I recently shipped a board game I printed to friends (more for fun than profit) and realized that shipping prices were a larger chunk of my budget than I intended. It got me thinking: how do big businesses like Hasbro afford to ship? Is there something I’m missing or is this just something they had to power through?
In: Economics
Logistics works out much better for large quantities. Let’s say you have a part to ship. You load it in a truck and deliver it. Other than slightly increased fuel costs, it doesn’t matter if you ship 1 part or the entire truckload of parts. The costs are nearly the same.
Large companies will size their products to fit efficiently in trucks so they can send as few shipments as possible.
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