What is the SPPD Service Process about ?
Somewhat unbeknownst to the general public, the world of "high-speed business and business oriented shipping and receiving systems" is rather inaccessible than simpler concepts. Sending an envelope is still rather a competitive business sector. High-Speed Courier Service is a premium service and cost more than 1 or 2 day pick-up & delivery service. High Priority Courier Service is the best possible service (as far as speed is concerned) that anyone (Courier/Messenger Service) can offer. Direct on Demand / High Priority Small Package Pick-Up & Delivery is a preferred service for Outstanding American Courier Business's as the main ingredient in their Delivery Business'.
Diagram of Process:
AN AMERICAN BUSINESS
Step 1
A Business Customer needs a small box picked-up and delivered - before 1:00pm - Customer calls the Courier Company to commence service.
Next
THE COURIER COMPANY
Step 2
A Courier Company is contracted - Receives the work-order - Process's the work-order - Driver is located - Work-Order is dispatched.
Next
ICVO
Step 3
ICVO receives work-order data - Driver heads to Pick-Up point - SPPD process has begun - Item(s) picked-up - Driver makes delivery - Job completed, no problems.
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Is it Complicated ?
Allot is involved, but when correctly orchestrated the result will be a “job done, done well”. And yes a wide range of complications can occur, more so than not.
Basic Concept:
A Business , hypothetically lets say a Plumbing Supply Warehouse Company needs to send a part to their customer out-in-the-field. (out-in-the-field means somewhere in the USA). The customer or client is a plumbing contractor or “Plumber” out in the field, let's say within 100 miles of the warehouse.
Lets say that they already have an established courier company for the present delivery usage. Ok, the SPPD start's when the “The Customer / Client” places an order, either by phone or computer - to their courier company. The Courier arrives, hypothetically lets say in 1 hour, takes about 10 minutes to walk in and walk out of the business. Gets back in his vehicle, leaves the premises, and drives directly to the destination. Hypothetically lets say the item being transported weigh's only 3 lbs. A small valve, in a small box approximately 8 inches by 4 inches. The Courier transports the item via the United States Highway system, approximately 2 Hrs. total traveling time. Arrives at the destination, hypothetically lets say a building construction-site. Courier pulls van up to a trailer-office, parks, enters trailer-office, makes or unloads the delivery, signature is collected, courier exit's building. A total of lets say 5 minutes was spent at the delivery point, courier then drives away. Job done.
Note:
From the point of view of the Customer or Client, the “JOB” began or begins when the Courier arrives at the pick-up point - and picks-up the item(s) in questions. From the point of view from the Courier, the “JOB” began or begins when the Customer or Client places the job order, request's service, and the request is confirmed.
Additional Note:
The description you have just read is what we consider to be “ideal conditions”. These conditions occur about 1 out of 8 jobs (to a near-similar degree). The other 7 jobs will have additional complications which makes the job's more time consuming. The more complications that happen during a “delivery job” directly impact's the time consumed and total cost. Each complication of which there are about a dozen of, are carefully analyzed. The AICVOA will give you the knowledge you will need to be successful. Critical things you need to know about, like: criteria for additional charges and the calculations / record keeping.
check AICVOA recognized methods or modes or transportation
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Package.
Oxford English Dictionary
PACKAGE [f. PACK v.1 + -AGE.]
1. The packing of goods, etc.; the mode in which goods are packed; spec. the privilege formerly held by the City of London of packing cloth and other goods exported by aliens or denizens (obs.). 2. The whole or mass of things packed together; a cargo Obs. 3. A bundle of things packed up, whether in a box or other receptacle, or merely compactly tied up; esp. such a bundle of small or moderate size, as an item of luggage; a packet, parcel. (The chief current sense.) 4.a. Means, material, or requisites for packing. 5. A case, casing, box or other receptacle in which goods are packed. Original Package, the package or case in which are sent out from the place of manufacture.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Package (pak'ij), n., v., -aged, - ag.ing. ---n.
1. a bundle of something , usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel. 2. a container, as a box or case, in which something is or may be packed. 3. something conceived of as a compact unit having particular characteristics: That child is a package of mischief. 4. the packing of goods, freight, etc. 5. a finished product contained in a unit that is suitable for immediate installation and operation, as a power or heating unit. 6. a group, combination, or series of related parts or elements to be accepted or rejected as a single unit. 7. a complete program produced for the theater, television, etc., or a series of these, sold as a unit. --v.t. 8. to make or put into a package. 9. to design and manufacture a package for (a product or series of related products): They package their soaps in eye-catching wrappers. 10. to group or combine (a series of related parts) into a single unit. 11. to combine the various elements of (a tour, entertainment, etc.) for sale as a unit. --pack'age.a.ble, adj. --Syn.
