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The Last Mile Problem and Its Innovative Challengers

In: Disrupting Logistics

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  • Aike Festini

    (Luckabox Logistics AG)

  • David Roth

    (Luckabox Logistics AG)

Abstract

While the growth of the e-commerce market and the on-demand economy has changed consumer behavior, this change has also directly impacted the logistics sector. Both small and large enterprises are facing difficulties in meeting the demand and expectations that retailers are putting on them. This is especially prevalent for last mile delivery services, as scaling cost and delivery output are not aligned properly. Naturally, start-ups with disrupting and innovative ideas have been founded around the globe to help bridge the gap between customer expectations, retailers demand, and logistics providers’ possibilities. The goal of this chapter is to give an introduction into the last mile problem and introduce small and large players and their ideas on how to solve the last mile problem.

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Handle: RePEc:spr:fuobcp:978-3-030-61093-7_7
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-61093-7_7
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