Preparing for the Future or the Futuristic? If drones, anticipatory shipping or same-day service are in your future, take a good look at how you'll get there from here

摘要

Some recent attention-grabbing headlines may influence the design of your distribution network in the near term: 1) Drone technology could make it possible to deliver a package in 30 minutes; 2) Anticipatory shipping could send products to fulfillment centers near customers deemed most likely to purchase them; and 3) Google's expansion of its same-day delivery service to the general public. 3)