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Fleet Optimization
The Journey of the Mango: How India’s favorite fruit reaches your plate
Jul 4, 2019
Key Takeaways What’s a summer without mangoes. As we dig into this delightful, golden fruit of joy, our brows relaxed, our lips parted in a smile, we often tend to forget how this king of fruits reaches us. From a branch in a mango orchard to the plate on our table, the journey of a […]
E-Commerce
Hitting The Road Running: Can An App Improve The Life Of The Delivery Executives?
Jun 10, 2019
Key Takeaways Liam works for a major e-commerce firm in Chicago and delivers about 30-35 orders per day. The number goes up to 70 during peak seasons and festivals. However, in most cases for delivering 35 packages, Liam has to make over 50 trips to the given locations. Experts are of the opinion that for […]
Route Optimization
Route Constraints: Locus Going the Extra Mile for Customers with Autoscaling
May 20, 2019
Key Takeaways Graceful Scaling of Queue Workers: Locus uses Amazon Autoscaling to build a route optimization platform that can scale on-demand and helps in adapting to new last-mile challenges. Locus Route Planner Behind Scenes: One of the most utilized products of Locus’ best route planning software (Dispatcher), is used to solve the constrained vehicle routing problem. […]
E-Commerce
Logistics Cost Optimization: How can technology curb it?
May 17, 2019
Key Takeaways Why are logistics costs so high in Southeast Asia? The US spends 3.5% of its GDP on defence. India spends about 2.7% of its GDP on education. A substantial amount of money on sectors that directly affect the well being of society. Now imagine a country spending 24% of its GDP on logistics! Yup, Indonesia does that. […]
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Only The Paranoid Survive
May 13, 2019
Key Takeaways The message from Andrew Grove, founder of Intel, has been my watchword for Locus. Locus was never meant to be a good company, not even a great one. Locus was intended to be perfect, which means that in this drive for perfection, we often forget to rejoice our achievements. Today as we secure […]
CEP and 3PL
The trouble in paradise for 3PL and their fleet
Mar 24, 2019
Key Takeaways What happens when your best friend turns into your biggest foe? Shock, Anguish, and Sadness. Just a few of the images that come to the mind. That’s the situation that the 3PL companies are dealing with right now. Trucks, Ships, and Boxes; their most intimate homies have rebelled against them. Believe it or not, managing […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
How Can Route Optimization Reduce Costs And Improve Last-mile Delivery In Southeast Asia
Feb 7, 2019
Key Takeaways Hidayat is en-route to deliver the parcel to the customer he has been assigned. The address says: “Selular shop, Mall Kelapa Gading 3, Jakarta Utara”. Hidayat rechecks the address, looking for a street name or a house number. Nothing. Hidayat is confused. His delivery is going to be late. There are a lot […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
Locus’ 60-second Guide to Omnichannel Retail
Dec 17, 2018
Key Takeaways ‘Omnichannel’ is the latest buzzword in the FMCG and Retail industry. Every retailer now wants different channels to deliver its goods, and all of a sudden, selling simply through the traditional brick and mortar shops is not good enough. But what is omnichannel and why do companies even need it Omnichannel retailing is […]
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