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FMCG Sales Beat - Insight Report

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An important part of the retail or consumer goods supply chain is sales beat planning. It is essential to ensure that all retail stores have sufficient and optimal inventories of a brand’s products. Read how CPG/FMCG companies can plan sales beats better, improving the productivity of their resources and the overall supply chain performance in this exclusive insight report, curated by Locus’ logistics experts.

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In this exclusive insight report, get a complete understanding of sales beat planning in retail, and learn the challenges faced by FMCG companies in planning sales beats and how to overcome these challenges with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

  • What is a Sales Beat Plan? Beat planning, also commonly known as Permanent Journey Planning, is a crucial step in the FMCG supply chain, where finished products are distributed to retail outlets by company executives.
  • Challenges in Sales Beat Planning While it may seem simple as a concept, logistics decision-makers often face some challenges while coming up with a permanent journey plan.
  • The Traveling Salesman Problem What is the notorious Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) all about and how can FMCG companies plan sales beats optimally to avoid their salesmen facing the TSP?
  • Locus in the FMCG Supply Chain How does Locus fit into the FMCG supply chain with a smart permanent journey planning solution, offering optimized beat planning with improved serviceability and reduced planning time.

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  • Locus’ proprietary geocoding engine converts the fuzziest of the addresses into precise geographical coordinates thereby helping your on-ground executives locate addresses easily.
  • Digitize all your operational variables such as fleets, delivery persons, etc to come up with the best route plan every day.
  • Track your orders in real-time with the Locus Live Dashboard. Locus’ last-mile delivery app Locus On The Road (LOTR) helps delivery partners process orders.
  • Visualize and tweak your scheduled plans via three key metrics— geography, time, & vehicle(fleet)—with a birds-eye view of your entire operations.
  • Build your own reports and analyze important parameters that you need to make key decisions.

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