January 10, 2017

Which Countries Are Falling In Logistics Performance and Why?

SOUTH EAST ASIA LOGISTICS

Singapore has been placed as Asian’s logistic hub for the tenth consecutive year according to World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index report (LPI 2016 report) and seen ranking fall of Cambodia and Myanmar. It is to be believed that emerging economies that implement comprehensive initiatives continue to improve their performance.

Fall in global ranking of the south east Asia’s largest exporting and logistics business countries and economics – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam – drop by between seven and 21 places.

At the mean time Cambodia and Myanmar, both countries seemed to be growing with respect to their foreign investment inflows and expansion of industrial experience.

1. In 2016 SEA Countries recorded their lowest logistics performance, Why?

According to the 2016 LPI report countries characterised by low logistics performance face: High costs not merely because of transportation charges, but also because unreliable supply chains hamstring integration and participation in global value chains.

Poor system to provide information for policy makers, traders, and other stakeholders on the role of logistics for growth, and the policies needed to support logistics in areas such as infrastructure planning, service provision, and cross-border trade and transport facilitation.

Other challenges facing the logistics industry, the report found, was a global shortage of qualified staff in all four industry occupational levels – operations, administration, supervisory, and managerial – in both developed and developing countries.

Efficient logistics connects people and firms to markets and opportunities, and helps achieve higher levels of productivity and welfare. Unfortunately, the logistics performance gap between rich and poor countries continues.

Some 24.5 per cent of responses came from companies with more than 250 employees, while more than 50 per cent of responses were provided by senior executives. A further 16 per cent were answered by department managers, and 15 per cent from country managers. Two-thirds (43 per cent) of respondents were at corporate or regional headquarters and 22 per cent at country branch offices.

2. How this performance can be improved?

Requirement of at least a semi-automated warehouse and order fulfilment system integrated with conventional storage systems, designed to optimize order picking process, increase productivity, and improve efficiency of overall material handling and information technology.

All picking areas are connected with intelligent conveyor system in order to avoid or minimize any manual transport operation and needs for order consolidation due to pick-to-order concept.

Intelligent picking technologies improve the picking performance and allow flexibility for future growth of business, by separating fast, medium and slow moving items into different picking areas, namely goods-to-man picking with the Schaefer carousel system, pick-by-light and RF terminal picking.

Handling systems improve handling efficiency, such as label jet, inline weighing scale etc.

Ergonomic design of workstation improves overall working environment and modular design of key system component to ensure sustainable long-term usability.

Automation plays a big part in the eCom Logistics Hub – fully automated parcel sorting system combined with the warehousing and order fulfilment system results the entire eCom Logistics Hub being integrated end-to-end from the eCommerce front-end platform to delivery.

January 4, 2017

Clobz Sales Privacy Policy

Clobz Sales Privacy Policy

www.logixgrid.com Clobz Sales Privacy Policy

©Logixgrid Technologies Pvt Ltd 2017

Introduction

The Mobile Marketing Association is the premier, global not-for-profit trade association that works to promote, monitor, measure, educate, measure, guide and protect the mobile marketing industry worldwide. In this capacity, we are pleased to introduce the attached Clobz Sales Privacy Policy, authored and prepared by the LogixGRID.

The intent of this privacy policy is to provide the Clobz Sales developer with policy language that can be quickly and completely understood by the consumer.

Goal for the Privacy Policy

Logixgrid intends for this Clobz Sales privacy policy to be used as a starting point for most Clobz Sales. There are many areas where many in the mobile marketplace are experimenting with privacy enhancing technologies, and we applaud those efforts. The core goal for this privacy policy framework is to encourage the Clobz Sales developer community to continue to move consumer privacy interests forward.

We strongly encourage those using this model policy to consult an attorney and/or privacy professional when crafting your own policy.

Instructions for using this Privacy Policy

The policy that follows contains two kinds of annotated instructions. The first, it provide the app developer specific advice on the use of the core principles contained herein. The second sections that need to be uniquely tailored by the app developer to the specifics of their Clobz Sales and its use of consumer information.

In all cases, the app developer should consult with legal counsel or privacy professionals to ensure that policy and compliance procedures are in alignment.

