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Interesting. There might be an opportunity there. Instead of product drop offs from a beverage distributor, food distributor, pharmaceutical distributor, etc. a
by TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
Interesting. There might be an opportunity there. Instead of product drop offs from a beverage distributor, food distributor, pharmaceutical distributor, etc. and a pickup from a hazardous waste service provider, have the long haul routes terminate at a hub where the truck is loaded with products across multiple suppliers for local stops.
Go to a local store today and you might see multiple deliveries that could be done with a single vehicle in the future. Route planning is not trivial to optimize well, and isn't a core competency for most companies, it's something they need to do.
Maybe Walmart wants to be that logistics supplier. They might have the real estate to build hubs, too.