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 parcels often bear a barcode so they can be tracked all the stages until the reception by the final recipient.[1]
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. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
Bibliography
- Stopford, M. (2009): Maritime economics, 3rd edition, Routledge.