PRIVACY POLICY FRAMEWORK

Clobz Sales Privacy Policy

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The policy is designed to address the core privacy issues, consent and data processes of many Clobz Sales users, but should not be considered sufficient by itself to cover all types of Clobz Sales. We strongly encourage those using this model policy to consult an attorney and/or privacy professional when crafting your own policy.

This privacy policy governs your use of a software Clobz Sales (“Clobz Sales”) on a mobile device that was created by The Clobz Sales includes.

What information does the Clobz Sales obtain and how is it used?

This section is designed to inform Users of the types of data that the app obtains and how that information is used. While we’ve provided several types of data that are often obtained by apps, the App Developer should make a reasonable attempt to ensure to provide Users with a clear, illustrative list of the most important data points obtained by each app. Moreover, the model policy attempts to draw a distinction between data that is provided directly by a User (“User Provided Information”) and data that is collected automatically by the Clobz Sales (“Automatically Collected Information”). The Logixgrid recognizes that this distinction may not be in harmony with the data privacy practices of all Clobz Sales, and therefore encourages App Developers to work to an attorney and/or privacy professional to ensure that the information they provide in this section is in line with the actual data flows for each Clobz Sales(s).

User Provided Information – The Clobz Sales obtains the information you provide when you download and register the Clobz Sales. Registration with us is optional. However, please keep in mind that you may not be able to use some of the features offered by the Clobz Sales unless you register with us.

Registration with us is mandatory in order to be able to use the basic features of the Clobz Sales.

Clobz Sales developers should be aware that certain types of data, for example, medical records and certain types of financial information may be subject to existing privacy law.

Clobz Sales developers creating apps that collect potentially sensitive information are encouraged to obtain counsel to ensure that their data collection policies are in line with current law in the jurisdiction(s) where the app may be used.

When you register with us and use the Clobz Sales, you generally provide:

(a) Your name, email address, age, user name, password and other registration information.

(b) Transaction-related information, such as when you make purchases, respond to any offers, or download or use Clobz Sales from us.

(c) Information you provide us when you contact us for help; (d) credit card information for purchase and use of the Clobz Sales, and; (e) information you enter into our system, when using the Clobz Sales, such as contact information and project management information. We may also use the information you provided us to contact your from time to time to provide you with important information, required notices and marketing promotions.

If the Clobz Sales collects information from and/or for social networking platforms (e.g., pulling contact information, friends lists, login information, photos or check-ins) the Clobz Sales should ensure that the prior consent of the user is obtained.

Automatically Collected Information – In addition, the Clobz Sales may collect certain information automatically, such as the type of mobile device you use,

your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Clobz Sales. See “Automatic Data Collection and Advertising” section for examples.

Does the Clobz Sales collect precise real time location information of the device?

Clobz sales app is responsible for calculating the transit charge based on the distance covered by a vehicle using google map. Therefore Clobz sales ask you to grant permission for location access so that accurate precise real time distance can be measured for you.

This Clobz Sales needs your permission to collect precise information about the location of your mobile device.

LOGIXGRID

This Clobz Sales does collect precise information about the location of your Device.

We use your location information to Provide requested location services, and You may at any time opt-out from further allowing us to have access to your location data by [state how you can manage their location preferences either from the app or device level]. For more information, please see the section below entitled “opt-out rights.”

Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the Clobz Sales?

Generally, app developers will want to have the right to transfer information collected by the app under certain circumstances. For example, if the app developer sells the app, the developer may want that information collected by the Clobz Sales transferred as part of the sale.

While we’ve provided some of the more common examples of data transfer to third parties, app developers are encouraged to work with counsel and/or privacy professional to determine if other examples should be included in their policy.

Yes. We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.

We may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information:

As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process; when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request; with our trusted services providers who work on our behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement.

If LogixGRID is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or aportion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Web site of any change in ownership or uses of this information, as well as any choices you may have regarding this information.

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Automatic Data Collection and Advertising

Clobz Sales developers should be aware of which mobile advertising networks and other third parties they are working with in order to determine if that ad network or other third part is offering an opt-out. At a minimum, Clobz Sales developers should take into account whether the app is advertising supported and whether data is obtained by an ad network or other third party for the purpose of ad targeting.

We may work with analytics companies to help us understand how the Clobz Sales is being used, such as the frequency and duration of usage. We work with advertisers and third party advertising networks, who need to know how you interact with advertising provided in the Clobz Sales which helps us keep the cost of the Clobz Sales low.

