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UPS is effectively acting like a CDN here. Stocking up on COVID tests right at the edge (your local USPS distribution store) and shipping it off immediately whe
by jjoe 5y ago
UPS is effectively acting like a CDN here. Stocking up on COVID tests right at the edge (your local USPS distribution store) and shipping it off immediately when ordered. Hmmm interesting...
- buscoquadnary 5y agoI know it sounds dumb but I have always been super interested in Supply Chain and logistics networks and digital networks because of the fascinating graphs they produce and how complex and fascinating they are. I think your analogy is apt.
- paxys 5y agoUSPS* is acting like a retailer and following patterns of distribution and logistics that have been in place for centuries. Not everything is about software..
- ncallaway 5y agoUSPS can be acting like many things. If someone is more familiar with a CDN that the traditional retail logistics and distributions infrastructure, then it would probably be more helpful of them to think of the situation using that analogy. USPS is acting both like a retailer, and as a sort of an analogue to a CDN. Both can be helpful models in understanding how this works.