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>Food delivery services in the United States are fighting an ugly, inefficient, fragmented war, and it will likely be that way for a long time. Say hello to Da
by nix23 6y ago
>Food delivery services in the United States are fighting an ugly, inefficient, fragmented war, and it will likely be that way for a long time.
Say hello to Dabbawala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala
>>The union initiation fee is 30,000 rupees, which guarantees a 5,000-rupee monthly income and a job for life.
- anshumankmr 6y agoAnd it is six sigma certified
- simonh 6y agoIf their claimed error rate was true then they would in theory meet part of the six sigma criteria, but the claimed rate was an off the cuff remark in one interview and has never been substantiated.
- anshumankmr 6y agohttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170114-the-125-year-old-network-that-keeps-mumbai-going#:~:text=A%202010%20study%20by%20the,Timeliness%20is%20crucial https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170114-the-125-year-old....
- trevyn 6y agoKind of loses its charm when you discover that 5,000 rupees is US$67. Just go into the countryside and plant some seeds already.
- nraynaud 6y agoit's pre-ordered food for a single meal, not a last minute order. There is a very big single reason the model for last minute order has limited efficiency: how many stops can a delivery driver make before the last delivery is unacceptably late? Basically the suburbs are out of the game, places with prevalent traffic lights are out of the game, that mostly lives bikes/mopeds in the hearts of old world cities.
- nix23 6y ago>not a last minute order. Yes and? Normally you know when you eat lunch right? >how many stops can a delivery driver make before the last delivery is unacceptably late? See that's why last minute is BS.
- ouchjars 6y agoI was happy to wait an hour and a bit for delivery when dial-a-pizza and the local Chinese restaurant were the only places around that did it. The food industry is over-optimising for speed. Especially drive-throughs. Every time I've been through one recently the order has come out almost instantly, but made wrong.
- nix23 6y ago>Every time I've been through one recently the order has come out almost instantly, but made wrong. Absolutely! Good food needs time. It's no wonder that we eat shit when we think it has to be prepared in 5 minutes and delivered in 30.
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoMany things work economically when labor is that cheap that would never work in the US where labor costs 10x as much or more.
- nix23 6y ago>US where labor costs 10x as much or more Ahh this is why Uber and UberEat/DoorDash works in the US? And you know where they safe your money? The quality of your delivered food...say hello to your instant sauce. BTW: It's exactly the same..since you pay at least 10x more for your food/delivery/app-service
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoWake me up when one of those loses less than $500 million per year.
- nix23 6y agoI think you don't understand it...it's not about loses it's about the stock-price.