Advertisers and advertising networks use some of the information collected by the Clobz Sales, including the unique identification ID of your mobile device and your mobile telephone number. To protect the anonymity of this information, we use an encryption technology to help ensure that these third parties can’t identify you personally. These third parties may also obtain information about other Clobz Sales you’ve downloaded to your mobile device, the mobile websites you visit, your non-precise location information (e.g., your zip code), and other non-precise location information in order to help analyse and serve anonymous targeted advertising on the Clobz Sales and elsewhere. We may also share encrypted versions of information you have provided in order to enable our partners to append other available information about you for analysis or advertising related use.

If you’d like to opt-out from third party use of this type of information to help serve targeted advertising, please visit the section entitled “Opt-out” below.

What are my opt-out rights?

Clobz Sales developers should be aware of which mobile advertising networks and other third parties they are working with in order to determine if that ad network or other third party is offering an opt-out. We recognize that the mobile marketplace continues to experiment with different types of opt-out mechanisms – and strongly encourage the Clobz Sales developer community to participate in these experiments to the benefit of consumer privacy interests.

There are multiple opt-out options for users of this Clobz Sales:

Opt-out of all information collection by uninstalling the Clobz Sales – You can stop all collection of information by the Clobz Sales easily by uninstalling the Clobz Sales. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the Clobz Sales marketplace or network.

Opt-out from the use of information to serve targeted advertising by advertisers and/or third party network advertisers.

You may at any time opt-out from further allowing us to have access to your location data by Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information We will retain your Provided data for as long as you use the Clobz Sales and for a reasonable time thereafter. If you’d like us to delete your Provided Data that you have provided via the Clobz Sales, please contact us at sales@logixgrid.com and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the your Provided Data may be required in order for the Clobz Sales to function properly, and we may be required to retain certain information by law.

Children

Clobz Sales developers should be aware of and ensure that the app and the app developer’s privacy practices are in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Developers should pay particular attention to COPPA when creating apps that contain cartoon characters or other features that may cause the app to be perceived as being directed towards children under 13. Clobz Sales developers creating apps that might be governed under COPPA or similar laws are encouraged to obtain counsel to ensure that their data collection policies are in line with current law in the jurisdiction(s) where the app may be used.

We do not use the Clobz Sales to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at sales@logixgrid.com. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.

LOGIXGRID CLOBZ SALES

PRIVACY POLICY FRAMEWORK

Security

Clobz Sales developers should ensure that their security procedures are reasonable, and should provide an overview of their security procedures below.

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Clobz Sales. Please be aware that, although we endeavour to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

Changes

Clobz Sales Developers should be aware that retroactive, material changes to privacy practices generally require the prior consent of the User.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy and informing you via email or text message. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.

Your Consent

By using the Services, you are consenting to our processing of User Provided and

Automatically Collection information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as

amended by us. “Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the U.S. your information will be transferred to the U.S., and processed and stored there under U.S. privacy standards. By using the Clobz Sales and providing information to us, you consent to such transfer to, and processing in, the US.

Contact us –

If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Clobz Sales, or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at sales@logixgrid.com

January 4, 2017

Konnect Privacy Policy

Konnect Privacy Policy

www.logixgrid.com Konnect Privacy Policy

©Logixgrid Technologies Pvt Ltd 2017

Introduction

The Mobile Marketing Association is the premier, global not-for-profit trade association that works to promote, educate, measure, guide and protect the mobile marketing industry worldwide. In this capacity, we are pleased to introduce the attached Konnect Privacy Policy, authored and prepared by LogixGRID.

The intent of this privacy policy is to provide the Konnect developer with

policy language that can be quickly and completely understood by the consumer.

Goal for the Privacy Policy

LogixGRID intends for this Konnect privacy policy to be used as a starting point for most Konnect. There are many areas where many in the mobile marketplace are experimenting with privacy enhancing technologies, and we applaud those efforts. The core goal for this privacy policy framework is to encourage the Konnect developer community to continue to move consumer privacy interests forward.

We strongly encourage those using this model policy to consult an attorney and/or privacy professional when crafting your own policy.

Instructions for using this Privacy Policy

The policy that follows contains two kinds of annotated instructions. The first, in italics, provide the app developer specific advice on the use of the core principles contained herein. The second sections that need to be uniquely tailored by the app developer to the specifics of their Konnect and its use of consumer information.

