Ep 135: Could the Chinese e-commerce delivery model work in the West?

Could the Chinese e-commerce delivery model work in the West? Juan Sotolongo, Senior Partner at 722 Consulting, shares his perspectives: The composition of Western delivery networks compared to the Chinese model (1:10) Delivery vehicles and conditions (3:00) Is same-day delivery a premium service? (4:20) Location of sorting centres and service centres (5:30) Sorting plans (6:40) How regional areas benefit in faster delivery times (7:30) Delivery to parcel lockers, including usage and network density (8:33) Would this delivery model work in the West? (10:10) Carrier agnostic parcel lockers (11:25) Putting parcel lockers in residential apartment buildings (12:50) Amazon and the major US parcel carriers (13:55) Is there an opportunity to embrace elements of the Chinese model to improve "traditional" delivery? (15:20)