Delivery (commerce)
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Delivery is the process of transporting goods from a source location to a predefined destination.
Delivery is a fundamental component of
Consumer goods delivery
Most consumer goods are delivered from a point of production (such as a
Some manufacturers maintain
Home delivery is often available for
In the 2010s and 2020s,
Delivery vehicles
The consumer demand for supermarkets to deliver to their door created the need for a mixed temperature controlled vehicle on 3.5T chassis. These vehicle bodies were initially built with the traditional GRP sandwich panels but as more damage resistant lightweight materials with better insulation properties have become available companies have been developing Advanced Home Delivery Vehicles. The 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show in the UK saw the new JDC PolyBilt design, one of the latest of these "Plastic" bodies that can be recycled at the end of its service life, unlike the traditional GRP which ends up as landfill.
Vehicles are often specialized to deliver different types of goods. On land,
Often,
Delivery to remote, primitive or inhospitable areas may be accomplished using
, on foot, or by a variety of other transport methods.New methods of delivery, such as delivery robots and delivery drones, have been introuduced. Larger firms including Amazon, Google, and FedEx have been investing in using delivery drones that are capable of carrying light packages across short distances. Such firms may also use a Delivery Driver App to plan efficient routes to help ensure they deliver items on time.[5]
Periodic deliveries
Some products are delivered to consumers on a periodic schedule.
Milk delivery continued until the mid-twentieth century across North America. For example, the last milk delivery by horse-and-wagon in Edmonton was in 1961.[8] Milkman jokes continue in circulation long after. Related lines of Jeannie C. Riley's 1968 hit song "Harper Valley PTA" say:
There's old Bobby Taylor sitting there, and seven times he's asked me for a date,
And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away.
See also
- Business and economics portal
Transport portal
References
- ISBN 978-3-540-48962-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7494-4826-4.
- ISBN 978-1-305-14272-5.
- ^ "Electric Milk Trucks Still Working in Jolly Old England". TreeHugger. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (19 September 2019). "Alphabet is partnering with FedEx and Walgreens to bring drone delivery to the US". Quartz. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-387-77778-8.
- ^ Herzog, Lawrence (11 March 2010). "The days of door-to-door delivery". Edmonton Real Estate Weekly: It's Our Heritage. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Infofile Detail – Milk Delivery". Edmonton Public Library. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012.
External links
Media related to Delivery at Wikimedia Commons
