Locus
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End-to-End Logistics Solution for All-Mile Excellence
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Features
29 features across 19 categories
Analytics & Reporting(2)
Robust analytics platform with intuitive dashboards to uncover hidden inefficiencies and identify growth opportunities through data-driven insights. Provides revenue leakage identification and allocation efficiency metrics.
Advanced analytics module that identifies and helps recover hidden revenue leakage in logistics operations.
Automation(1)
Automated response to on-ground exceptions with improved response times and SLA breach reduction.
Carrier Management(2)
Maximizes fulfillment scale by simplifying third-party carrier fulfillment. Automates carrier selection based on pre-set conditions for optimal cost and service levels. Streamlines long-haul contracts with real-time automation for invoice calculation and reconciliation.
Streamlines third-party deliveries with rich carrier integrations, real-time tracking, and single dashboard control for third-party order-to-delivery process.
Contract Management(1)
Streamlines long-haul contracts with real-time automation for payments and reconciliation based on specific contract parameters.
Customer Experience(2)
Powers superior customer experiences with end-to-end visibility, seamless communication, and flexible, convenient, and predictable fulfillment options.
Diverse communication channels for customer updates, query resolution, and maintaining transparency throughout the delivery process.
Financial Management(1)
Real-time automation for invoice calculation and reconciliation with transporters, tailored to transporter-specific contract parameters.
Fulfillment(2)
Automated management of failed deliveries with optimization for reattempts and route adjustments.
Enables same-day or on-demand fulfillment for customers' essential needs, supporting businesses to be their customers' leading choice of retailer.
Integration(1)
Entire product suite accessible through APIs without manual intervention. Seamless integration with existing TMS, OMS, WMS, ERP, and CRM systems.
Inventory Management(1)
Ensures retail store shelves are consistently stocked multiple times a day for optimal profitability and operating costs, managing competing SKUs for shelf space.
Mobile & Field Operations(2)
Intuitive task list for drivers accounting for dynamic order route changes, order cancellations, and other operational requirements.
Comprehensive app for drivers that collects proof of delivery, accounting for dynamic order route changes and order cancellations.
Order Management(3)
Elevates customer purchase journey with adaptable delivery options by timing, location, and preferences. Efficiently assigns orders for pickups, deliveries, cancellations, and returns with sophisticated algorithms for multiple fulfillment models.
Optimizes fulfillment processes from store replenishment to doorstep deliveries, elevating customer experience across multiple fulfillment channels.
Automates key fulfillment functions including order capture and intelligent allocation across fulfillment channels.
Resource Management(1)
Ensures consistent fulfillment with adaptable scheduling to manage demand fluctuations and resource availability. Forecasts and orchestrates resources including fleet and driver availability.
Returns Management(1)
Streamlines returns initiation by customers and collection by the fleet while maintaining high customer experience benchmarks and keeping costs in check.
Route Optimization(3)
Advanced route optimization across 180+ variables including time, distance, fuel efficiency, and service levels. Automates daily scheduling for pickups, deliveries, cancellations, and returns to maximize resource utilization.
Optimizes captive or contracted fleet productivity by enabling multiple hops within a single route, or leverages a network of reliable transporters.
Optimizes fleet's first-mile or linehaul routes by loading vehicles at full truckloads or finding cost efficiencies through partial truckload hiring.
Security(1)
Security feature enabling role-based access control for utmost security and data privacy across the platform.
Sustainability(1)
Tracks and reports GHG emissions reduction, carbon sequestration, distance traveled optimization, and fleet utilization for sustainable growth reporting.
Visibility & Tracking(2)
End-to-end real-time visibility with automated notifications for on-ground exceptions and order status updates.
Provides end-to-end, real-time visibility with automated notifications. Includes turn-by-turn order updates and multiple communication channels for customer updates and query resolution.
Warehouse Management(1)
Reduces shipment handling time in warehouses, distribution, and fulfillment centers by minimizing manual labor. Provides automation for smart sorting, efficient scanning, and picklisting.
Workforce Management(1)
Integrated shift and roster management system ensuring consistent resource availability and well-organized driver schedules.
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Integrations
5 known integrations