Locus: Self- Orchestrating the Logistic Operations with AI
Nishith Rastogi, CEO
Logistic Intelligence, the primal necessity of the new age, has the retail, FMCG, and other industries caught in a tight race to the finish. More than just being trendy words, are redefining the logistics management functions in the dynamic world of IT. Suddenly, 'track' and 'trace' solutions 'telling where your truck is', is becoming insufficient to thrive. Instead, going a step further, Bangalore based Locus, aims to deliver 'where your truck should be' to automate all the human decisions in sending a package.
Locus is a state-of-the-art decision- making platform, which optimizes logistics operations to provide consistency, efficiency and transparency. With its proprietary algorithms for solving complex problems such as load balancing, route optimization, efficient warehouse management, vehicle allocation and utilisation, intuitive 3D packing & measurement of packages and container utilization, Locus offers the entire technology stack. This entire technology stack is made to function as a decision-making engine that incorporates various business rules and real-world scenarios while planning and dispatching the orders.
The Algorithmic Route Optimization
Locus has built advanced proprietary algorithms to automate all phases of the logistics operations for the customers to plan, manage, dispatch and track their riders. For this, the clients can either directly use Locus dashboard, field user app or use software development kits
(SDK)in the client’s delivery app via API’s Moreover, Locus’ rider app helps in easy task navigation, e-Proof of Delivery, Real-time ETA, turn by turn navigation, instant and predictive alerts to ensure timely deliveries with reduced fuel consumption. Solutions such as Locus Dispatcher, MotionTrack, Locus IntelliSort, Locus FieldPro, and Locus PackPro ensure Real-time tracking of resources, shipment sorting, increase optimization, and place automated packing & vehicle-space utilization respectively. With these, the customers have registered significant impact due to increased SLA adherence, decreasing operational costs and freight costs.
" Locus is a state-of-the-art decision-making platform, which optimizes logistics operations"
Predictable Data Insights for Unpredictable Routes
Traditional logistics businesses constantly wrestle with the vehicle routing, traffic and other factors. Here in, the present-day algorithms get limited due to non-accounting for on-ground disturbances and anomalies. If considered, having to optimize routes for numerous shipments to numerous different locations with just handful of riders, all in a single day with roadblocks, and delays, Big Data, ML, AI, and Predictive Analytics are sure to save the Logistic sector from the ‘death by spreadsheet’ phenomena. As such, the Locus’ Intelligent Routing engine leverages ML, NLP, and predictive algorithms considering real world situations with self-learning and self-improving system.
The routes are further optimized with adjustable 3D simulations, full orientation constraints such as dimensions or vectors, allowable load on or under a carton, or proximity to the driver's end. All these are administered via Analytics. Big data analytics inspects large amounts of data to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and other acumens. Since, logistics sector is poised to reap the benefits of technology, understanding and executing the correlation between data analytics and data based decisions will become the notion, and Locus is already on the forefront.
" Locus is a state-of-the-art decision-making platform, which optimizes logistics operations"
Predictable Data Insights for Unpredictable Routes
Traditional logistics businesses constantly wrestle with the vehicle routing, traffic and other factors. Here in, the present-day algorithms get limited due to non-accounting for on-ground disturbances and anomalies. If considered, having to optimize routes for numerous shipments to numerous different locations with just handful of riders, all in a single day with roadblocks, and delays, Big Data, ML, AI, and Predictive Analytics are sure to save the Logistic sector from the ‘death by spreadsheet’ phenomena. As such, the Locus’ Intelligent Routing engine leverages ML, NLP, and predictive algorithms considering real world situations with self-learning and self-improving system.
The routes are further optimized with adjustable 3D simulations, full orientation constraints such as dimensions or vectors, allowable load on or under a carton, or proximity to the driver's end. All these are administered via Analytics. Big data analytics inspects large amounts of data to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and other acumens. Since, logistics sector is poised to reap the benefits of technology, understanding and executing the correlation between data analytics and data based decisions will become the notion, and Locus is already on the forefront.
