Learn to boost warehouse productivity with our 6-step plan. Embrace digitization, efficient loading, and insights for improved logistics.
Embrace strategic digitalization to stay ahead in a fast-paced digital world. Adapt to rising consumer expectations and explore the build vs buy decision.
Empowering seamless workflows and enhanced efficiency in the Middle East's fast-moving consumer goods sector.
As demand for field services increases, their challenges increase too. Find out how dispatch planning software benefits field service businesses.
In this infographics, Locus explained 9 crucial factors that E-commerce businesses consider while finding the right 3PL Partner.
Find infographics on how logistics optimization software helps to manage demand during peak shipping / delivery seasons like Ramadan and Raya. Read More!
Direct-to-Consumer Business Model vs Traditional Retail Business Model - Know how the D2C business model and traditional retail model differ
Follow the best all-mile delivery practices to satisfy ground staff by optimizing routes, pinpoint addresses, realistic ETAs, all-mile tech, and visibility.
With the online user penetration in the US expected to be 81.6% in 2023, the food and beverage industry will be looking to expand its offerings and widen its customer base.
The demand for on-demand home services in the United States has transitioned from being a luxury to a necessity.
With growing demand, convenience, cost savings, and more, it’s no wonder that the home services industry has become a major player in the American economy.
Quick commerce brings the orders placed by customers from multiple dark stores placed close to neighborhoods. Learn how q-commerce works and the trend.
Quick commerce is the new-gen of e-commerce in America it offers greater convenience and speedier home deliveries to customers.
Finding the right order management system for your business can be crucial in exceeding buyer expectations in the all-mile. Check out the top 10 features to look for in an OMS.
For B2B businesses all-mile delivery is the most efficient phase of the entire supply chain. Know about the challenges and areas of focus for your all-mile logistics.
Today, complexities and opportunities are equally increasing in logistics. Find out the critical logistics trends that could impact supply chains in 2022.
White-glove delivery services simplify the task of enabling all-mile fulfillment of Christmas trees. Know the challenges and features of white glove delivery.
As the logistics industry gears up for a fresh start after a volatile 2021, find out the trends that will shape the third-party logistics and shipping industry in 2022.
Check out what Americans are buying this holiday season and how holiday shopping looks like in 2021 and how brands can enable timely delivery of gifts.
Truck drivers play a vital role in ensuring holiday gifts and retail merchandise reach millions of Americans. Know why thank a trucker this Thanksgiving.
When selecting a healthcare logistics software for your business, look for these key features to boost the logistics performance and to tune your supply chains.
Here are six predictions and trends that will dominate healthcare supply chains in 2022, which can optimize inventory and improve the customer experience
With an increased demand for prescription deliveries, find out the top five challenges and lessons for businesses in enabling same-day prescription delivery.
Companies are realizing how important all-mile delivery is in improving the customer experience. Find out how businesses are using TMS to optimize all-mile deliveries.
As supply chains undergo transformational changes, find out five crucial points that determine whether businesses prefer fixed or flexible logistics models.
With highly-complex supply chains, find out five reasons why Food and Beverage brands require an ideal supply chain network design. Read more now!
Businesses are struggling to cope with volatility in consumer demand. Find out the six ways supply chain strategies have evolved since COVID-19 pandemic.
Businesses are looking to gain the most out of this holiday season sales. Find out the six most important supply chain trends for this 2021 holiday season!
Follow the checklist or best practices for retail supply chains to manage, plan and execute the peak season sales during this uncertain time of 2021
Discover how the present consumer demands have shaped the top five food and beverage industry trends after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn how a delivery logistics software can benefit brands involved in alcohol and beverage e-commerce. Know the challenges & solutions. Read More!
Know the reasons for an increased adoption of hyperlocal deliveries during COVID-19 & what are forthcoming developments in the hyperlocal delivery industry.
In this infographics, Locus explained the differences between Long-haul trucking Vs Short-haul trucking. Read More!
In this infographics, know the 5 crucial statistics on the future of micro-fulfillment centers in growing e-commerce sectors like fashion, healthcare etc.
Here are 9 useful tips to build your cross-border e-commerce strategy with network optimization software.
In this infographics learn the impact of technological innovation on building sustainable logistics. Here are 9 ways.
In this Infographics learn how to enable sustainability from raw material sourcing to the all-mile. Know how Locus can help for sustainability.
Visit Infographics & Get an overview of top 10 predictions on how the post-pandemic recovery looks like for businesses in the logistics and supply chain space.
Why do consumers prefer an on-demand hyperlocal delivery model? How to cope with rapid delivery expectations of customers? Read Now!
Will Supermarkets step up their game in order to thrive? How logistics tech can help supermarkets meet increased demands & same-day deliveries with ease.
Check how the Click-and-Collect model is trending in the online shopping space? How does it benefit customers, retailers? Know logistical solutions? Read More!
Want to build efficient urban logistics? This infographics explains how microhubs help businesses save costs in urban deliveries. Read More!
