Locus is present in 3 markets with 3 products. Locus has 82 reviews with an overall average rating of 4.2.
Last-Mile Delivery Technology Solutions
Gartner defines last-mile delivery (LMD) technology solutions as specialized, customer-centric transportation management solutions that focus on managing the delivery process by which a consumer and the products they order come together. These solutions provide capabilities for routing deliveries to consumer homes, with some solutions extending the delivery service capabilities offered to support options like store, curbside and locker box pickup as well as return options. LMD technology solutions provide a digitized experience to a shipper’s customer, allowing end consumers to route, book, track and communicate changes to their orders through a digital channel. LMD solutions can support different shipping models as they incorporate vehicle routing, visibility and optimization capabilities for asset-based shippers, those that own last-mile delivery and associated vehicles, and access to a carrier network for non-asset-based shippers.
Locus has 1 product in Last-Mile Delivery Technology Solutions market
Multicarrier Parcel Management Solutions
Multicarrier parcel management solutions help companies select the most appropriate parcel carrier from among all contracted carriers. This selection is based on order characteristics (such as weight and dimensional properties), delivery rules (such as delivery time and delivery zone) and carrier performance, while considering the cost differentials of various carrier offerings. These tools also enable shippers and 3PLs to manage the creation of labels, create shipper manifests, provide status messages to customers or customer service representatives, and manage carrier rates.
Locus has 1 product in Multicarrier Parcel Management Solutions market
Vehicle Routing and Scheduling
Solutions for vehicle routing and scheduling are specialized transportation applications aimed at organizations that directly (e.g., private/dedicated fleet) or indirectly (e.g., contract fleet, crowdsourced fleets) manage shipping assets and resources. These tools are used to develop route plans that meet the delivery objectives at minimal cost and mileage based on the company’s parameters (such as from orders), rules, and constraints. The aim is to minimize transportation costs while satisfying feasibility constraints as to when and where stops are made, what can be loaded in each vehicle, and what routes drivers can serve. More recently, companies are looking at optimizing these routes for sustainability and using alternative fuel fleets to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. These vehicle routing and scheduling solutions may have capabilities to optimize vehicles, trucks, and/or last-mile movements. Most have the ability to take into consideration maximum hours of service guidelines a commercial driver can drive or work. The solutions can create optimized static territorial routes or be used to create more dynamic, real-time optimal routing decisions.
Locus has 1 product in Vehicle Routing and Scheduling market