Category: Industry Insights

red carpet of logistics

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

How Hollywood can teach us supply chain lessons: The red carpet of logistics

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locus_dhruv

Aug 23, 2019

The power of film is well masked behind the facade of Hollywood scandals and celebrity faff. If you take a closer look, some movies can leave a lasting impression on principles to adopt in real life. With increasingly complex consumer demand patterns and globalization of operations, your supply chain could use a helping hand. The […]

When will my package arrive: The cost of missed deliveries

3PL

When will my package arrive: The cost of missed deliveries

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locus_dhruv

Jul 31, 2019

It’s 4.35 by the time I come back. I see a note on my doorstep. No! Not that. Anything but that. But alas! It is the infamous ‘Sorry; we missed you’ note. The best-case scenario for me from here is that my parcel is with my neighbour, and hopefully, they are in their house. Otherwise, […]

How to tackle last mile delivery challenges in North America

E-Commerce

How to tackle last-mile delivery problems in North America using technology

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locus_dhruv

Jul 22, 2019

Logistics solutions to catapult business profits Running a marathon may be about the long haul, but that last stretch is what makes all the difference. Imagine your customer stuck in the office, and they check their phone in the 53 seconds timed break that they get. And see one missed call from an unknown number. […]

Journey of the Mango to Your Plate - Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Fleet Optimization

The Journey of the Mango: How India’s favorite fruit reaches your plate

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locus_dhruv

Jul 4, 2019

What’s a summer without mangoes. As we dig into this delightful, golden fruit of joy, our brows relaxed, our lips parted in a smile, we often tend to forget how this king of fruits reaches us. From a branch in a mango orchard to the plate on our table, the journey of a mango delivery […]

Route Optimization App for Delivery Executives Performance

E-Commerce

Hitting The Road Running: Can An App Improve The Life Of The Delivery Executives?

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locus_dhruv

Jun 10, 2019

Liam works for a major e-commerce firm in Chicago and delivers about 30-35 orders per day. The number goes up to 70 during peak seasons and festivals. However, in most cases for delivering 35 packages, Liam has to make over 50 trips to the given locations. Experts are of the opinion that for every 100 […]

Route Optimization

Route Constraints: Locus Going the Extra Mile for Customers with Autoscaling

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locus_dhruv

May 20, 2019

Graceful Scaling of Queue Workers: Locus uses Amazon Autoscaling to build a route optimization platform that can scale on-demand and helps in adapting to new last-mile challenges. Locus Route Planner Behind Scenes: One of the most utilized products of Locus’ best route planning software (Dispatcher), is used to solve the constrained vehicle routing problem. The constrained […]

Logistics Cost Optimization through Supply Chain Optimization

E-Commerce

Logistics Cost Optimization: How can technology curb it?

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locus_dhruv

May 17, 2019

Why are logistics costs so high in Southeast Asia? The US spends 3.5% of its GDP on defence. India spends about 2.7% of its GDP on education. A substantial amount of money on sectors that directly affect the well being of society. Now imagine a country spending 24% of its GDP on logistics! Yup, Indonesia does that. Not only […]

Locus Logo Construction

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Only The Paranoid Survive

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Nishith Rastogi

May 13, 2019

The message from Andrew Grove, founder of Intel, has been my watchword for Locus. 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 […]