Category: Route Optimization

Route Optimization

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

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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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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 […]

How Can Route Optimization Reduce Costs And Improve Last-mile Delivery In Southeast Asia

E-Commerce

How Can Route Optimization Reduce Costs And Improve Last-mile Delivery In Southeast Asia

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Feb 7, 2019

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. There are a lot of Hidayats […]

Expanding with accountability: The Supply Chain Story of Bigbasket

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Expanding with accountability: The Supply Chain Story of Bigbasket

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Nov 19, 2018

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. The supply chain and its development is at the heart of […]

Logistics Optimization in Canada

Fleet Optimization

What Are Consumer Companies Doing In Canada To Optimise Logistics And Why?

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Aug 27, 2018

Logistics Optimization in Canada: 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. SCALE stands for Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence, and it’s an AI-powered […]

Travelling Salesman Problem

Route Optimization

Travelling Salesman Problem Is Not A Problem, It’s A Herculean Task.

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Apr 22, 2018

There is one problem that never goes out of fashion even though people in mathematics have tried to optimize solutions for it over decades. Yes, decades! To nobody’s surprise, the Travelling Salesman Problem (read: TSP) remains to be one of the most fascinating and complicated algorithms to innovate upon. The solutions to this problem only have a […]

Route Optimization Engine

Route Optimization

How The World’s Best Route Optimization Engine Works

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Jan 29, 2018

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!’ Consider the following scenario: 10 Shipments, 10 drop-off locations. 1 rider to complete the job in a day. Sounds simple enough problem to solve, isn’t it? Numerous cognitive […]

Sales Beat Optimization in FMCG

Route Optimization

The Curious Case of FMCG Sales Beats Optimization

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Nov 15, 2017

Indian Retail is a Buyer’s game today. In E-Commerce as well as offline modern trade, consumers are truly the king, with every tick of the clock bringing new choices. Hence it has become both, vital and challenging for enterprises to be close to the end consumer. An efficient distribution system, which reduces order to delivery […]