In all cases, the app developer should consult with legal counsel or privacy professionals to ensure that your policy and compliance procedures are in alignment.

PRIVACY POLICY FRAMEWORK

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The policy is designed to address the core privacy issues and data processes of many Konnect, but should not be considered sufficient by itself to cover all types of Konnect. We strongly encourage those using this model policy to consult an attorney and/or privacy professional when crafting your own policy.

This privacy policy governs your use of a software Konnect (“Konnect”) on a mobile device that was created by The Konnect includes.

What information does the Konnect obtain and how is it used?

This section is designed to inform Users of the types of data that the app obtains and how that information is used. While we’ve provided several types of data that are often obtained by apps, the App Developer should make a reasonable attempt to ensure to provide Users with a clear, illustrative list of the most important data points obtained by each app. Moreover, the model policy attempts to draw a distinction between data that is provided directly by a User (“User Provided Information”) and data that is collected automatically by the Konnect (“Automatically Collected Information”). The LogixGRID recognizes that this distinction may not be in harmony with the data privacy practices of all Konnect, and therefore encourages App Developers to work to an attorney and/or privacy professional to ensure that the information they provide in this section is in line with the actual data flows for each Konnect(s).

User Provided Information – The Konnect obtains the information you provide when you download and register the Konnect. Registration with us is optional. However, please keep in mind that you may not be able to use some of the features offered by the Konnect unless you register with us.

Registration with us is mandatory in order to be able to use the basic features of the Konnect.

Konnect developers should be aware that certain types of data, for example, medical records and certain types of financial information may be subject to existing privacy law.

Konnect developers creating apps that collect potentially sensitive information are encouraged to obtain counsel to ensure that their data collection policies are in line with current law in the jurisdiction(s) where the app may be used.

When you register with us and use the Konnect, you generally provide:

(a) Your name, email address, age, user name, password and other registration information.

(b) Transaction-related information, such as when you make purchases, respond to any offers, or download or use Konnect from us.

(c) Information you provide us when you contact us for help; (d) credit card information for purchase and use of the Konnect, and; (e) information you enter into our system, when using the Konnect, such as contact information and project management information. We may also use the information you provided us to contact your from time to time to provide you with important information, required notices and marketing promotions.

If the Konnect collects information from and/or for social networking platforms (e.g., pulling contact information, friends lists, login information, photos or check-ins) the Konnect should ensure that the prior consent of the user is obtained.

Automatically Collected Information – In addition, the Konnect may collect certain information automatically, such as the type of mobile device you use,

your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Konnect. See “Automatic Data Collection and Advertising” section for examples.

Does the Konnect collect precise real time location information of the device?

This section is only applicable if the Konnect collects precise, real-time location information. Non-precise location information such as geo-targeting (e.g., zip code or city) data is typically addressed elsewhere in the privacy policy (e.g., the section entitled “automatic data collection

and advertising.”)

This Konnect does not collect precise information about the location of your mobile device.

LogixGRID

This Konnect does collect precise information about the location of your Device.

We use your location information to Provide requested location services, and You may at any time opt-out from further allowing us to have access to your location data by [state how user can manage their location preferences either from the app or device level]. For more information, please see the section below entitled “opt-out rights.”

Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the

Konnect?

Yes. We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are

described in this privacy statement.

We may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information:

PRIVACY POLICY FRAMEWOR

Automatic Data Collection and Advertising

Konnect developers should be aware of which mobile advertising networks and other third parties they are working with in order to determine if that ad network or other third part is offering an opt-out. At a minimum, Konnect developers should take into account whether the app is advertising supported and whether data is obtained by an ad network or other third party for the purpose of ad targeting.

We may work with analytics companies to help us understand how the Konnect is being used, such as the frequency and duration of usage. We work with advertisers and third party advertising networks, who need to know how you interact with advertising provided in the Konnect which helps us keep the cost of the Konnect low.

Advertisers and advertising networks use some of the information collected by the Konnect, including the unique identification ID of your mobile device and your mobile telephone number. To protect the anonymity of this information, we use an encryption technology to help ensure that these third parties can’t identify you personally. These third parties may also obtain information about other Konnect you’ve downloaded to your mobile device, the mobile websites you visit, your non-precise location information (e.g., your zip code), and other non-precise location information in order to help analyse and serve anonymous targeted advertising on the Konnect and elsewhere. We may also share encrypted versions of information you have provided in order to enable our partners to append other available information about you for analysis or advertising related use.

