Rapid home delivery is a growing area of logistics competition in retail. Walmart has a quick delivery service, and has gotten Home Depot to participate.
One interesting fact in the article is that Home Depot and Walmart rank #3 and #1 respectively in container imports!!
By Ian Putzger, Americas Correspondent 08/10/2021
Home Depot jumps onboard as Walmart launches third-party delivery cart – The Loadstar
Posted in Logistics, Service Management, Supply Chains
Tagged innovation, last mile, Logistics, supply chains, transportation
Amazon has lit on the very best use case for electric vehicles. Last mile delivery generates lots of rips and lots of air pollution. It looks like they are going to invest big in improving their carbon footprint in the last mile delivery.
I believe it makes strategic sense and well as driving long-term cost reduction for Amazon. And it’s a lot more eco-friendly. Fleets like Amazon uses, with traveling-salesman-type routes from a depot or distribution center, are best positioned to mitigate the problems with electric vehicles– shorter distances before fuel-up, and longer time to refuel.
Linda Baker, Senior Environment and Technology Reporter Friday, August 21, 2020
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains, Sustainability
Tagged electric vehicles, last mile, Logistics
We have to be open to radical alternatives to last mile supply chain delivery methods. Here are some suggestions from MIT researchers. Many have been tried around the world. An open mind and entrepreneurship-style innovation will be the winning strategy. Keep an open mind and test, test, test how customers or users like it in an iterative fashion!
Supply Chain Digest Port Technology International Marine Link
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