What is Last Mile Delivery

To grow market share, you must cater to the needs of a broader range of people. Routplanertakes into account all types of users, and a unique app is created for each. These ready-to-use apps are simple to give to them. In ROutplaner software, the three customer apps are built for Android, iOS, and web users. You may cover all users, regardless of the operating system, with these. You can also use the dispatcher panel for users that place their orders over the phone. The dispatcher, of course, has other applications. The dispatcher's ability to manage the fleet and orders is one of its most essential features. Because some of your customers may be online businesses that also have software, a small business delivery app must have the necessary APIs so that its customers may integrate with it. As a result, it has a feature known as Customer API. You can grow your orders by providing APIs to other small businesses. On the other hand, you can use the driver app if you have drivers who do your business's deliveries. Finally, you can use the admin panel to oversee your company's deliveries.Last Mile means last leg of journey for delivery of packages, couriers, goods or services from warehouse or hub to final customer or destination. Example would be delivery of amazon order from warehouse to final customer. Journey of package before it reaches warehouse is not part of last mile delivery but a part of typical supply chain management (SCM) involving procurement or manufacturing of goods, packaging, shipping to warehouse, storage in warehouse before last mile delivery is triggered.

How does Last Mile Delivery Work

A products journey from warehouse to end customer typically is delivered by riders, logistical partners, courier companies or delivery partners who specialise in a given geographical area. The package is picked from wherehouse to be delivered to end customer or at customer doorstep. can be automated:

• Food deliveries
• Restaurants
• Groceries
• eCommerce businesses
• Retailers
• Beverages
• Florists
• Pharmacies

Food deliveries Restaurants Groceries eCommerce businesses Retailers Beverages Florists Pharmacies

Examples of Last Mile Delivery Services

Some examples of last mile delivery services could be 1) Courier companies having riders to deliver packages to end customers. 2) Food delivery companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Uber Eats, Hungry panda, Deliveroo, Wolt, Rappi, Hello Fresh, Freshtohohme, GrubHub, Eleme, Nosh, Gojek, Benlai, Farmstead.

Last Mile Definition

Last mile delivery means final step in the journey of package, parcel from seller to end customer. Any stage before the final delivery is not part of last mile delivery. The cost is computed by adding up all of your delivered orders in Routplanerover a month and deducting a tiny amount for each successful order. You can find more information on pricing on the dedicated Pricing page.Last mile delivery means final step in the journey of package, parcel from seller to end customer. Any stage before the final delivery is not part of last mile delivery.

Last Mile Delivery: Cost & How to Optimise

Last mile delivery usually is by far the most expensive part of Supply chain or fulfilment chain process. The delivery challenge for last mile means a limited packages can be delivered by a driver during a typical day schedule, whereas all stages before last mile involves volume deliveries from point A to B ex Manufacturer to Warehouse. Single truck can deliver volumes of packages to a warehouse, however in last mile this volume of packages needs to be individually delivered to customers spread of a given geographical area. Last mile delivery generally cost 70% or more of a typical supply chain fulfilment process. In Us, a typical package delivery cost around 16$.