If you’d like to opt-out from third party use of this type of information to help serve targeted advertising, please visit the section entitled “Opt-out” below.

What are my opt-out rights?

Konnect developers should be aware of which mobile advertising networks and other third parties they are working with in order to determine if that ad network or other third party is offering an opt-out. We recognize that the mobile marketplace continues to experiment with different types of opt-out mechanisms – and strongly encourage the Konnect developer community to participate in these experiments to the benefit of consumer privacy interests.

There are multiple opt-out options for users of this Konnect:

Opt-out of all information collection by uninstalling the Konnect – You can stop all collection of information by the Konnect easily by uninstalling the Konnect. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the Konnect marketplace or network.

Opt-out from the use of information to serve targeted advertising by advertisers and/or third party network advertisers.

You may at any time opt-out from further allowing us to have access to your location data by Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information We will retain User Provided data for as long as you use the Konnect and for a reasonable time thereafter. If you’d like us to delete User Provided Data that you have provided via the Konnect, please contact us at sales@logixgrid.com and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the Konnect to function properly, and we may be required to retain certain information by law.

Children

Konnect developers should be aware of and ensure that the app and the app developer’s privacy practices are in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Developers should pay particular attention to COPPA when creating apps that contain cartoon characters or other features that may cause the app to be perceived as being directed towards children under 13. Konnect developers creating apps that might be governed under COPPA or similar laws are encouraged to obtain counsel to ensure that their data collection policies are in line with current law in the jurisdiction(s) where the app may be used.

We do not use the Konnect to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at sales@logixgrid.com. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.

LOGIXGRID KONNECT

PRIVACY POLICY FRAMEWORK

Security

Konnect developers should ensure that their security procedures are reasonable, and should provide an overview of their security procedures below.

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Konnect. Please be aware that, although we endeavour to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

Changes

Konnect Developers should be aware that retroactive, material changes to privacy practices generally require the prior consent of the User.

Your Consent

By using the Services, you are consenting to our processing of User Provided and

Automatically Collection information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as

amended by us. “Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the U.S. your information will be transferred to the U.S., and processed and stored there under U.S. privacy standards. By using the Konnect and providing information to us, you consent to such transfer to, and processing in, the US.

Contact us –

If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Konnect, or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at sales@logixgrid.com

December 24, 2016

Top 10 Logistics Companies Offering Green Eco-friendly services

ECO-FRIENDLY LOGISTICS

Multitude of trucking companies around the globe are focusing on Eco-friendly logistics. As customers started raising demands about Eco-friendlier logistics and more sustainable environment. Today, many trucking companies are starting to implement a wide variety of sustainable practices to become less dependent on fuel and reduce cost.

(a) United Parcel Service : It is known worldwide. UPS has over 2,200 alternative fuel vehicles. UPS also provides the opportunity to allow customers to paperless billing and invoices.

(b) J.B. Hunt : They are committed to delivering the safe, sustainable, and cost-effective transportation solutions. J.B. Hunt has been able to improve overall fuel efficiency, lower transportation costs by approximately 50 percent because of adopting new technology.

(c) United Van Lines : It is the largest moving company in Canada, and has won a number of awards as Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. Some of the green initiatives include recycling tires, having regular scheduled trailer and truck maintenance and looking to become a paperless company.

(d) Swift Transportation : It is a top trucking company throughout the United States offering a variety of solutions. The company uses all the latest technologies to decrease their carbon footprint and cost to offer eco-friendly logistics.

(e) Penske Logistics : This company always looks for optimized routes that will increase fuel efficiency. The trucking company is also involved with a number of recycling and green lighting programs.

(f) Atlas Van Lines : This is one of the premier residential and commercial moving truck companies around the United States. all trucks are equipped with on-board information systems that help truck drivers become more efficient with their fuel.

(g) FedEx : It for many years has continued to look for ways to make their fleet operations even more efficient than they already are. FedEx has continually looked to encourage other trucking companies to develop and purchase clean-technology enabled trucks.

(h) DHL : It is one of the leading logistics companies around the globe. As customers worldwide are increasingly demanding greener, faster and cheaper logistics. DHL has transformed its operational activity as per that.

