaceuticals, cold chain logistics is more important than ever.    What is a cold chain from a logistics point of view?  A temperature-controlled supply chain is called a cold chain. Samples from clinical trials, biologics, vaccines, different […]

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Walmart Posts Stellar Second-quarter Results, E-commerce Sales Jump by 97%

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Team Locus

Aug 20, 2020

Retail major Walmart’s E-commerce sales in the US saw a 97% uptick as customers relied heavily on doorstep deliveries and curbside pickups.

Optimize E-Grocery Deliveries in MENA

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How Logistics Tech Can Optimize E-Grocery Deliveries in MENA

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Shweta Sarma

Aug 20, 2020

Key Takeaways 2020 has been a year of massive change; for people, economies, and businesses worldwide. Uncertain country-wide lockdowns and social distancing norms have changed the way buyers shop and companies sell.  Online shopping has gained more popularity than ever before since the pandemic began. Like many other parts of the world, the Middle East […]

Unifying Indian Logistics with Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Supply Chain Optimization

Towards Unified Indian Logistics with Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

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Shweta Sarma

Aug 13, 2020

Key Takeaways In a panel discussion on ‘Data in Coronavirus Times’ hosted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), CEO of NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant stated that the government should actively share important information to help researchers, medical representatives, and the country’s public to successfully fight the pandemic.  “The government needs to actively […]

Back to the Good Old Days of Doorstep Milk Delivery Services

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Back to the Good Old Days of Doorstep Milk Delivery Services

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Lakshmi D

Aug 12, 2020

By 2027, the United States will manufacture 12 million metric tonnes of milk (26 pounds). This will be greater than what the US domestic market will consume. – McKinsey & Company report, 2019 Key Takeaways Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, chaos has ensued in the milk supply chain. But the pandemic has also […]

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India Back on the E-commerce Sales Bandwagon

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Team Locus

Aug 7, 2020

The mega E-commerce sales events will help sellers push their locked inventory and help brands in non-essential categories get back on track.