Same day delivery

 

Same Day Delivery (SDD) is a type of courier express parcel service that delivers parcels faster, ideally within one calendar day, or within a scheduled time window.

The supply chain of a courier, express, and parcel service typically requires an overnight delivery to deliver consolidated shipments within planned routes and a reasonable onward journey. Same-day delivery offers direct routes, with the primary focus on on-time delivery rather than ideal transport network structures. Since long, interregional journeys are not feasible, same-day delivery is only offered within city logistics in major metropolitan areas and is more expensive than standard delivery. It is primarily intended for the shipment of food, pharmaceuticals, spare parts, and other urgently needed goods.

Although same-day delivery in Western Europe is projected to reach a volume of three billion euros by 2020, only a niche market is expected due to higher costs and customer frugality.

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

DHL sometimes offers same-day delivery from partner shops. It is also possible, on a trial basis, to have shipments delivered by taxi.

In the US, several companies, particularly in San Francisco, offer same-day delivery: Amazon.com, Google (Google Express), United States Postal Service, FedEx, and delivery.com, which delivers groceries from local retailers. In London, Shutl offers same-day delivery.

E-commerce: Here, the parcel delivery service arrives on the same day.

What are the arguments against same-day delivery?

 

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

• 67 percent are satisfied with the normal delivery times.
• Another important argument against same-day delivery is the price (59 percent).
• Furthermore, one in three non-users believes that stationary services are sufficient for urgent errands.