(i) YRC Worldwide : One of the largest trucking services throughout the world. It is a previous winner of the Smart Way Environmental Excellence Award. Their operation is completely paperless and minimum fuel consumption.

(j) C&K Trucking : This has maintained focus on efficiency and technologies that will aid in reducing their miles per gallon. The company has installed software on trucks to measure efficiency metrics, retrofitted trucks, and created new speed management policies.

December 14, 2016

3 Key marketing strategies for logistics – Logixgrid

3 MARKETING KEY STRATEGIES

1. FedEx’s Holiday Season Performance Improves Significantly :

FedEx estimated a slight increase in shipping packages due to out-scene marketing In order to handle the 290 million packages, FedEx had taken measures which included increasing seasonal workers, using six-sided cameras to read package labels, investing in improving its network and capping deliveries of retailers.

According to a logistics software firm, FedEx achieved a 91% on-time delivery rate during Thanksgiving week, compared to 83% last year.

2. Change In Pricing Mechanism To Drive Revenue, Margins :

FedEx had announced that it would be applying dimensional weight pricing for all FedEx Ground packages. Instead of charging for a package simply based on its weight, FedEx will be charging its FedEx Ground customers on the basis of dimensional weight, which can be calculated by multiplying the length, breadth and height of the package, and then dividing by 166. The change in pricing mechanism could result in a 30-50% increase in package shipping costs.

3. Revised Fuel Surcharge Rates To Counter Impact Of Falling Fuel Prices :

In addition to increasing fuel surcharge rates, FedEx has also widened the range over which rates remain static. Under the revised rates, if fuel prices remain at their current levels, FedEx Ground’s fuel surcharge rates will increase by 1.5% and those of FedEx Express will increase by 1%. The difference in fuel surcharge becomes wider at lower prices. The higher rates and broader price ranges will allow FedEx to capture higher fuel surcharge revenue if fuel prices continue to decline.

December 6, 2016

Sales force management software – What sales team expect usually

SALES FORCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Without fear of oversimplifying, the biggest challenges that sales people face are :

how to qualify and follow up on leads and
how to prioritize sales activities.

(a) Enjoy a safe storage space : SFA tool helps sales people to safely and centrally store their contacts, sales opportunities, activities and scheduled plans in one place, and have uninterrupted access to the database from multiple locations. Rest assured that your data won’t just get lost.

(b) Plan and time-manage like a pro : SFA tool helps sales people to optimize their daily schedules and prioritize tasks to make sure customers are not ignored and the key prospects are contacted on time. In fact, SFA tool allows sales people to spend more time with customers, which leads to more deals closed and a stronger customer base.

(c) Activity reports? – No brainer : SFA tool helps sales people to easily prepare their weekly or monthly reports for management. The process is automated and transparent, and takes just a few clicks to inform others about what sales are currently in progress.

(d) Stop surfing, start targeting : SFA tool helps sales people to segment data and identify valuable opportunities via criteria based selections. This prevents you from hours of cutting and pasting from various documents, or surfing in the disorganized lists of data.

(e) Stay up-to-date on what’s happening : SFA tool offers shared calendars, document templates and e-mail integration, uniting all team members and keeping everyone up-to-date. Sharing selling patterns and processes allows sales people to see what works best. SFA TOOL also increases communication between the sales force and sales management.

(f) Show up in time for the new sale : By tracking all communication with the customers, SFA tool helps sales people to know exactly when customers need to be contacted; for example, for product replacement, contract renewal, or for an upsell to a new product or service. This all increases your chances of closing a sale.

(g) Rationalize your sales moves : SFA tool helps streamline the entire sales cycle, which results in closing deals in your sales pipeline and helping everyone in the team to reach targets faster. Since order processing and preparing quotes is automated in SFA tool, sales teams are able to reduce production costs and increase sales revenue.

(h) Know what your customers really want : Since all the customer-related data is stored in SFA tool, it helps sales people to analyse the needs of customers and even anticipate their problems – all at the right time. All this increases customer satisfaction and ensures loyalty, as well as higher profit margins.

(i) Cut down on admin tasks : SFA tool releases the sales teams from the majority of admin tasks by reducing and even removing some of the repetitive actions that take a lot of time, but yield little profitability. SFA tool stores product and price details, triggers reminders for activities, and takes sales people through the sales pipeline step by step.