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How to weather-proof your logistics operations from season-induced logistics breakdowns and vehicle downtimes? Learn how delivery logistics software helps.
Time Slot Management- How to improve supply chain efficiency while keeping up with evolving customer expectations? Read More!
Location intelligence is the key for BFSI businesses to optimize their business operations and enhance their customer satisfaction.
Find marijuana dispensary infographics with list of same-day delivery logistics challenges and Locus help to automate end-to-end solutions. Read More!
Know the benefits of dark stores business model for e-commerce retail to complete orders in heavily populated areas. Read More!
38% of organizations have currently adopted a control tower solution due to COVID-19. Whereas 31% of organizations have accelerated their investments in control tower applications due this pandemic. -Fast Forward, Rethinking supply chain resilience for a post-COVID world, Capgemini Aug - Sep 2020.
Online grocery has seen a great change in just a few months, with customers hoarding in a panic to a steady transition to shopping for groceries online.
The on-demand service industry is booming! Thanks to COVID-19 and stay-at-home norms, there has been a tremendous increase in people opting for on-demand services.
Crowdsourced Delivery Platform- Learn how crowdsourced delivery platforms work and the role of logistics tech to gain supply chain visibility. Read More!
As convenience, delivery speed, and efficiency continue to define customer experience, there is a growing trend in the use of Electric Vehicles to carry out all-mile operations.
Online shopping is the new normal - 68% of customers increased their online shopping during the pandemic and 68% plan to shop at the same rate or more post-pandemic. - Northridge Group, State of customer experience, 2020 Business and Customer Service Trends
Trucking volumes have increased by 30% in 2020. - McKinsey study on US freight after COVID-19
Meal kit revenue is expected to grow to over 7.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, an expected threefold increase from around 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.- Online Meal Kit Delivery services in the US, Oct 8, 2020.
To make all-mile deliveries successful, a route optimization tool is inevitable. Route optimization helps businesses meet increasing customer demands while meeting SLA requirements.
Green Supply Chain plays a vital role in reducing carbon footprint. Know how to create a sustainable supply chain and role of logistics technology
Efficient logistics has become a key enabler for success in the supply chain industry. Hub and spoke distribution is now becoming a popular logistics model among enterprises to ensure cost efficiency and faster deliveries.
2020 was a challenging year, yet there were some hidden opportunities for logistics and supply chain enterprises. As we head into a brand new year, it’s time to look at some industry predictions for 2021
Why retail and CPG brands are taking the D2C path & consumers too, prefer buying directly from brands? Know the role of efficient logistics in D2C Selling.
Predictions for the COVID-19-pandemic hit-Holiday Season in 2020, what are the customer preferences, and buying trends.
Direct-to-Consumer Selling Trends to Watch in 2020 - Discover D2C selling trends that will define the success of retail brands in 2020 and beyond. Check Now!
Grocery markets are rapidly changing, as the pandemic has transformed the way groceries are bought and sold traditionally. Here are America’s top 10 grocery market trends since the COVID-19 outbreak.
As the United States becomes the new epicenter of COVID-19, here’s a closer look at the country’s consumer goods supply chain and how the pandemic is changing shopping patterns among consumers.
There are a lot of factors that make all-mile delivery a complex challenge in Southeast Asia. Read this infographic to understand how Route Optimization improves logistics performance in the region.
A Route-Optimization software can optimize your logistics operations phenomenally. What out for these 11 features while selecting a solution for your business.
What is First Attempt Delivery Rate, and how does it affect your business? Learn in our latest infographic.
The exclusive feature of Locus DispatchIQ differentiates it from all the other Route optimization solutions available in the market. To know more, read this exclusive infographic.
Different sectors need Route Optimization to serve different purposes. From omnichannel presence to managing customer expectations, optimized sales beat plans and visibility of resources; Automated delivery route planner can help different industries in different ways. View the infographic to know more.
How consumer trends are creating new demands? And how can Route Optimization fill these demands? View our latest infographic to know more.
How is Route Optimization different from finding the shortest route? What real-life constraints need to be considered for creating an optimal route? Read our infographic to know more...
Amazon kicked off this year’s much-awaited Prime Day sale in the United States on October 13-14, well in time for Halloween, and the upcoming festive season.
Walmart-owned Flipkart pledges 100% transition to EVs by 2030 by partnering with Climate Group's global electric mobility initiative, EV100. Read More!
Retail major Walmart’s E-commerce sales in the US saw a 97% uptick as customers relied heavily on doorstep deliveries and curbside pickups. Read for More!
According to reports, Amazon and mall owner Simon are reportedly in talks to convert empty stores into distribution fulfillment centers. Read Now!
India’s top E-commerce companies Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart are in the midst of the first big sale since the pandemic.
Amazon Fresh, the grocery delivery service arm of the behemoth, is expanding its footprint in the UK. Read to know the Amazon e-grocery delivery business.
Amazon announced that the Prime Day sale, which typically takes place mid-July, has been delayed in the US due to Covid-19. Check out for more details.