1. PACKAGE, PACK, PACKET, PARCEL refer to a bundle or to something fastened together. A PACKAGE is a bundle of thongs packed and wrapped: a package from the drugstore. A PACK is a large bundle or bale of things put or fastened together, usually wrapped up or in a bag, case, etc., to be carried by a person or a beast of burden: a peddler's pack. A PACKET, originally a package of letters or dispatches, in a small package or bundle: a packet of gems. A PARCEL is an object or objects wrapped up to form a single, small bundle: a parcel containing two dresses. 2. carton.
The American Heritage Dictionary
PACKAGE n. Abbr. Pkg.
1. A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel. 2. A container in which something is packed for storage or transportation. 3.a. A preassembled unit. b. A commodity, such as food, uniformly processed and containerized. 4. A proposition or an offer composed of several items, each of which must be accepted. --package tr.v. -aged, -ag.ing, -ag.es. To place into a package or make a package of. --pack'ag.er n.
Wikitionary.com
Package
1. Definition from Wikitionary.com (web-site)
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English
Noun
Package (plural packages)
1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
3. The art of packing something.
4. Something resembling a package.
5. A package holiday.
6. A football formation. IE; the “dime” defensive package.
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Box.
Oxford English Dictionary
BOX (Bpks)
1. A case or receptacle usually having a lid; a. orig. applied to a small receptacle of any material for drugs, ointments, or valuables: b. gradually extended (since 1700) to include cases of larger size, made to hold mechanize and personal property; but (unless otherwise specified) understood to be four-sided and of wood.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Box (boks), n.
1. A container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc.; and often with a lid or removable cover. 2. The quantity contained in a box: She bought a box of candy as a gift: 3. Chiefly Brit. A gift or present: a Christmas box.
The American Heritage Dictionary
BOX1 (Boks) n.
1. Abbr. bx., bx a. A container typically constructed with four sides perpendicular to the base and often having a lid or cover. b. The amount or quantity that such a container can hold.
Wikitionary.com
Box
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English
Noun
Box (plural boxes)
1. A cuboid container, usually with a hinged lid.
2. As much as fills a such a container.
a box of books
3. A compartment of a storage furniture, or of a part of such a furniture, such as
of a drawer, shelving, etc.
4. A compartment to sit in a theater, courtroom or auditorium.
5. A small rectangular shelter like a booth.
6. A rectangular border around an image or section of text.
7. A small, empty area on a writable document, delimited by a border, for filling with a tick mark or an ex.
8. An input field on an interactive electronic display.
9. A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements.
10. A trap or predicament.
I’m really in a box now.
11. The driver’s seat on a coach.
12. (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn by a batsman or close fielder inside the underpants.
13. (engineering) A cylindrical casing around for example a bearing or gland.
14. (soccer) The penalty area.
* 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:
Poised link-up play between Essien and Lampard set the Ghanaian midfielder free soon after but his left-footed shot from outside the box was too weak.
15. (Computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
A UNIX box
16. (Slang) (with the) Television.
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Consignee.
Oxford English Dictionary
CONSIGNEE [f. CONSIGN v. + -EE]
1. A person to whom goods are consigned.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Consignee (kon'si'ne', -si-, ken si-), n.
A person or party to whom something , usually merchandise in consigned. [1780-90; CONSIGN + -EE]
The American Heritage Dictionary
CONSIGNEE (kon'si-ne', ken-si'ne') n.
The one to whom something, such as goods or merchandise, is consigned.
Wikitionary.com
Consignee
1. Definition from Wikitionary.com (web-site)
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English
Noun
Consignee (plural consignees)
1. The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
Related terms
> consignment
> consignor
Here are some “Dictionary Definitions” for the word Consignor.
Oxford English Dictionary
CONSIGNOR [f. CONSIGN v. + -OR]
1. One who consigns or dispatches goods to another. A more technical term for CONSIGNER, as correlative to CONSIGNEE.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Consignor [ken si'ner, kon'si nor'] n. a person or company that consigns goods, merchandise, etc. Also, con.sign.er (ken si'ner). [1780-90; CONSIGN +-OR2]
The American Heritage Dictionary
--- CON.SIGN'OR n. (NOT LISTED – ONLY AT THE END OF - “CONSIGN”)
CONSIGN (ken-sin') v. -signed, -signing, -signs. --tr.
1. To give over to the care of another; entrust. 2. To turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition; commit irrevocably. ''Their desponding imaginations had already consigned him to a watery grave'' (William Hickling Prescott). 3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale. 4. To set apart , as for a special use or purpose; assign. See Synonyms at commit. ---intr. Obsolite. To submit; consent. [Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin consignare : com -, intensive pref.; see COM-- + signdre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sek3-1 in Appendix).] --con.sign'able adj. --con'sig.na'tion
(kon'si-na'shen, -sig-) n. --con.sig'nor, con.sign'er n.
Wikitionary.com
Comsignor
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English
Noun
Consignor (plural consignors)
1. (business) The person who sends a consignment to a consignee.
