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How are they going to deal with logistics then? Or inventory management? I see that is the essential reason why Amazon will be relevant for a very long time.
by tanilama 9y ago
How are they going to deal with logistics then? Or inventory management? I see that is the essential reason why Amazon will be relevant for a very long time.
- claudiulodro 9y agoSeems like that would be easier for DTC companies than for Amazon. The companies just have a handful of different SKUs and therefore can probably fit everything into one warehouse (where they also make the products).
- kevan 9y agoIf you have everything in one warehouse you can't do fast delivery that customers demand now. A lot of the big retailers have started leveraging their store networks to do same-day pickup and delivery.
- molsongolden 9y ago3PL allows DtC companies to scale along with demand. These are companies that warehouse and ship products for multiple companies. They receive shipping containers, unload them into inventory, and ship orders. They're able to ship same-day and their inventory management software is able to interface directly with the ordering systems and ERP of the other companies.
- beisner 9y agoThere is a large class of products that don't really need any sort of inventory management; just-in-time manufacturing allows companies to respond immediately to demand, and not have to worry about managing more than a small buffer stock.
- tanilama 9y agoBut waiting for more than 5 days is a real bummer. If I want something I would want it to be at my doorstep in 2 days.