According to news reports, Walmart will soon launch its membership program - Walmart+. The subscription service will reportedly cost $98 a year.
Uber marks its territory in US food delivery market, brands could see competition rise. Know how tech-based logistics help to earn all-mile efficiencies.
Amazon entered into the autonomous vehicle market by acquiring an autonomous self-driving start-up Zoox who is working on ride-hailing services. Read More!
Amazon Big Style Sale, a chance for Fashion Retail Brands to unload the merchandise & an eventful online shopping year ahead for US shopaholics. Read More!
Shopify sellers will now be able to integrate their online stores with Walmart Marketplace and increase their product visibility significantly.
US e-Commerce retail sales will jump by 18% this year due to the COVID-19 impact, according to an eMarketer forecast report. Know the role of logistics in e-commerce
A US Army Researcher told officials that a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by this year-end. Maintaining a continuous cold supply chain and delivering the vaccine to billions worldwide will be crucial in the future.
Apple Inc. has announced that it will be opening at least a hundred more of its retail outlets in different parts of the United States, with curbside and storefront services.
Walmart sees a 74% boost in the online groceries sales during Covid-19. Omnichannel is the way to go for retailers to fulfill customer demands. Check Now!
New Zealand announces Level 2 of lockdown, lifting most of the lockdown rules while maintaining social distancing. Changing shopping trends could reshape supply chains post the pandemic.
Ecommerce deliveries resume non-essentials in Green & Orange Zones. Check how efficient zone-based route planning for all-mile deliveries will be critical.
Vietnam has been astonishingly resilient to the COVID-19 outbreak. The lockdown, in fact, pushed retailers to step up their game with omnichannel distribution.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments around the world to take steps to protect the world from both the virus and climate disruption.
Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo has signed a presidential decree declaring COVID-19 as a ‘non-natural national disaster’ on Monday, April 13.
America is now the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with the highest number of positive cases. But officials are confident that there are plenty of food supplies for the whole nation; transporting them is the bigger challenge.
India's lockdown has disrupted deliveries of e-commerce and e-grocery firms. How is India dealing with essential deliveries amidst a lockdown? Know More!
Ecommerce shopping is becoming the new normal as social distancing is imperative. Logistics can make or break customer satisfaction in this phase. Read Now!
Cities like Bangalore, NCR, & Mumbai dominated the leasing activities, with sectors like 3PL, E-commerce, and retail leading the way. Read to know more!
The Indian food delivery market now has a new entrant who is looking to shake things up and break the duopoly of Swiggy and Zomato in the hyperlocal food delivery market. Welcome, Amazon!
The coronavirus, now named Covid-19, could damage global economic growth this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Alibaba, China’s leading e-commerce player, has stepped up to fight the deadly epidemic with green logistics. The company has launched an e-commerce platform to connect medical suppliers worldwide with thousands of Coronavirus victims in China.
India’s leading food delivery firm Zomato recently acquired UberEats India, Uber’s food delivery offering, in an all-stock deal.
Reliance launches its much-awaited e-commerce venture, JioMart, India’s newest online supermarket. Will it do to e-commerce what it did to telecom?
The World Bank states that high logistics costs are slowing down the growth of eCommerce in India
Indonesian e-commerce vendors flustered as the law now requires sellers to seek a permit to sell goods online.
A recent GDP growth statistics report states that Vietnam is the fastest growing world economy with a growth rate of 7.31%. This implies a higher demand for cost-effective and efficient logistics services in the country.
Hyperlocal milk delivery companies are facing the funding crunch. Can technology save the day?
The Indian government has approached e-commerce companies asking them to send plans to work with small retailers. Will e-commerce team up with small retailers and Kirana stores making room for mutual growth?
The pandemic has altered the face of businesses and changed consumer behavior beyond recognition all over the world. It has razed some industries to the ground and brought immense growth to others. But, what it has done for the cannabis industry in the US is truly incredible.
Revenue is driven by a number of different factors in retail and FMCG markets — constantly evolving customer expectations, rising market competition, omnichannel trends, location demographics, and the effectiveness of supply chain elements, especially timely and effective distribution of goods to retail outlets from where the end customer buys the products.
Few of the severe and defining issues that have cropped up with global warming are the unprecedented and inevitable climate events like the one in Texas. It has become impossible to predict events such as winter storms, hurricanes, polar vortices and wildfires. The need of the hour is efficient contingency plans.
India’s Ministry of Science and Technology has announced changes to the country’s mapping and geospatial data laws, liberalizing regulations on geospatial information, making it freely available for innovation and IT companies across the country.
There are few things destined for growth and e-grocery is one of them. This is owed to the disruption caused by the pandemic. It has brought about an incredible change in consumer behaviour and finally broken one of the most difficult shopping patterns—grocery shopping.
“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos.” ― Mary Shelly
Crowdsourced delivery, also known as crowdsourced shipping, is being seen as the solution to some real-world all-mile delivery problems. This emerging method is used to deliver packages to customers by leveraging non-professional and local courier services.
