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It's probably better because the delivery trucks can make multiple stops. Chances are that when they deliver something to you, they are making multiple stops in
by sp332 7y ago
It's probably better because the delivery trucks can make multiple stops. Chances are that when they deliver something to you, they are making multiple stops in the area. And the delivery companies put a huge amount of computational power into optimizing routes and making sure they don't drive any further than they need to.
- ghostly_s 7y agoAnd you think those items on the shelf at the store were delivered by trucks one at a time?
- sp332 7y agoBeing on a shelf at the store doesn't help that much, I think. Most of what I buy gets delivered in one trip out and back... by me.
- prewett 7y agoThe people going to store almost certainly went in cars one at a time. Although some large portion probably combined it with other errands.
- delecti 7y agoAmazon: Factory > Warehouse > Delivery Driver > You B&M Store: Factory > Warehouse > Store > You Obviously that's generalizing quite a bit, but intuitively it seems that the major difference is the final step. On average a delivery driver is more efficient than you making a trip for just yourself.