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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

Illustratie van een Excel-spreadsheet dat in Google Maps wordt ingevoerd om handmatig bezorgroutes te plannen.
Route Planning Tools

Bezorgroutes Plannen met Excel (met GRATIS Template)

Leer bezorgroutes plannen met Excel + Google Maps (gratis) of professionele routeplanners. Deze gids biedt stap-voor-stap uitleg én een gratis template.
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Route Planning Tools

How To Optimize Multi-Stop Routes With Google Maps

Get smart hacks for planning multi-stop routes with Google Maps — and when to upgrade to route optimization software for better results.
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Illustration of a city map showing blocks, streets, and parks. White delivery vans are positioned on the streets.
Route Optimization Concepts

How To Optimize Delivery Routes: A Guide for Growing Businesses

A step-by-step guide to delivery route optimization, with proven strategies from successful small businesses that have scaled from 30 to 100+ stops per day.
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A courier van is parked with its back doors open, showing a big stack of cardboard boxes and shelves of envelopes. A young man is sitting on the back of the van looking at an ipad.
Starting a Business

4 Essential Steps to Starting a Profitable Courier Business

Want to launch a courier company? Use our step-by-step expert guidance on choosing vehicles, setting up operations, and growing a profitable business in 2025
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A screenshot of the MapQuest Route Planner home page.
Route Planning Tools

How To Use MapQuest Route Planner — And Some Newer Alternatives

How to save time and $$$ by finding more efficient routes with MapQuest Route Planner — and some alternatives if you want a more up-to-date route planner.
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A printed map of Paris with red pins stuck in a number of locations. A red string winds around the pins, creating a route.
Route Optimization Concepts

Algorithms for the Travelling Salesman Problem

The Traveling Salesman Problem is the challenge of finding the shortest route around a list of destinations. This post describes popular TSP algorithms and real-world solutions.
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TyltGo uses Routific to create optimized routes for their same-day and next-day parcel delivery business.
Customer Stories

Parcel Delivery Company Tyltgo Reaches Profitability With Intelligent Route Optimization

Tyltgo, a Canadian courier, boosts profitability with Routific's route optimization, achieving 30% efficiency gains and 5% margin improvement.
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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.
Route Optimization Concepts

Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem (2024)

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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A delivery van with FedEx Ground branding on a country route with fields of winter stubble in the background.
Route Optimization Concepts

How Do Couriers Like FedEx Plan Their Routes?

Couriers like FedEx can deliver 75-125 packages per driver per day. Learn how they do it — and what tricks smaller last-mile delivery businesses can learn.
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