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COVID-19 Last-Mile Logistics Roadblocks: Preparing for a Better Future

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COVID-19 Last-Mile Logistics Roadblocks: Preparing for a Better Future

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Shweta Sarma

Sep 17, 2020

Like it or not, we’re sailing through one of the worst years in the history of mankind. The Coronavirus pandemic has been a true test of our adaptability, resilience, and the ability to bounce back— as humans, as economies, and as businesses.  In his interview with Yahoo Finance during the early stages of the pandemic, […]

Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

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Shweta Sarma

Sep 16, 2020

In 2019, Bain & Co. predicted that the retail industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is on the verge of a pivotal shift. “E-commerce is becoming a reality,” the management consulting company stated, “reinventing consumers’ path to purchase, forming new customer experiences, disrupting business models, and creating growth opportunities for large and […]

Last-Mile Logistics to Stand Out in the Post-Pandemic World

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Last-Mile Logistics to Stand Out in the Post-Pandemic World

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Shweta Sarma

Sep 2, 2020

How big brands responded to the pandemic, and what supply chains can learn for the future. 2020: The year of a global pandemic, the year of a worldwide economic recession, and the year of massive business transformation for supply chains across the globe. Navigating through the pandemic has been no less than a roller coaster […]

Biopharmaceutical Cold Chain Logistics: Challenges and Opportunities

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How Delivery Optimization Software can Help biopharmaceutical cold-chain logistics?

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Lakshmi D

Aug 21, 2020

Earlier cold chains were confined to a narrow brand of drug products. Today, with the rise of biopharmaceuticals, cold chain logistics is more important than ever.    What is a cold chain from a logistics point of view?  A temperature-controlled supply chain is called a cold chain. Samples from clinical trials, biologics, vaccines, different classes of […]

Back to the Good Old Days of Doorstep Milk Delivery Services

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Back to the Good Old Days of Doorstep Milk Delivery Services

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Lakshmi D

Aug 12, 2020

By 2027, the United States will manufacture 12 million metric tonnes of milk (26 pounds). This will be greater than what the US domestic market will consume. – McKinsey & Company report, 2019 Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, chaos has ensued in the milk supply chain. But the pandemic has also created a […]

Last Mile Delivery Services

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Why are Last Mile Delivery Services Important in the Post-Coronavirus World?

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Lakshmi D

Jul 3, 2020

There will be a 20% growth in online retail share by 2023, and there will be a 10% increase in instant delivery. – Future of last-mile interventions  Due to COVID-19, customers have become accustomed to online shopping. This change in their shopping habits is making the logistics industry refocus on last mile delivery services.  Logistics […]

Last Mile Customer Experience

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Last Mile Customer Experience: It is no longer about reaching destinations, it is about reaching people

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Lakshmi D

Jun 29, 2020

Globally, 71% of customers lose their trust forever in brands that place profits before people. – Edelman Trust Barometer report, March 2020, Special Report: Brand Trust and the Coronavirus Pandemic. What would you choose if you had to choose between making more profits or making your customers happy? The above question is not difficult, but […]

Why Geocoding matters and the tech behind it

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Why Geocoding matters and the tech behind it

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locus_dhruv

Jun 18, 2020

Team Locus Vittal Sirigiri, one of the top data scientists in Locus, has had quite the professional journey—investment banker, cofounder of a food business, self-taught coder, he’s worn many hats. Vittal’s will to keep expanding his horizons and love for all things numbers made him take up data science and he’s not looked back since. […]