Category Archives: Package Delivery

How Will Automation Influence Package Delivery?

We are amid the 4th Industrial Revolution with things like AI, increased automation, and advanced computing driving us forward. E-commerce has greatly disrupted how we do business. Online players like Amazon take a significant chunk of the market from brick-and-mortar stores like BestBuy.

E-commerce logistics is in a constant state of evolution as companies seek ways to get products to customers more efficiently. The difference between a successful e-commerce business and a failing one comes down to speed. Customers making online purchases want items instantly. This is why e-commerce companies are turning to automation to make faster deliveries while reducing costs with developments such as Amazon’s Scout delivery robot. Read more. . .

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How Smart Cities Will Expedite Package Delivery

An increase in trends such as crowdsourcing, e-commerce, and same day delivery has resulted in the evolution of last mile package delivery. Last mile delivery refers the transportation of goods from a storage center to the end user’s destination.

Last mile package delivery service is executed by reliable click and collect retailers, freight transportation companies, independent couriers and drivers, self-service parcel lockers, courier firms, and postal service destination centers. Vehicles used in the last mile package delivery service include electric trucks, gas and diesel powered vehicles, bicycles, and autonomous vehicles. The continued growth of e-commerce has resulted in an increase in the volume of deliveries and a further increase in delivery vehicles. Read more. . .

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