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Inter Urban Delivery Routes

E-Commerce

Route Planning Software: Fuel your inter-urban delivery routes business by saving on fuel costs

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Lakshmi D

Mar 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Ask any fleet driver if he/she prefers driving inside the city or outside, the usual answer is, “Outside, on the highways, anyday!”. Roadblocks, traffic congestion, or unexpected accidents make urban delivery routes really challenging. If there is something that fleet drivers and fleet managers are concerned about in the last-mile delivery, it is […]

Online platform for food delivery

News

India’s Food Delivery Market About to Get Amazoned

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Team Locus

Mar 6, 2020

Amazon is gearing to shake up the hyperlocal food delivery market in India. How can it meet customer expectations of on-demand food delivery? Read Now!

The future of E-commerce lies in achieving same-day and slot-based deliveries

CEP and 3PL

The future of E-commerce lies in achieving same-day and slot-based deliveries

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Team Locus

Mar 4, 2020

Key Takeaways Convenience. That’s the word of our times.  With all the apps doing the rounds, everything happens in an instant. Have a thought that the world should know? Type it, tweet it. Have a photo that you took on your weekend cycling trip, upload and post it with a crazy caption on Instagram. Hungry? […]

Route Optimization for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Healthcare / Pharmaceutical

Route Optimization for the Pharmaceutical Industry: Countering last-mile delivery problems

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Lakshmi D

Feb 28, 2020

Key Takeaways Pharmaceutical organizations spend on average 6% of their revenue on logistics- World Health Organization and Parenteral Drug Association statistics (WHO and PDA).  The pharmaceutical industry has been successful in creating life-saving drugs through advanced research and clinical trials. Transportation and storage determine the major success of pharma products globally. A small mistake in […]

Sustainable logistics

Sustainability

Alibaba Offers a Helping Hand to Combat Coronavirus in China With Green Logistics

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Team Locus

Feb 14, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak drives demand for China's online grocers. Alibaba has stepped up to fight the deadly rampant with green logistics. Read to know more!

Rider Problems

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Smart logistics solutions are ‘in demand’ for on-demand services

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Team Locus

Feb 7, 2020

Key Takeaways This is a good time to be a customer. Yeah, really! Almost everything you need is an app away.  Want a cab? Open Uber or Lyft or Didi or Ola, depending on your geography; want food reviews? Open Yelp or Zomato; want your house to be cleaned? Open a home services app.  You […]

Food delivery

News

The Food Delivery Market Battle in India Set to Intensify With Zomato’s Acquisition of Ubereats

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Team Locus

Jan 31, 2020

The foodtech industry is expected to heat up with Zomato's UberEats acquisition. What might be the opportunities for logistics and hyperlocal deliveries?

Electronic Proof of Delivery Software for Last-Mile Operations

General

Complete Guide to Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD) and Its Importance

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Shweta Sarma

Jan 27, 2020

Learn what electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) is, how it works in logistics, and why investing in ePOD software is key to improving efficiency and accuracy.