Route Optimization Software: Benefits to different business segments

Different sectors need
Route Optimization to
serve different purposes.
The retail industry is trying
to fight the e-commerce
players by having an
omnichannel presence. On
the contrary, the
e-commerce sector is
struggling with increasing
customer expectations
with respect to deliveries.

The 3PL industry is still stuck with human decision making, and the FMCG industry is yet to discover the optimal sales beat plan. The home services industry, on the other hand, is trying to get as much visibility as possible on its resources.

Here is how Route Optimization can help different business segments:

Retail:

Uses existing retail infrastructure
to build omnichannel platform -
same day doorstep deliveries to
the customers.
Tracks and compare the
performance of vehicles,
warehouses, store deliveries etc.
Handles business constraints
around SKU bifurcation,
outlet timings, regulatory
constraints etc. for the
dynamic dispatch planning.
Can do real-time ETA calculations
for the customer, with delay
adjustments on the go.
Recommends optimal
fleet mix (one-time &
daily dynamic) for
fulfilment operations.

FMCG:

Automates sales beat plans to ensures
less on-road time and more in-store
time spent by sales representatives.
Gives automated retail fulfilment
operations and reduced secondary
freight cost for distributor fulfilment.
Provides real-time fleet tracking, ideal and
executed route comparison and instant
alert on delays to help with more visibility
of the fleet.
Reduces dispatch planning time and easy
accommodation of unplanned on-demand
orders in fulfilment.
Presents heuristics solution for
ranking salesman on skills,
experience, familiarity and
preference for a locality or region.

3PL:

Reduces sorting time, save
logistics costs and minimize
human dependence with
automated shipment
sorting.
Enables geocoding and locality
detection IP to automate
sorting (primary & secondary)
processes inside deliver
centres.
Analyzes historical
data to understand
traffic conditions,
preferred delivery
timings of customers
and opening/closing
hours of specific
buildings.
Helps in overseeing
operations on a
single dashboard to
get smart status
alerts for delays, idle
time, spillage etc.
Facilitates
monitoring
vehicles assigned
to multiple clients
and tasks on a
single day.

Home services:

Optimizes routes and
automatically allocates to
riders based on historical data
and dynamic planning.
Provides hawk-eye view of all
vehicles, riders and other on
ground resources in a unified
dashboard.
Aids in servicing when customers
want by setting delivery
windows.
Takes instant customer
feedback with custom apps.
Balances the number of
deliveries per driver and
accommodates their breaks
in the schedule.

E-Commerce:

Allocates deliveries based on
experience and skills of the rider
to increase customer delight.
Provides improved
visibility of vehicles,
riders and other on
ground resources in a
unified dashboard.
Enables slot-based
deliveries to avoid
overbooking and
increase customer
satisfaction.
Manages forward
and reverse
logistics together.
Arranges for
more deliveries
in a day by
minimizing
driving hours
with more
efficient routes.

Locus is solving logistics problems of different business
segments with its AI-based Route Optimization solutions.

For more information visit:
https://locus.sh/products/dispatcher/