{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"E-commerce last mile delivery","description":"Unlike upstream transport stages – ocean freight, air freight, or long-haul road haulage – last-mile delivery refers to the leg on which a parcel travels from a regional distribution or sorting centre directly to the consignee, in e-commerce typically a private address. This final segment is widely regarded as the most expensive in the entire supply chain: each shipment must be individually notified, delivered, and re-attempted if the recipient is unavailable, driving up both labour and vehicle ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/e-commerce-last-mile-delivery","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T21:15:49.067281","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_mile_(logistics)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/e-commerce-last-mile-delivery","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"E-commerce last mile delivery · Unlike upstream transport stages – ocean freight, air freight, or long-haul road haulage – last-mile delivery refers to the leg on which a parcel travels from a regional distribution or sorting centre directly to the consignee, in e-commerce typically a private address. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_mile_(logistics)"}