Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

dollars by 2030 , increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 21.6% from 2022 to 2030. At the same time, the demand for urban last-mile delivery is forecast to grow by 78% by 2030 , leading to 36% more delivery vehicles in the world’s top 100 cities. Book a demo with us! Schedule Demo. billion U.S. Sources: ??

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Alexa Heads to the Warehouse (WSJ – sub. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Warehouse Space Growing Tighter on Rising E-Commerce Demands (WSJ – sub. Alexa in the Warehouse. And this week ShippingEasy announced its integration “with Amazon Alexa to ship with your voice!”

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Say you purchase your coveted gadget online, eagerly tracking its journey from warehouse to your welcoming hands. This phase isn’t just a logistical necessity—it swallows up between 40-55% of total shipping costs. Emissions from urban last-mile deliveries are predicted to increase by 30% in 100 cities globally by 2030.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

HP has a printer that can order ink and have it shipped directly to your door automatically. Assess your company’s ability to read, warehouse and act on IoT demand signals. He relayed how he saw a demo of true shelf-aware systems at a retail location that sends alerts in real-time when a stock out happens directly to a mobile phone.

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Locus

MARCH 30, 2023

Final-mile delivery contributes to 53% of the total cost of shipping. This leads to delays in picking and packing operations from the warehouse, which incurs overtime costs. A Capgemini study has found that absorbing a part of last-mile delivery cost and not optimizing it will hurt retailers’ profitability by 26%.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This figure is expected to climb up to a staggering number of 162,000 by 2030. Another primary factor determining the decision to opt for an owned or outsourced fleet is the safety and regulatory requirements, particularly for products like alcohol, pharmacy, and cannabis deliveries , and those involved in white glove shipping.

Retail 52

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

It helps in processing all customer requirements, purchase orders, supplier contracts, maintaining inventory levels and balancing demand- sales- distribution- warehousing functions. Effective warehouse management features can enable effective storage optimization, labeling, labour management and more. Supplier inventory management.

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