OCTOBER 20184Businesses and consumers interact differently with couriers for delivering goods. Whether consumers shop online from their favourite retailer for home delivery, order food online or want to send an item from point A to point B, the criteria for good delivery service at the end tends to be pretty similar across the board. Couriers are the most prominent players in last mile delivery, parcel delivery from a warehouse directly to its ultimate destination. Interestingly, the standards that businesses and consumers have connected to last mile delivery are continually increasing due to improvements in logistics and delivery technology, fueling the country's on-demand economy. As standards and demand for on-demand delivery and transportation increase, so will the role of companies as a premium service in the delivery of products.As a young industry experiencing tremendous growth, delivery services segment at present is all set to fulfil the increasing demand. With the aim of being fast, safe, controllable and traceable, several companies especially start-ups have developed a quite different logistics network and systems in their logistics process. This horde of start-ups has developed quite a few different logistics network and systems in their operations. In fact, they are using different network models like the spoke-hub paradigm, as well as the way of EDS processing. With much advanced automated technologies and methods like the geographical information system, these start-ups in the delivery services space are optimizing the network, accelerating the delivery speed and improving services. In our current edition, we have featured a list of "20 Most Promising Startups in Delivery Services". The list features some of the best innovations in the delivery services space that helps businesses stand out from the competition. For businesses, to partner with such smart start-ups that are able to support their demand, providing quality, efficient service can prove to be crucial.Do let us know your thoughtsNandini MukherjeeManaging EditorSimplify the entire Delivery Experience with Start-upsEDITOR'S NOTEsiliconindiasiliconindia DECEMBER 201755 Vol 4 · Issue 2 - 3 · October 04, 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Hridkamal Roy Lakshmi G Pooja Devi Pavithra V.H Sales & Marketing Tapas Ranjan Mallick Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe Cover price is ` 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVisualisers Vimalraj M Mohana KrishnanSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singh
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