Over the years, there has been a significant development in India’s engineering industry, especially the light engineering sector. Efficient logistics management is essential to keep the engineering goods supply chain moving smoothly. This whitepaper highlights the logistical challenges faced by the engineering industry and the role of AI in overcoming these challenges effectively.

Key Takeaways from the Whitepaper

Supply chain management is complex; more so in the engineering industry, which includes a number of touchpoints such as sourcing of raw material, secondary distribution, and all-mile distribution. As a decision-maker in the engineering goods supply chain, you must understand how tech can simplify these complexities. Download this whitepaper to know how Locus solved the logistical challenges for Kirloskar Oil & Engines Limited (KOEL).

  • A close look at the Engineering Industry : Over the years, there has been a significant development in India’s engineering industry, especially the light engineering sector

  • The Engineering Goods supply chain : Supply chain management is complex; more so in the engineering industry, which includes a number of touchpoints from material procurement to manufacturing, storage, shipment, and delivery.

  • The important elements of the supply chain How does the engineering goods industry function and what are the key elements in the supply chain of the engineering industry?

  • Logistics challenges in the Engineering Industry : In a multi-faceted supply chain, the engineering industry has to tackle several logistics challenges in order to fulfill on-time deliveries.

  • How AI can optimize logistics for engineering enterprises : AI-based platforms can address logistical issues in the engineering goods supply chain and help enterprises by empowering the decision-making process.

  • Locus in Kirloskar Oil and Engine’s supply chain : Locus offered Dispatcher, a complete route planning solution to ensure cost-based route optimizationand logistics planning at KOEL, India’s leading manufacturer in agricultural pump sets and power generating units.

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How can Locus help manage your logistics?

  • Locus’ proprietary geocoding engine converts the fuzziest of the addresses into precise geographical coordinates thereby helping your on-ground executives locate addresses easily.
  • Digitize all your operational variables such as fleets, delivery persons etc. to come up with the best route plan every day.
  • Track your orders in real-time with the Locus Live Dashboard. Locus’ all-mile delivery app Locus On The Road (LOTR) helps delivery partners process orders.
  • Visualize and tweak your scheduled plans via three key metrics— geography, time, & vehicle (fleet)—with a birds-eye view of your entire operations.
  • Build your own reports and analyze important parameters that you need to make key decisions.

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