Most Taiwan publication distributors are mid- and small-size businesses. Generally, their investment in automated equipment is insufficient, and their delivery area extends only to their own local county or city. For the most part, delivery across city or county boundaries follows the traditional pattern of supply through another distributor in the customer's locality, so that the transportation pipeline is long and efficiency is greatly compromised.
台灣的圖書經銷商規模多屬中小企業，對物流自動化設備的投資普遍不足，同時配送範圍僅及各縣市區域，跨縣市配送則多循傳統的轉發模式，使得輸送帶過長，效率大打折扣。