Why can't you get drone to deliver pizza in Delhi, Mumbai

The demand for the delivery of drones in e-retail is high, but the capacity to meet this demand is very low

Amazon began its first 2 hour delivery in New York. Your dream of getting a drone or Amazon drone delivered pizza knocking at the door will remain a dream as researchers have revealed that a drone delivery service is not realistic and may not be possible in densely populated areas such as New York or New Delhi.

Your dream of getting a drone or Amazon drone delivered pizza knocking at the door will remain a dream as researchers have revealed that a drone delivery service is not realistic and may not be possible in densely populated areas such as New York or New Delhi.

"Opening a fourth facility increases the area and population coverage to 84 per cent and 38 per cent respectively, but the increase in operating costs is not sufficient to cover the cost of the facility," the researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada said.

"We analyze the trade-offs between distribution costs and revenues under various social challenges with drones such as customer preferences and regulatory and technological constraints," said Fatma Gzara, a professor at Waterloo's Department of Management Sciences.

"We can then make educated decisions about how many facilities to open, what services to offer at that facility and what services to make available in certain areas to customers," she added.

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The new research, published in the journal Transportation Science, examined how it is possible and desirable for e-retailers to use drones for delivery considering cost and efficiency in some areas of the population and in some locations.

The study, conducted by Gohram Baloch and Gzara, took as an example New York City and looks at data surrounding Manhattan area.

The authors divided the area into boroughs according to population and size.

Baloch and Gzara said they chose New York because Amazon, the world's largest e-retail company, began its 2-hour delivery services in the Big Apple first.

"Our results show that government regulations, technological limitations, and decisions regarding service charges play a vital role in optimal configurations and target markets for drones," Gzara said.

"A drone delivery service may not be possible under the current drone landing capabilities in a densely populated area such as Manhattan where demand for such a service is expected to be high," the researchers wrote.

The findings showed that e-retailers can reach smaller markets and more price-sensitive customers by offering possibly discounts on drone orders.

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