As convenience, delivery speed, and efficiency continue to define customer experience, there is a steady growth in the use of Electric Vehicles to carry out all-mile operations. EVs are eco-friendly and offer some hidden business gains to supply chain enterprises. Read on to catch up on this rising trend that is shaping up the future of all-mile deliveries across the globe.
The E-Commerce boom has influenced consumer behaviour like never before. Economics taught us that it was the price that drove demand. Now, we are learning how convenience drives demand even more.
From farm to fork, the agri-foods supply chain is typically a long journey with multiple touchpoints. Once harvested in a farmer’s barn, the produce is first sent to primary processors, who clean, cut, package, and sort the crops into appropriate sizes for sale.
The new wave of coronavirus has made life tough again and hopes of easing restrictions have taken a back seat. Social distancing norms have become much stricter and consumer behaviour has seen a massive transformation.
How to reduce your supply chain carbon footprint with Logistics Planning Software? Check out how Locus logistics planning and green logistics strategies can help you in reducing your supply chain carbon emissions and fuel consumption.
87% of retail brands in the U.K. and the U.S. have said they plan to launch a D2C channel at some point in the future, while 23% said they will do so within the next 12 months, according to research by Brightpearl
The Coronavirus crisis has redefined consumer shopping habits and established some new trends in retail and consumer goods markets. Stockpiling of essentials, online shopping of consumer goods, and convenient contactless deliveries are some of the most talked about topics these days.
The growing demand for online shopping and convenient deliveries due to the pandemic has brought about a new revolution in the consumer goods and retail supply chain. While traditional mom-and-pop storekeepers have started selling products digitally, big-scale retail brands and consumer goods manufacturers have adopted the direct-to-consumer selling model in order to fulfill customer demand in these difficult times.
With most of the year gone past with battling the pandemic, each of you has shown commendable business resilience. We are proud to have partnered with you to bring about change and innovation which is the need of the hour.
The holiday season demand is unpredictable. The million dollar question for businesses is—how to ensure a seamless logistics operation, given the unpredictability. On top of it, a lot of shoppers are now turning to online shopping, making the logistics all the more tougher and competitive.
Single’s Day, Guanggun Jie, or Bare Sticks Holiday, celebrated on November 11 every year, is one of the biggest commercial holidays across the world. Originally, Single’s Day was started in 1993 by university students at Nanjing University in China as a celebration of singlehood, marked by purchasing gifts and going out for parties.
2020 has been a tough pill to swallow in more ways than one, but it’s officially the holiday season now. Finally, it is that time of the year to soak in some holiday cheer and have a good time with family and friends.
If you are a Product Manager (PM), it is highly likely that you dread the month before a new quarter begins. You, my friend, have to decide what your tech team will spend 25% of their year building.
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.
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 that’s okay as the behavioral idiosyncrasies across browsers are limited.
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.
The holiday season is upon us, and it’s that time of year again when customers gear up for extravagant shopping of winter clothing, fashion accessories, festive gifts, and all sorts of holiday merchandise. But this year’s holiday season is a lot different from usual.
The COVID-19 pandemic has set some new ground rules for retail businesses around the world. As convenience stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers closed down for uncertain periods; businesses have come to realize that omnichannel is the inevitable way forward to fulfill customers in 2020 and the times ahead.
The consumer’s demand for faster, trackable, and efficient dispatch delivery is increasing. This rising demand has posed many challenges for the courier dispatching industry, especially in courier dispatch.
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 2019, Bain & Co. predicted that the retail industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is on the verge of a pivotal shift.
Fleet management has always been a crucial part of logistics management but the present COVID-19 scenario has made it all the more so.
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.
Fleet Management plays a pivotal role in maintaining smooth supply chain operations and meeting delivery service level agreements.
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.
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.
Trucking volumes have increased by 30% in 2020. -McKinsey study on US freight after COVID-19 Fleet managers play a crucial role in determining the success of logistics. They have numerous responsibilities associated with fleet utilization like improving productivity, minimizing fleet risks, and increasing efficiency. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the already tough job tougher.
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.
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
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust logistics to the forefront of every industry and country and the scenario is no different in the Middle East. But the challenges and opportunities in the region are quite unique.
Gaining visibility into real-time on ground operations has become a major priority for logistics businesses. On ground situations are always changing, be it traffic, or last-minute maintenance issues, order cancellations, etc. On top of it, on-demand customer requests keep coming in.
The first half of 2020 has definitely tested the robustness of the health of both people and processes in supply chains. Together we have faced changing regulations, demand, and disruptions to our supply chain. And Locus is fully committed to ensuring that you get the best route plans, live tracking of deliveries, and operation analytics even in these trying times.
There will be a 20% growth in online retail share by 2023, and there will be a 10% increase in instant delivery. – Future of all-mile interventions Due to COVID-19, customers have become accustomed to online shopping. This change in their shopping habits is making the logistics industry refocus on all mile delivery services.
