An Essay on Sharing Express Box under Sharing Logistics

Abstract

Sharing economy has emerged as a viable business model in various industries. Successful examples include Uber and Airbnb. In the logistics context, sharing trend has captivated attention from practitioners. Everything sharing is by no means a slogan, sharing the express box also successfully entered the consumer's life by the Double 11 trend (Double 11: Double Eleven Shopping Carnival refers to the online promotion day of November 11th every year, which is originated from the online promotion held by Taobao Mall). In fact, the sharing express box is not a simple derivative of the sharing economy, but a self-adjustment made by related industries under the protection of the environment. Undoubtedly, sharing express boxes provide a new idea for solving the problems of over-packaging and express garbage. It creates a new opportunity for green logistics which aims to protect environment. This paper examines the types of express package and the problems surrounding the business model of sharing express boxes. Design analysis was carried out for the emergence and the operation model of sharing express boxes. In addition, the case analysis of the rental mode of the sharing express box and the case analysis of the self-operating mode were introduced, and the comparison of the two modes and the enlightenment obtained were carried out. Finally, through the green sharing, the prospect of the sharing box is introduced.