AUTHOR: locus_dhruv
Dispatch Management
The Demonetisation impact over Banking Logistics
Nov 12, 2016
How are Banks going to solve the mighty challenge? The currency demonetization will go down as a revolutionary step in the books of Indian economy. But this revolution will come at a huge cost and pain to banks — they need to make the logistics work amidst the most challenging cash management exercises of all times. The […]
Fleet Optimization
Effects of Demonetisation on Logistics Sector – Boon Or Bane
Nov 10, 2016
Demonetisation of 500 and 1000 Rupee notes- Boon Or Bane for the Logistics Sector? While the western side of the world is undergoing a major political sea change, India has been stumped by a surprise currency ban. Indians struggled to pay for basic goods like food and fuel yesterday and fretted about their savings, after […]
E-Commerce
Reverse Logistics : Forward Thinking Pays Big Dividends
Sep 26, 2016
“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War Over the past few years, the global logistics industry has witnessed an increased interest in product returns, recovery, exchange and redistribution. Stats validate that 8 to 9 percent of goods purchased at brick and mortar stores and 25 to 30 percent […]
Dispatch Management
We See Dimensions that others don’t
Aug 25, 2016
At Locus’ Data Science team, we sift through complex problems every single day. And to see through deep complexity, it takes cleverness, technical acumen, creativity and boldness. Locus has gathered a stellar team for working on theoretically unsolvable and tough problems. This article is an introduction to the Data Science team here and how we get […]
Dispatch Management
Loading a shipping container — Part I
Aug 10, 2016
Let’s start with a fable about 3D bin packing. Yes, they were worried about algorithms in the Panchatantra era too. Our default character set: a wise old sage, one greedy miner and one righteous miner. The sage offers the following get-rich-quick scheme to the miners. There is a heap of 100 gold bricks and 1 wooden trunk. […]
Fleet Optimization
Can a hyperlocal delivery model ever be sustainable in 2021?
Aug 8, 2016
While there is lot of debate around whether hyperlocal delivery model is sustainable or not, I believe they have brought about a revolutionary change in how we consume food today — several of us, including me, are heavily dependent on it (irrespective of discounts and offers). Let’s look at some basic unit economics – The average ticket […]
Dispatch Management
Logistics in eCommerce – The Key Differentiator Between eCommerce Players
Aug 5, 2016
Optimizing Logistics in eCommerce yields Better Deliveries Make Happier Customers! In India, the eCommerce sector has seen unprecedented growth in the recent past. eCommerce has taken the world of retail by storm and captivated the imagination of an entire generation of entrepreneurs with various business models. This growth was driven by rapid technology adoption led by the […]
Blog
Why we joined the Dark Side..
Jun 29, 2016
An insight on why and when to use Dark User Interfaces There has been a lot of debate on what’s better for the user, a Light coloured interface or a Darker one. Some suggest it depends on the type of application, whereas others think its merely a preference. At locus.sh, my task was to design a […]
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