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Load Matching: Optimizing Logistics Efficiency in the Last Mile

Locus

Fragmented Markets: The logistics industry is brimming with carriers and businesses that need to avail of their services, there is a supply-demand mismatch as it is heavily fragmented. The decentralized logistics industry consists of numerous small-scale carriers, brokers, and shippers operating independently.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

The biggest challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. Retailers and logistics providers should not shift the burden of costs on the consumers as it makes them unhappy and leads to churn. What do you mean by last mile delivery costs in logistics?

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Lessons Learned from Black Friday/Cyber Monday

Ship Monk

Discounts According to Adobe , discounts peaked at 31% in the electronics category, toys (27%), computers (24%), and apparel (23%). We’ve covered ecommerce KPIs in detail in recent blogs, and no doubt you already know whether you’ve hit your BFCM numbers. Could outsourcing to a third party logistics (3PL) provider help?

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The Dispatch Report | Q3 2020, Issue No. 15

Shipchain

Mainnet is a public delegated Proof of Stake sidechain of the Ethereum network, and it provides one of the highest levels of functionality available in the freight and logistics industry. We are officially one step closer to complete transparency and visibility in supply chain and logistics. 3rd Party “Build On Top Of Us” Perks.

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Why shippers care about reduced emissions in their network

FreightWaves SONAR

The impact transportation pollution cause on global supply chain networks A few main categories of pollution and waste can be tied back to local and global supply chain activities and poor integration practices. Improve logistics routing guides to ensure a focus on sustainability. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo to get started. .

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How Bukalapak is Leading Indonesia’s E-commerce Growth With Last-Mile Technology Solutions

Locus

Albert also spoke about Mom-and-pop stores are getting empowered by technology to broaden their categories to be sold. The conversation also touched on how Locus’ e-commerce logistics solutions helped Bukalapak drive transformation in its last mile. Schedule a Demo. How Locus helped Bukalapak transform its last-mile.

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The Dispatch Report | October 2019, Issue No. 12

Shipchain

We’ve been busy fine-tuning our platform, nailing our pitch, bringing on new customers, demoing for clients, and speaking at and attending different freight and logistics conferences. Chris Kupillas, Regional VP, BlueGrace Logistics. James Osborn, Manager of Logistics and Process Improvement, Hanover Foods.