AI in Fashion Supply Chain: The world of fashion has changed drastically since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. The first blow to the industry was the shutting down of the world’s largest textile producing and exporting country in the world, China.
The COVID-19 pandemic has confined people to their homes, restricting travel, and non-essential outdoor activities for months. Recent surveys show that the demand for home diagnostic services is increasing as people across the United States shelter in place due to the pandemic. People who wouldn’t have dreamed of tackling a home appliance repair are now fixing their freezers, refrigerators, washers, and dryers.
73% of all people in the US point to all-mile customer experience as an essential factor in their purchase decisions. – PwC, Future of Customer Experience report. All-Mile delivery is the only chance where a brand has to actually meet the customer. This impression creates an image of your business and messing up in this stage could hurt your reputation. Hence, building a positive customer experience matters a lot in all-mile delivery.
Planning multiple routes manually is a burdensome and time-consuming affair. Fleet managers should factor in various route constraints while planning routes such as traffic congestion, roadblocks, and so on. There are likely chances of making mistakes, which can ultimately result in disappointed customers.
Lockdowns around the globe are slowly being lifted, and businesses are thus opening up. May saw some early signs of activity across sectors. The situation is nowhere near ‘normal’, but it is still a start. We hope that this ‘Locus On The Ground’ May Report will give a peek into what is now being called the ‘new normal’.
Team Locus Vittal Sirigiri, one of the top data scientists in Locus, has had quite the professional journey—investment banker, cofounder of a food business, self-taught coder, he’s worn many hats.
The Coronavirus apocalypse is perhaps the biggest blow to mankind in a long time. It has transformed societies, governments, healthcare systems, economies, and our lifestyles in unforeseen ways.
Vehicle Routing Problem is a constant in the all-mile delivery business. It happens due to the delivery and resource constraints planners face while coming up with minimum-cost vehicle routes.
The dispatch planning process has become quite complicated, with a varied mix of daily customer orders and multiple options for vehicles and routes. This complexity has made delivery companies search for good route optimization software for their small and mid-sized fleets.
We want to start this by saying a big thank you for being there with us and trusting Locus with building your supply chain strategies. We hope that you are reading this from a safe space along with your loved ones. We will all come out of this stronger.
By 2021, 90% of retailers will offer BOPIS, and 75% of them will be able to identify and customize their customers. – Retail Touchpoints Report
Halfway through the year of the pandemic, we’re living in a completely different world now. Novel Coronavirus has not just endangered human lives, it has hit the world economy hard and impacted several industries around the globe.
The food delivery market in Southeast Asia is estimated to grow up to US$8 billion by 2025 from US$2 billion IN 2018. – Google and Temasek (Singapore’s state investment arm) The surge in demand for food delivery has expanded the reach of delivery services.
COVID-19 has brought some unprecedented challenges for America’s supply chain businesses. Restrictions on imports, shortage of ground resources, and limited manufacturing operations are causing stiffness in supply chain movement.
Retailers whose livelihoods are dependent on physical stores are feeling the heat due to the coronavirus pandemic. Footfalls have gone down, the future looks bleak, especially if you are selling non-essential goods.
The online food delivery market is growing at an explosive pace in Southeast Asia. Rapidly increasing disposable income, a growing population of tech-savvy millennials, and a convenience-driven consumer lifestyle are the major factors influencing the rise of the online food delivery industry in the region.
The Covid-19 pandemic makes Shantanu Bhattacharyya, Locus’ Chief Data Scientist, remember his days as a computational biologist working on the HIV vaccines at The Scripps Research Institute. He fondly remembers how he spent days and days in the lab researching, coming up with new ideas, looking at data to interpret patterns.
All-Mile deliveries are becoming more complicated with each passing day. On one side, customer expectations are increasing, and on the other , delivery companies are struggling with rising distribution costs and pressures to maintain profitability.
Ever since the global community took note of the COVID-19 transforming into a pandemic, enforced social distancing or lockdowns have been a consistent reaction from every Government (barring rare exceptions like Sweden). The severity of the lockdown has varied from recommendations to stay indoors to military enforced mandatory restrictions on any movement deemed non-essential.
Supply chains around the globe are in absolute chaos today. COVID-19 and uncertain lockdowns have caused major disruptions in the way businesses operate. To define the emerging industry trends, and the role of Artificial Intelligence in modernizing the retail and FMCG supply chain, Locus recently hosted an exclusive live webinar.
Terms like Red, Amber, Green; Red, Orange, Green; phased opening; restrictions; have all become a crucial part of our lives in the last few weeks. With the world slowly opening up amidst the Covid-19 outbreak, supply chain and logistics is going to play a really crucial role in setting up the ‘new normal’.
US- Subway, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Panera BreadIndia- Zomato, Swiggy The UK- UberEats, Deliveroo Ride hailing companies Uber, Lyft. What connects these varied companies? Quite the zinger of a question, eh?
