will shipping by drones change ecommerce industry?

E-COMMERCE

DRONESc h a n g e t h e

Will Shipping by

INDUSTRY?

h a v e t r i e d t o s h i p t h e i r p r o d u c t s t h r o u g h d r o n e s .

Many business enterprises

t h e s t r a t e g y h a s c r e a t e d r i p p l e s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d

Trendsetting MoveI t ’ s n o d o u b t a

i f d o n e w e l l

Will it revolutionize the

E-COMMERCEINDUSTRY?

Let us find out how…

Faster, hassle-freeDELIVERY

Acquired drones will not be dependent on third-party carriers to deliver products to customers.

Depending on drone make and quality, customers will have their products delivered at their doorsteps faster which may result in improved customer experience.

SUPPLY CHAINDrones will replace carriers in a lot of cases.

Drones will be loaded with your products before they take off for various customer destinations.

Modified

customer

really improve?

Will

experience

limitations...Clearly, drones have

When it comes to accessing areas — they cannot sneak into corridors or narrow lanes — they will follow a predefined or preconfigured path.

off limits for driones?

S o , w h a t h a p p e n s i f a c u s t o m e rs t a y s a t a p l a c e w h i c h i s

OFFLIMITS

Will the customer come out and walk quite a few meters to accept the consignment?

This is a complex issue ecommerce retailers

must address before launching the move.

How many ecommerce retailers can to employ drones?afford

D r o n e s a r e , a n d w i l l b e

expensive

W h i l e g i a n t s l i k e

c a n a f f o r d t o b u y d r o n e s . . .

will continue to employ traditional supply chain models although some of them may partially deliver with the help of one or two drones. (Even then, their costs are going to escalate.)

Smaller and Mid-sized eCommerce Retailers

Shift in Balance

If the ecommerce biggies invest big on drones (and they can) and employ highly advanced and efficient drones…

It might create a lopsided ecommerce industry with smaller and mid-sized ecommerce retailers at a disadvantageous position.

They risk biggies likepoaching on to theircustomer base

unless they develop a

smart counter strategy.

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