on line commerce data
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (2005)
As much as 28 percent of all transportation costs occur in the last mile.
Geminus: Poland 2005
54% of online purchasers said secure home delivery was critical to their decision to buy from an online store. 40% said it was critical if buying from an auctions site.
E-Thematics EU: 2005
550 Million Euro per annum would be saved in the EU through a reduction of 50ù in first time delivery failures
Taiwan: Govt report 2006
The most common delivery methods are door-to-door by private courier (48.4%) and convenience store pick-up (30.0%), followed by postal service delivery (11.7%), and direct delivery by the online vendor (8.7%).
