Category: E-Commerce
E-Commerce
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
E-Commerce
How Can Route Optimization Reduce Costs And Improve Last-mile Delivery In Southeast Asia
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 […]
E-Commerce
The future of hyperlocal delivery
Oct 25, 2018
Hyperlocal delivery model has emerged as a trend in recent years. Inspired by large rounds of investment in Uber Eats in the U.S. and Big Basket in India, aspiring entrepreneurs entered this niche hoping to find success. However, it turned out that it was not as simple as it seemed. First, the concept of hyperlocal delivery […]
CEP and 3PL
4 Questions You Need To Answer About Your Supply Chain If You Are In Southeast Asia
Jul 30, 2018
Southeast Asia represents an economy of over 600 million people and a GDP of 2.4 trillion USD. According to the international research firm Frost & Sullivan, Indonesia’s compound annual growth rate is predicted to be 15.4% till 2020. Lower production costs, massive government spending, increasing disposable income of a growing middle class, along with an […]
Dispatch Management
How Intelligent Retail Logistics Management Works – White Glove Furniture Delivery Company Success Story
Feb 12, 2017
The last few years have been pivotal for startups all over the world. New ideas crop up everyday with the goal to simplify things across all sorts of industries. Quite often, these ideas and businesses are life changing and one of the defining factors of their financial success is the mastery of the logistics game. Companies […]
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