With countries across the world in various stages of lockdown, business sectors have been affected in different ways. While traditional FMCG is doing relatively well, other sectors have taken a hit.
We’re in the year of a devastating global pandemic that has put the entire mankind at risk. The COVID-19 outbreak has affected over 3.5 million people so far and is continuing to disrupt normal life and economies around the world. Over 100 vaccines are currently under pre-clinical tests, but healthcare experts are still not sure when a vaccine will be ready. Prevention is the only cure to the disease as of now.
In the next ten years, 70% of American consumers will regularly do grocery shopping online. – Food Marketing Institute. The sudden growth of online grocery sales has led to increased demand for cold-storage products.
We breathe in the age of disruption. Technology is transforming supply chains across industries and its digital twin is a lot more powerful, flexible and adaptable. The goal of any tech implementation / association in the supply chain is very simple
The biggest all-mile challenges facing the logistics industry are: failed deliveries and missed deliveries. 40 million deliveries fail on the first attempt in the UK.- UK Delivery Index Report, 2019.
Customer satisfaction is defined by speed and convenience more than anything else today. Enterprises across varied industries including food, groceries, pharma, retail, FMCG, 3PL, and E-commerce are now focusing on faster all-mile fulfillment methods to get an edge over competitors.
3.5 million truck drivers in the USA contribute to more than two-thirds of total freight tonnage moved nationally. They move more than ten billions of freight annually.- American trucking association.
Will SaaS reshape the future of logistics and supply chain management in the days to come? Despite strict lockdown policies implemented by governments around the world
Most consumers are stuck in their homes due to coronavirus pandemic and thus the demand for essential goods and services has made them turn to on-demand deliveries. Logistics businesses are attempting to build a hyperlocal on-demand delivery business model to fulfill this need.
In these COVID-19 times, it is no surprise that the FMCG sector is in the thick of the action. Across the globe, there is a huge demand for essential commodities ranging from food supplies, diapers, hand sanitizers, and beauty care, among other items.
The ripples of COVID-19 are being felt across industries. While some have seen a huge surge in growth, the others have seen a steep decline.
Holiday seasons contribute 13.4% sales compared to total holiday retail sales in the United States- Statista, 2019 Deliveries usually are at an all-time high when there is a festival or at the beginning of a new year.
With billions under lockdown due to the coronavirus, there is an acute need for basic services so as to survive and run daily lives
The country-wide lockdown in India has had an impact across industries, but at the heart of it all is logistics and supply chain. Drivers, who are the lifeline of this industry, have been deeply affected right now.
What started as a viral flu in China’s Wuhan a couple of months ago is now a global pandemic that is affecting millions across the globe. COVID-19 has spread to more than 199 countries and territories.
All-Mile delivery costs consume over two-fifths of overall logistics costs.- Frost and Sullivan, 2018 It is no secret that customer expectations are really high these days.
As nations declare complete lockdowns and billions across the globe embrace social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, consumer buying behavior is changing dramatically.
Real-time visibility plays an active role in sustaining the excitement of buying a product until the product reaches you.
The internet economy in Southeast Asia is booming. Well, that is an accepted fact now. But, how booming is it really?
Fleet drivers, these days, are usually in the tense ‘eleventh-hour’ exam prep mode when they are set for delivery. With increasing complexities in all-mile deliveries, it is becoming challenging to fulfill deliveries on time. Insufficient technologies prevent E-commerce retailers from meeting fulfilment timelines.
Gone are the days when the customer would wait for weeks or days to get a parcel delivered. Speed is the new rule. The customer’s demand for faster and same-day deliveries is increasing by the day, and businesses are investing in smarter logistics solutions to fasten their delivery processes. But, fast delivery isn’t enough to satisfy the customer.
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.
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?
With a steep increase in on-demand deliveries, modern enterprises are obsessed with rising costs. Being cost efficient is essential, but it is not the only element that will differentiate you from your competition
Pharmaceutical organizations spend on average 6% of their revenue on logistics- World Health Organization and Parenteral Drug Association statistics (WHO and PDA)
With over one billion users, Google Maps is the most downloaded and widely used navigation application worldwide. How is Route Optimization different from Google Maps and why do you need it?
3PL companies deal with thousands of orders every day. Here’s how route optimization can solve the logistics problems in modern-day 3PL supply chains.
Retailers are trying hard to find a balance between customer expectations and profitability. Read how you can achieve a higher First Attempt Delivery Rate with AI in your supply chain.
Locus recently hosted the webinar ‘Unlocking the potential of Supply Chain Network’ in association with V-Guard. Check out the key takeaways from the webinar and understand how Network Optimization is the way to go for modern supply chain enterprises.
The caliber of delivering groceries on the same day has completely changed the landscape of grocery purchases. Read how Artificial Intelligence and Route Optimization are transforming the e-grocery industry in this blog.
White-glove service is a trending buzzword in logistics and transportation, but not everyone understands what this new service actually means. Here’s everything you need to know about this premium delivery service.
