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Parcel & Last Mile

Market situation

The European parcel market accounts for about 60% of the 180 billion Euro European Last Mile Deliv­ery market which is expected to grow at 9%. The Parcel volume is projected to grow from 4 billion to 6 billion by 2030. The main change over the past decade was Amazon estab­lish­ing their own full scale fulfill­ment, sorting and deliv­ery network. In the coming decade additional devel­op­ments likely gain impor­tance: First new entrants, from Asia setting up their warehouses and last mile networks in Europe. Second new logis­tics solutions for AI search induced commerce. Third, contin­ued growth of B2B eCommerce (with 2.5 Euros trillion already more than double the size of B2C eCommerce). Fourth an increase of Pick-up solutions and last mile automa­tion.

Expectations

While customers got accus­tomed to same day and next day deliv­er­ies (40% of volume), they are now expect­ing more conve­nient deliv­ery options with fast deliv­ery, flexi­ble sched­uled deliv­er­ies and Pick-up options (parcel locker instal­la­tions growing at 30% annually). Also sustain­abil­ity is progress­ing with more sustain­able packag­ing options and further electri­fi­ca­tion of last mile deliv­ery.

For B2B eCommerce, the focus is on stream­lined, digitized processes that support more integrated supply chains — enabling outsourc­ing of tasks to reduce handling and cost while deliv­er­ing faster service.

Implications for logistics

Contin­ued last mile and out of home Pick-up and Drop-off automa­tion
Further decen­tral­i­sa­tion of deliv­ery networks with more flexi­ble direct, regional and urban sorting capabil­i­ties and new service offer­ings
Increased demand for more conve­nient deliv­ery options like fast and flexi­bly sched­uled deliv­ery, buffer­ing & conso­la­tion of shipments and out-of home Pick-up and Drop-off.
Possi­bly new logis­tics solutions for fast growing social media and AI shopping, ranging from fast fulfill­ment over flexi­ble consol­i­da­tion, buffer­ing & sorting, to fast deliv­ery or 24/7 Pick-up and Drop-off.
Flexi­bil­ity to handle sustain­able packag­ing and deliv­ery options, ranging from contin­ued variety and changes to more sustain­able packag­ing, returns handling and recycling.
New last mile solutions for a more agile and tech driven B2B replen­ish­ment

P8S Highlights for Parcel & Last Mile

(Company highlights)

High density storage and sorting in P8S Contain­ers.

Fast robotic sorting — up to 300 parcels per robot per hour. Picked orders on the robot into Tour Contain­ers in the aisle (Drop-sort) or collected in the aisle by the Robot into a Tour Container on board (Pick-sort).

Smart Deliv­ery and 24/7 Pick-up — automated at the central HUB or deliv­ery stations, or in mobile 24/7 Pick-up Contain­ers.

Our vision for Parcel & Last Mile

Decen­tral deliv­ery hubs enabling flexi­ble, conve­nient and sustain­able deliv­ery options. Highly automated, with high density, flexi­ble storage, includ­ing buffer­ing, consol­i­da­tion and robot sorting, as well as value added service and circu­lar service options. Smart Container deliv­er­ies and Pick-up for faster, more frequent deliv­ery and pick-up.

Urban delivery hub solution

Fully automated Pick-up and Drop-off hub, with storage area, sorting area and automated 24/7 receive and Pick-up options.

Automated 24/7 Pick-up and Drop-off solutions

Separate 24/7 Pick-up solution as automated Pick-up HUB or Mobile 24/7 Pick-up Contain­ers, optional with cold-chain solution for safe deliv­er­ies.

Smart Container delivery

B2B Container deliv­er­ies for smart, fast replen­ish­ment in-store, includ­ing digitised back-store storage solution.

Circular service options

Options for new Circu­lar Services like ren-all, re-fill, re-use and re-cycle.

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Switzerland Innovation Park Zürich
Sonnentalstrasse 8
8600 Dübendorf (Zurich)

Phone +41 44 821 22 08
Mail: welcome@p8s.swiss
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