(j) Save money : Even though SFA tool systems are not cheap, they actually help you save your money! With sales people, it is the reduction of errors (for example, in orders or quotes) that SFA tool can help with. Effort and cost related to correcting those errors may be much higher. Finally, it also boils down to such trivial things as saving money on those cluttering and often vanishing Post-it notes, since every new information can be safely stored in the system.

December 6, 2016

Logistics Management System – Track Shipments Live On Website

A company can pick up from and delivery to any location in India. Five hundred strong truck fleet uses direct services not relays and break bulks. Company’s warehouses are located at strategic points and cities across India, encompassing a total land mass of 1 mil sq. feet. Company’s presence in more than 40 locations in India having 100 work force more than 35 operating units and warehouses. Company is compatible to cover 50 lacs KMs and handle 2 lacs ton cargo per year respectively.

1. Business Challenges :

Company have had been running transport business earlier with traditional method but while in operation of courier business provision of traditional retail booking shipments would cause delay in delivery. Company’s prime objective to render the best service among existing other companies seemed to be dull.

Decentralized process to connect multiple offices at one system for which company was not able to help client in making the delivery of shipments at the assigned destination in a safer, faster and most reliable manner.

Inflexible and sloppy accounting pulled down company’s growth plotted decline graph of stock and cash flow management.

It became difficult to trace the shipment on time and disengagement of customer started showing falling in business. Lack of latest cloud based technology and mobility solution in order to help clients in tracking their consignment lively and monitor each and every movement, in other hand status of tracing consignment to be auto communicated with the clients.

Higher service cost relatively other companies because of having no flat rate and mile payment to keep the price low.

2. How Logixgrid addressed the challenges?

Logixgrid proposed new age system logixERP to improve customer services by providing on time delivery report, quick booking and in house pick up helped them to speed up services along with mobility solution to the pickup and delivery person process and execute functions from anywhere.

Company was given a single cloud platform to manage both of their transport, courier and cargo companies, aside from one system was incorporated to monitor and manage multiple brunches where data of accounts, cash flow could be synchronized and exchanged among several distribution centers through single system.

Logixgrid has integrated their website with logixERP tracking system and made their website live where clients could easily track their shipments with each shipment movement and get the updated status either by SMS or Email.

Geo-mapping and route optimization which enabled to calculate the distance and digital COD makes a secure delivery overall.

3. Benefits realized :

Reduced operating cost.
Increased dispatch and delivery boy or pick up boy productivity.
Improved retail booking process.
Enabled centralized integrated system.
Enhance field activity and extension of tracking.
Organized stock management.

December 2, 2016

FMCG Distribution Software – Instant billing and delivery on field

FMCG DISTRIBUTION SOFTWARE

FMCG industry has taken a rapid pace among growing industries and transforming local markets. Weather it is eatable or housekeeping stuffs, customer demands are raising looking towards more comfort day by day and it is obvious in a swiftly developing country.

Especially metro cities and urban areas are turning outto be most welcoming new demands and satisfying them as a result small firms, SME can take place in the game promptly. New innovation bringing new opportunity, emerging manufacturing industries, workers are getting skilled on a huge market coverage, skilled are getting more skilled but unfortunately industrialist, distributors, wholesalers have not kept an eye towards distribution channel. When high demand is being focused distribution channels are just required to satisfy the needs but improve the process of distribution.

Current Challenges In Distribution :

There is the impossibility of offering a homogeneous level of services throughout the country. This problem is especially relevant in the case of customers belonging to the organized FMCG distributors, the elevated requirements from a logistics point of view of this type of distribution (urban last-mile, many small deliveries, perishable products, frequent problems in the billing process) and the great volume of resources that are involved, mean that few manufacturers can offer a uniform level of services in all geographical zones.

On the other hand, the other structural problem identified in this type of distribution is the elevated costs associated with the order-delivery-payment cycle. It is estimated that these costs in the distributors channel are four times greater than in large-scale retail. These high costs in comparison with other logistics systems are due to multiple factors (very small orders, very frequent deliveries).

Strategically oriented companies realize that the key element of long-term success is increasing interdependence. These proactive companies understand that strong long-term profitability can be achieved by creating and promoting positive relationships, mutual benefit between members of distribution channel.

