Locus, a future-ready platform that automates supply chain decisions, has 
partnered with Tracker, a leading provider of telematics solutions in South 
Africa, to power an end-to-end Planning, Optimization and Execution Management 
platform. The partnership leverages Tracker's telematics expertise and 
footprint combined with specialist software capability from Locus to provide a 
holistic supply chain management solution.

    Telematics data from subscribed vehicles is interpreted by the technology 
platform supplied by Locus to provide real-time transport analytics and 
insights. This complements the pre-existing Tracker insight into vehicle 
location and driver behaviour by delivering analytics that provides full 
visibility at an operational level around all aspects of route planning and 
deliveries. It also enables a comparison between planned versus actual 
performance.

    Easy to implement, understand, and use, the technology empowers fleet 
managers to make immediate decisions based on automated, real-time fleet data. 
The Locus platform is an automated routing system that helps businesses 
seamlessly dispatch and manage resources on the ground, whilst automating key 
decision-making steps with the help of proprietary adaptive algorithms. This 
results in increased SLA adherence and reduced time, distance, and operational 
costs. The platform has enhanced visibility from origin to destination with a 
feature-rich control tower dashboard, driver application, and customer-facing 
tracking interface. Driver analysis and scoring paired with the artificial 
intelligence dashcam component for driver authorisation and in-cab monitoring 
further enhances compliance management.

    This smart management platform further assists fleets to obtain higher 
asset utilisation, better driver communication, and seamless interactions with 
shippers and warehouses. These efficiencies offer significant cost and time 
savings to the business.

    Piyush Sharma, Vice President of Business for APAC, GCC & Africa, says, "We 
are extremely excited about partnering with Tracker, which is a well-known and 
loved technology brand in Africa. Our solutions complement each other perfectly 
and open up great opportunities for us to explore the African market deeply 
while unlocking significantly more value for our end customers. The pandemic & 
other unforeseeable events have made it extremely crucial to have a resilient 
supply chain. End-to-end visibility with Dispatch Management & Optimisation 
capabilities gives organizations that boost of agility which ensures they are 
ahead of the game. That's where this partnership unlocks great value for our 
clients and potential customers."

    "We are excited to partner with an innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) 
partner like Locus to bolster our solution sets," says Kobus Visagie, 
Executive: Business Solutions at Tracker South Africa. "This partnership 
translates into robust analytics and advanced routing and optimisation 
capabilities for our fleet customers that should produce significant benefits 
to these businesses in the areas of cost savings, revenue generation, and 
increased service levels."

    ABOUT LOCUS

    Locus' smart and scalable solutions help enterprises gain end-to-end supply 
chain visibility, increase operational efficiency, reduce environmental impact 
and streamline the customer experience.

    Founded in 2015, the platform powers deliveries across North America, 
Europe, Southeast Asia, Middle East, ANZ, and the Indian Subcontinent. 

    Locus's future-ready platform has resulted in $150 million+ savings in 
logistics costs, 70 million+ kilometer reductions in distance traveled, and 17 
million+ kilograms reduction in GHG emissions across clients like Nestle, 
Mondelez, Unilever, BigBasket, Bluedart, Bukalapak, The Tata Group, and many 
others.

    Visit www.locus.sh to know more or follow on LinkedIn.

    ABOUT TRACKER

    With more than 1.1 million subscriptions and over 24 years' experience in 
the vehicle tracking and telematics industry, Tracker is the largest telematics 
brand in South Africa.

    Most people see Tracker as a Stolen Vehicle Recovery (SVR) company, and 
while it is still at the core of our business, we have evolved significantly 
since our birth in 1996.

    Through a culture of continuous innovation driven by one of the most 
experienced and dynamic teams, Tracker has built a reputation far beyond its 
SVR roots which has cemented our position as the leading provider of telematics 
solutions to an automotive ecosystem that includes OEMs, Dealers, Insurers, 
Fleet Operators and Consumers. Providing value-added information to our clients 
has grown exponentially as we have evolved our data systems and interpretation 
capabilities.

    Today, Tracker is data - how we collect it, process it, and turn it into 
knowledge that allows the company to provide proactive value to our partners 
and customers. Generating in excess of 145 million telematics messages daily 
Tracker is positioned as the most obvious partner to industries that are trying 
to cope with the challenges of a connecting world.

    For more information, you can visit www.tracker.co.za or follow us on 
Facebook www.facebook.com/TrackerSA and Twitter www.twitter.com/Tracker_SA

    Media Contact: 
    Priyanka Prasad 
    marketing@locus.sh 

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     Source: Locus