Locus releases tech-guide to help logistics businesses sail through Covid-19

March 27, 2020: Supply chain platform developer, Locus released a technology guide to help logistics businesses to smoothly move goods during the disruptions caused by Covid-19 pandemic and deal with uncertainties by enabling drop-at-doorstep, prior ETA alerts and streamlining digital transactions.

Amidst the recent COVID-19 scare, demand is surging for grocery, medicines, etc. and adding extra pressure on supply chains of such sectors. Locus has put together a technology guide for logistics businesses to operate efficiently in such unusual times.

"We seek your support in amplifying the reach of this guide to businesses that need this now more than ever. We truly believe that technology can be a great enabler to navigate through these tough times. At Locus, we would like to reiterate our commitment to the health and safety of your employees, partners, and end-users. We would like to extend our support by sharing a quick guide that might help ease your supply chain woes, " says Locus.

As social distancing continues, the pressure on supply chains and logistics providers to ensure timely and safe deliveries is huge. Locus has developed a guide to help you manage last-mile operations smoothly in this crunch time. Get your copy now: https://t.co/oySwBncW30 pic.twitter.com/zSm22a24An

— Locus (@Locus_Sh) March 26, 2020

Locus is also planning to deal with different scenarios differently by categorising them into non-essential e-commerce, essentials like medicine delivery, services, grocery, food, meat, and perishables.

Nishith Rastogi, CEO & co-founder, Locus said "At Locus, we work with traditional and new-age companies who continue to meet varied consumer demands in tough times like this. While home-delivery order volumes have increased by 3-5x, companies are operating at a 40-60% capacity only. This leads to an increase in transaction time(~20-25% reduction in SLA compliance) and impacts driver efficiency. There are also concerns about the driver’s health. Businesses across the board are working on improving driver health and safety. Companies are also seeing a change in their source of supply. They are redesigning the flow of their network or considering contingency measures to make sure that they have alternate suppliers without a key change in their landing cost."

"Having an efficient supply chain is crucial now, more than ever, and having an automated decision-making process, helps eliminate gaps while considering multiple constraints, using Artificial Intelligence. This ensures our customers can focus on execution and not worry about decision-making, making the process efficient, and giving businesses confidence. Macro disruptions such as pandemics, tariff wars, floods & so on will continue to occur, and technology will play an important role in making sure that supply chains adapt to these obstructions,” he said.