Ep 135: Could the Chinese e-commerce delivery model work in the West?

Nov 19, 2018

Could the Chinese e-commerce delivery model work in the West? Juan Sotolongo, Senior Partner at 722 Consulting, shares his perspectives:

• The composition of Western delivery networks compared to the Chinese model (1:10)
• Delivery vehicles and conditions (3:00)
• Is same-day delivery a premium service? (4:20)
• Location of sorting centres and service centres (5:30)
• Sorting plans (6:40)
• How regional areas benefit in faster delivery times (7:30)
• Delivery to parcel lockers, including usage and network density (8:33)
• Would this delivery model work in the West? (10:10)
• Carrier agnostic parcel lockers (11:25)
• Putting parcel lockers in residential apartment buildings (12:50)
• Amazon and the major US parcel carriers (13:55)
• Is there an opportunity to embrace elements of the Chinese model to improve “traditional” delivery? (15:20)