No matter how old you are, you have seen a lot of change in your lifetime. The last 100 years have been an avalanche of innovation and modernisation. And the pace of change seems to keep accelerating, as each innovation influences other industries, especially since the free flow of information has put so much data within our reach. Thirty years ago, you would not have thought that delivery services would become technology pioneers. But now we see that high tech delivery has transformed the way the world does business. There are even delivery companies that specialize in delivering advanced technology.
- Delivering Technology: Aside from transporting explosives and dangerous goods. There is no type of cargo that requires such specialized handling as high-tech equipment. Delivering and installing the equipment for an MRI lab is not the sort of project you offer up for crowd sourcing. Tech deliveries require planning and specialists at every stage. There are precise procedures to follow and testing to be done along the way. Companies like Rhenus High Tech have recognised the need for top level service in this area and have made tech delivery more efficient and less prone to costly delays.
- Delivery Tech for SME’s: Small to medium size businesses have their own concerns, and even though their shipping needs might not be the same as Amazon. They are taking advantage of some of the same advancements. Software applications can bring high-power tracking and logistics management to small offices, even mom and pop shops, can create their own shipping labels with QR codes and inventory control. With powerful inventory management control, small businesses can look very professional and be better with customer service.
- Drop shipping: In the past a company would have to arrange so many things before committing to manufacture a product. One of the most important considerations was arranging retail partners to sell the product. They also needed to predict how many items they would likely sell, and then what method would they use for shipping. Now with drop shipping, a manufacturer need not concern themselves with delivery or retail partners. If they have the right product, independent operators can advertise, sell and ship the product. And with advanced inventory management, manufacturers can even build the product when orders arrive.
- Tracking: Receiving a package used to be a bit of a guessing game. There was no way to know when an item would arrive. Especially if you ordered something through mail order. Now you can expect things to show up the next day if you pay enough. And not only that, but we can also check to see where items are, as they pass through various parts of the journey.
The world of retail has very little resemblance to what it was twenty years ago. This is bad for commercial property owners, but it has levelled the playing field for smaller businesses and the best of them are taking advantage of the digital infrastructure. Most of this is because the problem of getting packages from one place to the other has been solved in so many ways. The advancements in shipping have been so extensive that it has nearly eliminated the reason for people to leave their homes.