The much anticipated Brexit is scheduled to take place on 31st October 2019. How will a No Deal Brexit impact the EU logistics and supply chain? Read here.
What if Saudi Arabia couldn't recover from the recent oil attacks? What impact could such an attack have on world logistics? Read more!
The consumer goods industry is quickly changing in North America, owing to the rise of e-commerce players. Here’s how technology can help them stay ahead of the competition.
Locus hosted industry experts and influencers in FMCG 2025. The panel discussed the changing trends and innovations driving the future of the industry.
Incentives are a great way to improve employee morale and enhance productivity of delivery executives. Here’s how you can implement a successful incentive-based payment system at your enterprise
From orchard to your house. How does a mango reaches your place. The blog discusses the complex logsitcs network involved in the whole process.
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 22M USD in our Series B funding from Falcon Edge, Tiger Global Management, Exfinity Technology Fund, and Blume Ventures Fund
As a growing venture, we understand the complexities of expansion first hand. More regions to serve, additional clients and unfamiliar avenues often lead to many unforeseen challenges. And even though every business dreams of growing big, only a few are ready for added responsibilities.
‘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.
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.
Locus recently organized the first Supply Chain Meetup in India in collaboration with The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. The event was hosted in Bangalore, with the best minds of supply chain from various industries joining the event.
Recently, 78 Canadian companies, 26 business associations and 12 Canadian academic institutions came together to form SCALE.AI, and the Government of Canada announced it had selected SCALE.AI as one of five winning industry-led proposals in its Innovation Super clusters Initiative.
Southeast Asia is the emerging market everyone is focusing on. What supply chain questions you need to answer for being successful there?
An efficient distribution system, which reduces order to delivery & replenishment time becomes the key arrow in the arsenal of an FMCG company. The key element to this is "Sales Beat Planning".
TSP is no longer problem of the salesman of a company travelling to multiple cities in the least amount of time, using the least amount of money, while somehow travelling the shortest distance. It is about the world gearing towards Industry 4.0.
With logistics costs rising, increasing Full Truck Loads (trucks which are almost completely filled) has always been an area of emphasis for logistics managers, often to the point of compromising on the other half — On-Time. Being there on-time is as important as delivering to your customer in-full.
Companies are constantly looking for an easier way to move their products from either manufacturing hubs to retail outlets or to customer delivery points. However, in a country like India, this may not be as easy as it sounds. As an example to further explain this, lets refer to Urban Ladder
It is of vital importance for online retailers, logistics providers and courier companies to ensure that every delivery meets their customers’ expectations. It is now critical for businesses to adopt the right technology which can help them take predictive and actionable decisions that better serve the customer and give them an edge over their competitors.
With Route Optimization becoming the need of the hour for virtually every business operation, it becomes imperative that organisations choose their Route Optimization software with utmost care. Here are the factors to keep in mind for selecting the correct Route Optimization software for your business:
Should the deliveries move in-house or the focus be maintained on business and leave logistics to 3PLs?
While other traditional 'track & trace' solutions tell you 'where your truck is', Locus' route optimization engine goes a step further to answer 'where your truck should be!'
How to Improve the All-Mile Experience for Subscription Ecommerce Businesses?
Locus turned 6 today! 🚀 Six years of optimizing supply chain complexities and automating logistics decision-making. So we're taking a quick walk down memory lane.
The rising popularity of online shopping and convenience of Home Delivery is pushing brands to speed up their All-Mile Game and fortify supply chain efficiency. From geocoding to route optimization, automated dispatch planning, and advanced fleet tracking, Locus offers AI-powered logistics solutions to bring efficiency, consistency, and transparency to your home delivery supply chain.
Are you Struggling with Driver shortage? Driver shortage is a real-world problem faced by supply chain and logistics businesses across the world.
The heavy engineering industry supply chain is quite complex, with a number of touchpoints such as procurement of raw material for manufacturing, secondary distribution to wholesale dealers, and even all-mile deliveries to end B2B customers.
Transport accounts for around one-fifth of global #co2emissions. Based on current policies, it is estimated that #global emissions from #transportation will rise by 60% between 2015 and 2050.
Missed our last webinar? Don't Worry! You can now access our Webinar Recording on "Unlocking the Potential of Supply Chain Network" here.
Missed our last webinar? Don't Worry! You can now access our Webinar Recording on "Same-day Delivery and How it is Changing Businesses in SouthEast Asia" here.
Missed our last webinar? Don't Worry! You can now access our Webinar Recording on "Role of AI in Supply Chain Transformation" here.
Missed our last webinar? Don't Worry! You can now access our Webinar Recording on "On-time Deliveries for 10Mn+ Customers - The Supply Chain Story of World's Leading E-Retailer" here.
Missed our last webinar? Don't Worry! You can now access our Webinar Recording on "How can Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning
The effects of COVID-19 are being felt across industry segments and across regions. While some have seen a huge surge in growth, the others have seen a decline.
