The q-commerce or quick commerce is an e-commerce modality characterized by the delivery of products almost immediately and/or within a few hours.
Its main characteristics are the immediacy of deliveries, local proximity shipments and the need to have the products demanded available. Therefore, we can indicate that the companies that tend to use this type of commerce are usually food, pharmacy and retail. However, it should be noted that more and more sectors are opening up to this type of commerce.
For this business model to be feasible, it will require strategic logistics management in order to offer a faster service, if possible.
In today’s blog, we give 5 tips to reduce delivery times and adjust the logistics strategy to the paradigm that frames the growing mode of business based on quick commerce.
- Automate your processes: Use technology to automate processes in your supply chain, such as order tracking, inventory management and delivery route scheduling. Automation can help reduce the time it takes to process and ship orders.
- Strengthen the last stage of delivery: We are talking about the final process in which the package is delivered to the end customer. An efficient strategy can reduce delivery times and improve customer satisfaction. This can include the use of specialized vehicles for delivery in urban areas, the hiring of independent deliverers or the use of real-time package tracking technology.
- Improve efficiency in the warehouse: The time it takes to process and prepare orders for shipment can be significant. Therefore, it is important to optimize warehouse efficiency by organizing products and using technology to streamline processes.
- Implement real-time tracking systems: Implementing real-time tracking systems can allow for constant monitoring of product location and optimization of delivery routes, which can reduce delivery time and improve efficiency.
- Train staff: Train your staff to do their jobs more efficiently by providing tools and resources to improve time management.
For a successful implementation of these 5 tips it is important to have a Warehouse Management System (WMS) that is able to squeeze the most out of your internal processes and scale them in the future.
