Embedded shipping and carrier rate shopping

Elements

The pieces this function usually contains in a large organisation:

• Carrier rates and labels
• Tracking numbers on orders
• Insurance and signature options

Catalog items that already cover part of it

• Courier label printing DLV-0017

What is not described

carrier rate shopping.

Classification

Status

Present partially

Fit

Element candidate

Suggested module

DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks

Suggested attributes

Pro; priority Optional; optional online action. Starting points only.

Cluster

Distribution, supply chain and wholesale

Public excerpts

S23

Archetypes and companies

Parcel, freight and shipping-store networks; Online marketplaces and subscription commerce; Apparel, department and specialty retail.

Example companies in these archetypes: UPS, FedEx, XPO, Ryder, Amazon, Wayfair, Chewy, eBay, TJX, Gap, Nike, Macy's. These come from general knowledge unless a source code is shown on the archetype page; it is not a statement that each company runs every element, and it implies no relationship.

Closest industry pages

• Courier, parcel and postal services
• Trucking and freight forwarding
• Warehousing and third-party logistics
• Railroads, shipping and ports
• E-commerce and omnichannel retail
• Apparel and footwear retail
• Specialty retail (books, toys, sporting goods, jewelry, pets, crafts)
• Travel retail and duty-free

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Status is a hand review against catalog names and descriptions and can be wrong. See the method.