Engineering:Parcel (package)
A parcel is a package bearing the name and address of the recipient in order to be routed through the services of a postal service or by express package delivery service to the recipient.
The size can range from a standard mail package to a box large enough to protect what is sent, up to a size that can be transported in a wheelbarrow. Nowadays[when?] parcels often bear a barcode so they can be tracked at all the stages up to their reception by the final recipient.[1] a barcode is a unique ID number or code assigned to parcel when send it to the recipient. a barcode itself is reference for the parcel itself to locate a parcel in various points of parcel transit when it shipped as well as providing convenient information for the customer end receiver.[2]
Use
Parcels are used in the daily practice for sending and receiving goods. Normally they are integrated in a package using different types of recipients (cardboard boxes, wooden boxes, etc..) for helping a safe delivery to the final user.
See also
- Mail#Other mail services — also discusses parcels
- Post Office
- Parcel (consignment)
References
- ↑ KENNETH C LAUDON; JANE PRICE LAUDON (2004). Sistemas de información gerencial: administración de la empresa digital. Pearson Educación. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-970-26-0528-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=PmnhMJpfsu8C&pg=PA10&dq=paquete+envio&hl=ca&sa=X&ei=zp2OUd6MK_DH7Ab1tYCYBQ&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=paquete%20envio&f=false. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Parcel tracking". https://trackingnumber.net. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Bibliography
- Stopford, M. (2009): Maritime economics, 3rd edition, Routledge.
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