November 29, 2016

Distribution management system – Software for FMCG, Pharma and others

DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1. Major trends that distributors must address :

Flourishing in augmented economy : Starting from e-trading and new retail business trend like multiple e-commerce websites, mobile applications, chatting applications, social media, customers want all of these in order to add the traditional- in – person, mobile and shipping services. E.G: A customer if wants to buy a product using internet in the evening, picks it up at the branch office next morning and can return it to the retail outlet. Distributors can introduce omni channel and van selling techniques, one that supports wide rage of supply channels and mobility devices to cater local areas and small enterprises.

Re-structuring the duty of the distributors : Highlighting themselves is an important strategy in such markets and distributors must have to implement some innovative and easy way to serve customers efficiently. Some distributors may diversify or expand their services like delivery at shop, online ordering , online pricing system, checking inventory in mobile phone to manage traditional break bulk system. For example, a food distributor might develop a mobile app that allows chefs to track inventory and automate the reordering of supplies to meet par levels.

Inspecting & Optimizing : Most distributors must have immediate access to more data than any other player in the value chain. With the right business intelligence, analytics, and reporting tools, distributors can quickly gain new insight into not only their operations but also the impact of customer interactions on business results. For example, distributors can use data to understand the true costs and profitability of each customer. With this insight, companies can adjust their processes to increase profitability.

Hold on to the new developed trends : Distributors must be prepared to quickly adopt effective new technologies. Some distributors want to use the technology to automate warehouse for instant out scan and delivery. Modern distributors are likely to implement augmented reality to have a knowledge of single inch information in the warehouse. Van selling- instant order taking, one hour delivery and instant invoicing is a great change in distribution industry.

2. Challenging factors :

Few visible challenging factors, customer relation system, awaking customers, being far from market, organizational culture, being more responsive for customers, achieving brand promise and also recognizing various life style, understanding customers needs, these information acquisition and local brands existing in the market also could be a good threat and wasting time.

3. Technology is driving the trends in the distribution market :

E-commerce is piling up : Distributors have growing interest in building a stronger e-commerce platform for their businesses. Almost 96 % of distributors have upgraded their website. E-commerce functionality is one of the top line up distributors want to step into. The interest is widespread among both small and large distributors.

Mobile is a game-changer : Mobile has changed how salespeople do their jobs and how they access information. Distributors are taking advantage of this trend not only to provide another channel for purchasing but also to grow mind share with customers. Mostly manufacturers are likely to deliver goods as early as possible and mobile has become revolutionary in this aspect.

Analytics is a step ahead : Advancing technology is allowing distributors to process data faster than ever before, resulting in the ability to track trends and be more strategic in applying sales resources. There’s a reality gap in what distributors want to do and what they are doing when it comes to the Big Data trend.

November 7, 2016

Ground breaking technology – Logistics industry

GROUND BREAKING TECHNOLOGY

Logistics companies are always found to be un-organized and splintered slot of trading in the history of economy. Logistics industry require change in the services and operation like no other industries for which stability and growth of this industry become stagnant.

New age logistics technology enables inter-city as well as intra city freight and cargo management for which logistics connection and network become stronger and wide. Logistics network now seem easy to operate and stand on the line to offer better customer experience. Technology is successful to streamline the entire segment.

Logistics job require high security and responsibility to move shipment from one place to another and for its globalization it require highly robust technologically advanced platform.

Recently many logistics companies who run business using cloud technology have introduced commission based model in the market, online logistics management market place. This is a new revolution in logistics industry. Now whoever it is vendor or customer can enhance their service line and provide improved customer experience.

Again concept of out-door advertising has been successful to promote and explore the new ways of Logistics business like trading events, talks shows, inviting manufacturing industries to associate with.

New business model with an objective to address the issues like utilization, length turnaround time, driver shortage and pilferage.

Logistics start-ups have tremendously presented a light to today’s logistics industry. They are implementing innovative marketing strategies such as –

Offering cashback and discounts deals.
Offering gold and silver coins at festive season for business to business and business to consumer customers.
Different discount for specific services like packers and movers as like certain amount of discounts, for courier or express certain percentage.
Cash loyalty scheme – Increasing stickiness and high chance of earning customers.
Offering bonus amount to drivers – Who complete more than certain hours of log-in in the particular month.

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