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3PL refers to outsourcing order fulfillment to a third party. This includes inventory management, warehousing, and shipping. This allows eCommerce sellers to manage their shipments without owning heavy assets.

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Dangerous Goods

Dangerous goods refer to certain hazardous goods that the secretary of transportation has recognized as dangerous and are capable of imposing a threat to health, safety, and property while being shipped. Most courier firms ban the shipment of certain items because of the nature of the goods. These items must be carried with extreme caution and must be declared prior to shipment. Some harmful commodities are forbidden from shipping by one or more modes of transportation. Because of their chemical or physical qualities, certain commodities are designated as DG goods. Crackers, gases, flammable liquids, corrosive substances, and so on are examples.

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Cookies

Website cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a user's device, typically within the user's web browser. These cookies serve various purposes and are commonly used to enhance the user's browsing experience, improve website functionality, and collect information about user behavior.

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Post ship experience

Post-shipping experience refers to the utilities offered to the shoppers by the eCommerce sellers in the last leg of the order fulfillment. This includes regular tracking updates, seamless delivery, regular updates of shipments, etc. Post-shipping experience is very important for customer retention, these utilities play a major role in deciding if the shopper will do repeat purchases or not.

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4PL

A fourth-party logistics provider (4PL) is a comprehensive supply chain integrator that oversees all aspects of the logistics process. In addition to managing physical logistics, a 4PL may also be involved in IT, procurement, and finance, among other areas.

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