How To Incorporate Same Day Delivery Into Your Distribution Platform |
Posted: April 28, 2017 |
“If you can’t beat them join them”- don’t get caught being left behind by your competitors.
On-demand services in more recent times have become the driving force of every business out there. In the wake of the internet and mobile app development, customers expect to have services and goods at their beck and call these days. According to the general consensus, if you probably haven’t incorporated on-demand as well as same-day delivery into your distribution platform, your business is just a fiasco. Important facts about same day delivery: facts from record shows that in the United States, at least 80 percents of consumers want their goods delivered to them in less than 24 hours and 60 from the 80 percents to get it delivered in not more than three hours. They are ready to pay for extra charges for quick same-day delivery. Same-day delivery is projected to increase by 50 percents over the next space of three to four years. Prior to a shipping delay, more 26 percent buyers online abandon their carts. 18 percents of online shoppers claim that their credibility in a product is factored by same-day delivery. That said, deem it fit as a matter of necessity, You would want to implement it in your sales environment. In case you don’t know where to start, here are experimented tips to help you get your business up and running with on-demand services: Feasibility of your business and customers: this begs one question and one question only: given your type of business, can same-day delivery be implemented? Before you answer the question, need to conduct a feasibility study of who your customers are, whether they need they need on-demand services and are ready to pay extra for the services, where your customers are located and the channel of distribution. You can proceed to the stage where you implementing your program once you have successfully completed your feasibility study. Here are some important factors to put into consideration when implementing your program: Customer's’ location: the number one factor you have to consider is where your customers works and live and how close it is to your store. What means of transport is cheapest and safest for getting goods to your customer's’ location. You should focus more attention on areas where you have many customers concentrated. Once you get that over with, tailor your same-day delivery toward areas which are closest to your warehouses, self-storage, and stores. Warehousing logistics: cost efficiency is very critical. Hence, you should consider having a central location where all your orders go when they arrive. Choose a warehouse which includes third party services like packaging, branding, sorting, etc. This way, you will get to save the cost of paying third party companies for those services. The warehouse will also facilitate the movement of goods in the supply chain thus aiding in distribution. And most importantly, you won’t run out supply. Delivery Method: it is critical to consider the means of getting customer’s orders filled. You either outsource it or do it all by yourself. As much as you will have absolute control over delivery if it is done by you, the benefits of outsourcing it outweigh the benefits in in-house delivery. Having the process outsourced, you will have enough time to focus on more pressing business matters and also you wouldn’t have to worry because transporters are better at what they do than you. In conclusion: same-day delivery has become an integral part of every business and all other things are considered secondary. It now plays a key role in determining business credibility, trust and success. Competition is now at its climax- from small to big enterprise owners, everybody is struggling to be on top of the game. As pointed out earlier, shoppers, as well as buyers, want it- they love and cherish it. Give unto the caesar what is caesar and God what is God.
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