| There are many online businesses which sell products | | | | unique serial number to keep track of. These serial |
| and services to their consumers. The products are | | | | numbers are represented as bar codes which are |
| promised to be delivered in certain period of time. To | | | | stuck on the consignment. When these bar codes are |
| ensure good reputation in the market, one has to make | | | | read in different locations, it refreshes the status of the |
| sure about the timeliness of the delivery of products. | | | | consignment. |
| Understanding the urgency in which the end-user is | | | | Let us say you have to ship a product from USA to |
| requesting a purchase should be given due credit. By | | | | India and the stop is in Frankfurt. The bar code is |
| using a good international delivery provider, you can be | | | | tagged on to the package in USA. So, the first tracking |
| on time, every time. You can easily learn how to | | | | entry will have the USA address along with date and |
| evaluate the various parameters in package | | | | time. When the package reaches the airport and the |
| forwarding services and choose the best service | | | | bar code is again read there, the second entry is |
| provider for the job. | | | | captured as airport of the source location. When it |
| There are many electronic and mechanical | | | | reaches Frankfurt, the agent there will scan the bar |
| technologies used to make sure that the goods are | | | | code again. This forms the third entry. You can see |
| tracked continuously and the same is been | | | | the time taken for the goods to reach Frankfurt. The |
| communicated to both the receiver and sender. In fact, | | | | next entry is recorded when it reaches the airport in |
| anybody who has the tracking number can view it by | | | | India for customs clearance. Then the final entry will be |
| logging into the internet. | | | | recorded on delivery of goods in the intended location. |
| On receipt of the goods, the packages are assigned a | | | | |