In general, demand uncertainty refers to demand making factors such as scale, location, and product quality uncertain, while it cannot be considered separately from sudden trends and developments spreading rapidly through different channels.

 Logistics 4.0 Applications and the Sharing Economy

One of the fundamental dilemmas of logistics, Speed vs. Cost, is relatively no longer unsolvable today thanks to Logistics 4.0 applications; helping companies that use these tools effectively to apply alternative and rapid strategies by producing flexibility, traceability, efficiency, and dynamic solutions in these periods of increased uncertainty. Among these applications, based on the sharing economy in logistics, it refers to accessing and receiving services from the idle capacities of existing operators in the location and at the moment demand occurs, without entering into fixed investments for the spaces, equipment, and capacities that companies need.

High return rates, seasonality, and demand uncertainties caused by new products encountered in e-commerce bring along high transportation, inventory, and warehousing costs, pushing companies to work with out-of-stock and dynamic models in the period and location where demand occurs. New startups without scale, or companies receiving logistics services in static areas despite their scale, in some cases need access to temporary storage areas and different service-providing structures.

Through storage marketplace platforms, companies can access the services they need at the moment and location they need them within the facilities of logistics enterprises with idle capacity, in a flexible structure in return for variable expenses; with such dynamic storage strategies, they can reduce transportation costs and increase customer service levels.

Benefits of Dynamic Storage Strategies:

• Reduction in seasonality effects

• Ability to offer different delivery options

• Improvement in warehouse and delivery processes

• Reduction in transportation expenses

• Transition to a budgetable structure (Pay-per-transaction pricing opportunity)

• Real-time inventory traceability

• Reduction in order cycle times

• Returned product management

• A dynamic logistics structure

• Increased customer satisfaction

No matter the scale of your company, ParkPalet gives you the opportunity to manage an independent, flexible logistics strategy. Through the ParkPalet platform, you can reach warehouse operators whose expertise is E-Commerce Logistics across all of Turkey without duration, scale, and location restrictions; you can achieve a reduction in your transportation expenses, an increase in customer satisfaction, and overall a dynamic logistics network structure.