Summary With increasing global competition and price wars, today’s companies are in a frenetic battle to win customers. What’s more, retaining a customer is more difficult than it has ever been. With a plethora of products and services available and new micro-segments being created every day, the consumer is spoilt for choice. This has meant …
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Summary Global markets, increasing competition, and changing customer demands have put immense pressure on logistics and supply chain businesses, especially on their last mile delivery management operations. Therefore, adopting best practices to optimize their last mile delivery would go a long way to boost their businesses, meet customer demands, and achieve profitability. I. How do …
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Summary We live in the age of “instant gratification”. Everything must be here, now and immediate! Similarly, as consumers we want our products and services delivered immediately. Therefore, firms must constantly devise new and creative ways of meeting customer expectations. Ecommerce behemoths like Amazon have endless resources, but the smaller firms need to compete with …
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I. Introduction: What is “last mile delivery”? As the name suggests, “last-mile delivery” is the final stage of the journey that a product travels from its manufacturer (or, place of origin) to its end destination, i.e., the address of its end consumer. It is the final leg of the supply-chain network, the end stage of …
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Summary In addition to buying from the traditional physical stores, a modern consumer has options that include eCommerce, social media, social commerce, and quick-commerce. Well, the list is only growing! For retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers, this means maintaining an omnichannel retail presence. Without it, you will be losing out on opportunities to not only interact …
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Summary As the 21st century has progressed, the restaurant industry has witnessed a seismic change with the advent of modern, App-dominated virtual restaurants, 3rd party aggregators, dark kitchens, and ghost kitchens. While a lot of these terms are used interchangeably, they do have some innate differences. But what is common, though, is the use of …
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Summary Warehouse Managers across industries have a tough job due to the very nature of their tasks, the amount of value (funds, profits, employees) that are under their responsibility, and the constant security that needs to be maintained. The same challenges are greatly amplified in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industry since the government closely mandates …
Summary Modern eco-systems and global markets have created a highly complex, uber-competitive, and frenetic global marketplace. Gone are the days when having a “differentiated product” in terms of just pure functionality was enough to create a sustainable business. These days, the “differentiation” is often from a source outside the core product offering i.e. your Logistics …
Why Should 3PLs Invest in the Last Mile Visibility? Read More »
Summary By using modern, GPS-enabled software systems combined with hardware like a tracking device installed within buses as well as apps installed on phones of users (e.g. drivers), a “real-time” bus tracking system can monitor the movement of buses on a map. Data such as the speed of the bus, the distance covered, the remaining …
Summary Modern-day consumer expectations have evolved rapidly. Perhaps, one of the areas where the impact of this can be seen most is the Logistics and Distribution industry. With eCommerce giants like Amazon ratcheting up the success of the delivery-model business, and other new-age success stories like Uber taking the “instant gratification” concept to a whole …
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