# Discourse for delivery dispatch

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-delivery-dispatch/316872>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-delivery-dispatch/316872 "2024-07-17T19:31:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-delivery-dispatch/316872/13 "2024-07-19T01:05:46Z")

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> [@Architect](#):
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> Starting this topic for if anyone would like to speak about if they have used discourse for delivery request management or similar use-case,

I’m guessing this hasn’t been tried before, but depending on what you mean by a “delivery dispatch platform,” it seems like a reasonable idea to me.

Start by looking at what problems you’re trying to solve.

I’ve done (and still do) lots of work in the odd jobs space. The biggest problems are:

- establishing trust and accountability (will the worker rob the employer, will the employer pay the worker… Will there be repercussions for either party if the don’t hold up their end?)
- establishing the worker’s skill set
- knowing the going wage for the work

In a small, close-knit, community, these problems can be solved without an app. (I was the odd jobs guy for a group of friends and acquaintances for ~10 years.) Discourse could help translate the kind of organic systems that form naturally in small communities into a larger community. Essentially, help make a larger community somewhat less atomized - bring some of the good parts of country living to the city.

Something similar to the #Marketplace category on Meta would be a good starting point. If I was doing this, I’d focus on odd jobs instead of just dealing with deliveries. Pickup/deliveries is a good use case though.

I don’t think trying to implement Uber/Doordash/Amazon types of tracking systems on Discourse would make a lot of sense. But I don’t think people need a map showing that the delivery is “5 minutes away” if they have a social connection to the person making the delivery.

For some context, I’m currently wondering how feasible it would be to get building materials delivered to an island that can only be accessed by boat. It would be great to have a place to ask about that.

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