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CAPE TOWN, South Africa and BANGALORE, India , Aug. 26 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    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