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Isn't this always the case if you have access to cheap labor?

But do they tap into the resource of dabbawala`s[1] as well? That`s one of the most sophisticated end to end delivery system i have ever seen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala

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That's not my point. They built the logistics to provide good customer experience despite having tonnes of traditional delivery/logistics options available. They didn't do it just because they can, they built it because they had to differentiate themselves. And dabbawalla is an entirely different entity. They have shared ownership of the food delivery network. This is not going to be the case with e-commerce logistics.

Not that I know of. The dabbawala organization sticks to their business of delivering lunchboxes and I imagine are pretty happy with doing an exemplary job of it.

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