Same day delivery

Published on: September 14, 2020 / update from: September 14, 2020 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Same Day Delivery (SDD) – Image: @shutterstock | Tetiana Yurchenko, ewart graphics

Same Day Delivery (SDD) is a form of courier express parcel service that delivers packages more quickly, ideally within a calendar day, or within a scheduled time slot.

The supply chain of a courier express parcel service usually requires an overnight jump in order to deliver shipments as groupage in planned routes in a sensible onward journey. Same Day Delivery offers direct tours, whereby the primary goal is not ideal transport network structures, but rather adherence to delivery dates. Since long national journeys are not possible, same day delivery is only offered within city logistics in large cities and is more expensive than normal delivery. Above all, food, medicines, spare parts and other urgently needed goods should be sent this way.

Although same-day delivery in Western Europe is forecast to reach a volume of three billion euros by 2020, it is only expected to be a niche market due to higher costs and customers' thriftiness.

Liefery, LuckaBox, time:matters GmbH and tiramizoo do not act as freight forwarders, but only as brokerage platforms.

DHL sometimes offers delivery from partner shops on the same day. As a test, it is also possible to have shipments delivered by taxi.

In the USA, there are several companies that offer SDD, especially in San Francisco: Amazon.com, Google (Google Express), United States Postal Service, FedEx or delivery.com, which deliver groceries from local retailers. In London, Shutl delivers on the same day.

E-commerce: Here the parcel carrier comes on the same day

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What speaks against same day delivery?

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However, the vast majority have never had an order delivered on the same day. The most important reason for this:

• 67 percent are satisfied with normal delivery times.
• Another important argument against same day delivery is the price (59 percent).
• One in three non-users also find that stationary options are sufficient for urgent errands.