AUTHOR: Lakshmi D
3PL
Minimize your Last Mile Logistics Delivery Complexities using Logistics Automation
May 19, 2020
Last mile logistics 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. How automation eliminates delivery complexities in last mile logistics? Last-mile technologies like logistics automation have made it possible to run […]
Delivery Experience
Refrigerated Logistics becomes a mainstay in Grocery deliveries
May 6, 2020
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. A challenge that grocers face in refrigerated logistics is that consumers are very picky when it comes to food and consumables. […]
E-Commerce
Pick-Up and Drop-Off Services: How PUDOs Can Redefine Delivery Efficiency and Convenience?
Apr 29, 2020
Last Updated: Jan 2021 Pick-Up and Drop-Off Services: The biggest last-mile challenges facing the logistics industry are: failed deliveries and missed deliveries. Retail outlets have had a consistent collapse in in-store traffic since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. E-commerce has now become the preferred choice for any kind of purchase. The rise in home […]
Route Optimization
How advanced route planning software benefits fleet drivers?
Apr 22, 2020
Routing Software for Delivery Drivers: 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. Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a sudden rush of demand for new drivers to deliver essential goods. Logistics companies are faced […]
Delivery Experience
How to build your business around a on-demand hyperlocal delivery model?
Apr 17, 2020
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 on-demand hyperlocal delivery business model to fulfill this need. The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the perception of retailers towards on-demand deliveries. Retailers who are […]
3PL
How businesses can manage peak delivery periods?
Apr 14, 2020
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. Products may be discounted, overpriced, unavailable, or out-of-stock. But, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, logistics, and E-commerce […]
3PL
How has the on-demand industry coped with the coronavirus?
Apr 9, 2020
With billions under lockdown due to the coronavirus, there is an acute need for basic services so as to survive and run daily lives. Enter the on-demand industry. Across the globe, essential on-demand services are seeing a spike in demand. What is the On-Demand Industry? The on-demand industry works on fulfilling customer demand by offering […]
E-Commerce
Last Mile Delivery Costs: Bringing Order to Chaos
Apr 1, 2020
Last-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. Naturally, the costs associated with meeting such expectations, especially on the delivery front are also increasing. The primary challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. […]
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