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Marc Kuo

Marc Kuo is the Founder & CEO of Routific, a route optimization platform for growing delivery businesses. Our mission is to green the planet by reducing the mileage and fuel consumption of delivery fleets. With over a decade of experience in the last-mile industry, he has advised hundreds of delivery businesses on their route planning and delivery operations.

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Latest blog posts

A man wearing a red T-shirt with the word "Delivery" across the front stands at the open door of a van. He is holding a small package and looking at his watch.

Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem (2023)

The Vehicle Routing Problem is everywhere, and solving it is critical in helping to facilitate the movement of goods and services through local delivery.
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How To Optimize Delivery Routes With Google Maps

Learn how to plan and optimize your routes for multiple stops with Google Maps. And when you should use an alternative. Find out more!
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Solving The Traveling Salesman Problem For Deliveries

The Traveling Salesman Problem is the challenge of finding the shortest, most efficient route around a list of specific destinations.
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How To Start A Courier Business: 4 Essential Steps

Four essential steps to starting a successful, profitable courier business. A roadmap to help you get off the ground, with concrete tips to scale efficiently.
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How to use Mapquest Route Planner For Deliveries

Mapquest Route Planner can help small home delivery businesses optimize their delivery schedules. Here's how you can make the most of this tool.
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Grow Your Online Sales With A 5-Star Delivery Experience

Routific presented at Barn2Door's DIRECT Conference. We shared some best practices for growing sales with a 5-star delivery experience. Here they are.
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The Innovators: Routific Finds Its Way Around The Pandemic

With its promise to optimize delivery of goods, the Vancouver software company's customer base more than doubled in the months after COVID-19 hit
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6 Ways Your Delivery Fleet Can Lower Its Carbon Footprint

Do you have a small delivery fleet? It's easier than you think to lower your carbon foot print. Advice from leaders in fleet management and delivery.
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How Delivery Businesses Are Fighting Climate Change

If you are still manually planning your routes, I would like to convince you that you can plant 86 trees a year for every driver that you employ. But how?