Glossary

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Surface shipping is a logistics service where goods are shipped through land. It is comparitively cheaper but slower than air shipping. It is mostly preffered for large and heavy deliveries.

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Shipping Label

A shipping label is a physical document that is very crucial for successful shipping. Shipping label consists of all the necessary information such as the origin address, a destination address, tracking Barcode, etc that guides delivery agents and various stakeholders from picking up the shipment to the final delivery, It is very important for the sellers to carefully stick the label on the shipment to avoid failed deliveries, missing or lost goods, stc.

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RTO Detection

RTO Detection is a feature which once incorporated, proactively checks the address of the customer and provides indication based on the previous data. It gives information to the merchant if previously placed orders have been RTOd or if the courier partner is inefficient in delivering the orders

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Logistics

Logistics is the process of planning, coordinating, and executing the movement of goods from one point to another. The term "logistics" is sometimes used to refer to the entire field of business that deals with the movement of goods for storage, transport, distribution, and other purposes.

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Bulk Shipping

Bulk shipping in logistics refers to shipping large quantities of packages. In most usual cases these packages are not packed individually but directly loaded in a vehicle or a vessel. For eCommerce sellers these types of demands may arise, that is why it is important to work with a carrier partner that allows you to do bulk shipping.

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