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Re:FedEx Ends Ground-Delivery Deal with Amazon by joncrane on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @12:24PM (#20636176)
>Amazon keeps optimizing for speed

I think they are optimizing for cost/customer satisfaction, not speed.

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Re:FedEx Ends Ground-Delivery Deal with Amazon by CharlesColeman on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @01:53PM (#20637103)
> I think they are optimizing for cost/customer satisfaction, not speed.

Ha! I'm pretty sure they're optimizing for cost and precisely as much customer dissatisfaction that customers can take before they leave for competitors. My experiences with Amazon Logistics have not been good. Their processes and staff are inferior to USPS and UPS at least.

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