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How to tackle last-mile delivery problems in North America using technology
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. […]
Fleet Optimization
The Journey of the Mango: How India’s favorite fruit reaches your plate
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 […]
E-Commerce
Hitting The Road Running: Can An App Improve The Life Of The Delivery Executives?
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
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 […]
E-Commerce
Logistics Cost Optimization: How can technology curb it?
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 […]
Blog
Only The Paranoid Survive
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 […]
3PL
The trouble in paradise for 3PL and their fleet
Mar 24, 2019
What happens when your best friend turns into your biggest foe? Shock, Anguish, and Sadness. Just a few of the images that come to the mind. That’s the situation that the 3PL companies are dealing with right now. Trucks, Ships, and Boxes; their most intimate homies have rebelled against them. Believe it or not, managing fleet is […]
Bahasa
Bagaimana Melakukan Optimalisasi Rute untuk Mengurangi Biaya dan Melakukan Peningkatan Terhadap Pengiriman Last-mile di Wilayah Asia Tenggara
Feb 14, 2019
Hidayat sedang berada di dalam perjalanan untuk melakukan pengiriman sebuah parsel ke pelanggan yang dimana ia telah ditugaskan. Alamat tersebut bertuliskan: “Selular shop, Mall Kelapa Gading 3, Jakarta Utara”. Hidayat melakukan pengecekan ulang terhadap alamatnya, dengan mencari nama dari jalan atau dengan nomor rumah. Tidak ditemukan. Hidayat kemudian menjadi bingung. Barang yang dikirimnya akan menjadi […]
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