Introducing Locus Techie Talks, where our tech ninjas talk about their favorite coding languages, pet projects, the future of logistics tech, and more. In frame: Vittal Sirigiri, Data Scientist, Locus.
Cars are high-value assets and must be delivered to the end customer in good condition. Watch how Locus' solutions filled gaps in the logistics processes of CARS24, India's largest used car buying platform.
With online grocery shopping becoming a growing trend, efficient all-mile delivery is a crucial determinant for success. Watch how Locus optimizes every element of StarQuik’s omnichannel supply chain, right from delivery routing, to live-tracking, to vehicle utilization, and more.
In a world where customer experience is everything, 3PL companies must evolve with changing industry trends like same day deliveries to stand out. Check out the emerging trends in the 3PL industry in 2020 now.
Are you ready to transform your supply chain digitally? Check out how Locus automates human decisions in the supply chain with AI-backed tech solutions, bringing efficiency, transparency, and consistency in operations.
Every time a delivery attempt fails, it adds extra cost of transportation, re-delivery time, additional storage time, etc. Watch how an improved First Attempt Delivery Rate is a win-win for your customer, delivery executive, and service provider. Fun fact: We coined the term FADR and are on a pursuit to help e-commerce and 3PL companies improve First Attempt Delivery Rate.
What makes our clients across e-commerce, 3PL, retail, FMCG and more trust in our partnership with them? Watch this video to learn how we bring efficiency, consistency, and transparency for our clients in several industries.
Buying groceries online is easy, but selling isn’t. The e-grocery industry faces severe competition and has to cater to dynamic customer demands. Watch how Locus helped Big Basket achieve 99.5% SLA adherence with smart logistics solutions.
Learning something new from each others diversity, enjoying flexibility and freedom on the job, and rearing pets in the office. Sounds too good to be true? To know what drives us to work every day, watch Locus in this exclusive YourStory video series called Fabulous Workplaces.
Efficient logistics is an essential element to succeed in retail. Watch how Locus solutions helped TATA Croma streamline logistics, with dynamic scheduling and planning, e-POD, and AI-backed strategic routing.
What is geocoding and how does it work? Watch Shantanu Bhattacharyya, Data Scientist at Locus simplify the concept of geocoding in this exclusive video.
Delivering thousands of packages every day is difficult for 3PL players with human intelligence alone. Watch how Locus’ IntelliSort automated shipment sorting for Blue Dart- DHL, reducing human errors and increasing operational efficiencies dramatically.
With on-demand services becoming a popular trend, customers are seeking at home diagnostics sample collection services. However, it is highly time-sensitive and must be done diligently. Watch how Locus improved operational efficiencies for Droplet with on-demand scheduling and accurate routing.
Swept by the latest internet craze, here is Locus' take on the Mannequin Challenge! Watch and like!
Our CEO Nishith Rastogi talks about how the logistics sector in India is coping with COVID-19 and what Locus is doing to make the situation better on the ground.
Locus is one of India’s most innovative companies of 2020, according to Fast Company. Dive in to know exactly why!
There has been a significant development in the supply chain and logistics ecosystem in Southeast Asia. A number of factors are driving this dynamic transformation, reshaping the supply chain and logistics landscape in Southeast Asia. Learn more about it here.
Locus is a part of Inc42’s Startup Watchlist, an annual series which lists the top startups to watch out for in 2020 from varied industries.
Logistics in India has become more customer centric. Read to know how!
Logistics is India’s sunshine sector, poised to reach a size of $215 billion by 2020. Take a look at the top trends seen in the logistics space in 2019
The report titled, Global Elastic Logistics Market presents the current scenario of the industry also the factors that are anticipated to impact its futuristic growth. Read now.
Locus is using artificial intelligence to overcome all-mile logistics challenges in India.
Locus announced the launch of FieldIQ that automates and optimises sales beat plans for mobile workforce leading to increased profitability, resource efficiency, and time savings especially for the FMCG/CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) sector.
Locus is focused on helping customers optimize the operational side of their logistics, whether that is moving people, goods or more at scale. Locus plans to use the funds to continue building its IP and international expansion.
Locus helps organisations automate and optimise their logistics, while they focus on customers. This results in reduced logistics cost, on-time deliveries and a better end-user experience. In Southeast Asia, Locus’s key strategy is to analyse the growth potential and challenges faced by the e-commerce and third-party logistics industry
Locus is a state-of-the-art decision-making platform which optimizes logistics operations to provide consistency, efficiency and transparency. Locus promises to solve any inefficiencies for a logistics company, offering them the entire tech stack needed for an operation.
Logistics has primarily been just a ‘pick, pack and ship’ process. In order to retain customers, most companies weave together a “temporary” solution by hiring more workforce instead of adopting technology. This is a failing formula that increases the cost to business without being sustainable on a longer term
Locus aims to deliver end-to-end automation from point of dispatch till the order reaches the end customer, with a competent end-user experience, with intelligent events & live tracking.
Experts believe FMCG brands benefit the most by leveraging the data and analytics might of their start-up partners.
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