CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN FIRST MILE OPERATION IN DELHIVERY PVT LTD

First-mile logistics looks simple on paper: collect goods from sellers and move them into the delivery network. In reality, it is one of the highest-impact stages in
logistics performance. The source study on Delhivery shows that delays in pickup, manual manifesting, poor route planning, and weak address visibility reduce
productivity, raise fuel consumption, and affect the entire downstream supply chain.The same study also shows that targeted fixes such as GPS-based navigation,
automation in the FM app, and selective electric vehicle use can sharply improve efficiency, with EV cost per kilogram dropping to Rs. 0.50--0.63 versus Rs. 0.80-
-1.44 for diesel alternatives, a reduction of roughly 21 percent to 65 percent depending on the comparison. This article presents those findings in a sharper,
percentage-led format designed for easy website publication while still covering the full topic range from the original report.