Index:

ODefinition of Courier Service

OHistory of Courier Service

OFunction offered to customer by Courier Service

OBenefits of Courier Service

OTop 5 Courier Service

OConclusion

Definition of courier:

OFast, door to door, local or international, pickup and delivery service for high-value goods or urgently required documents.

OAs this service is provided by a company it charges for the transporting .

History of courier

OThe word courier is derived from the Latin word, currere, which means to run.

OIn Olden days courier services is used to send writtenmessages.

OIt is also noted that with the continuously changingsocial and economic landscapes of ancient times, as well as the development in writing skills and facilities, sending written messages quickly grew in use.

OAt the same time, the trading of goods was becoming equally as prominent.

OOne of the earliest messages being delivered was in the 6th century BC by the Persians.

OMuch like with written messages, sending and trading goods continued to grow in scale.

OIt wasn’t just on foot that messages and goodswere delivered in the past. Animals were utilized in these early forms of courier services

OMessengers on horseback were regularly used, as were trained homing pigeon and even camels too.

OThere were the days before mechanized transportation was available so foot messengers ran for miles to reach their destinations, with very little reward.

OIn another article from History World it details how transporting goods by water was ‘the backbones of early civilizations’. Although this would have been in rudimentary boats and river craft.

OWhen notable developments in industries is gradually improving during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, delivery services really began to improve in efficiency.

OThe inventions of railroads and automobiles took Express industry to the next level.

OMore and more businesses specializing in delivery and courier services began to appear.

OToday, deliveries are made non-stop all around the world and are the fastest and most efficient they have ever been.

OAutomated booking, ordering and processing systems mean more consignments can be arranged, while modern aircraft and logistics vehicles mean bigger orders can find their way around the world courtesy of the transport networks available.

OBicycle and motorcycle couriers began popping up in large cities, transporting documents and other packages from one end of town to the other.

OAirplanes were eventually commissioned to deliver packages quickly over the longest distances.

OMail-order retail business and increasing postal rates caused couriers to diversify and become more competitive.

ODifferent modes for delivering goods in present era are roads, trains, ships, aircraft.

Courier service offers following functions to customer:

OSafely and securely transportation

ODeliver large and heavy item

OInternational delivery option

OFast track delivery

ONext day delivery

OOnline tracking tool for tracking each item

OProper authorization to send certain items

Benefits of courier service:

OThe world is moving with a high speed in terms of businesses. For the growth and prosperity every business required their products and packages send their target destination.

OToday’s companies are being reliable on courier service providers in order to outsource their consignment delivery as soon as possible.

OParcel delivery services can either be local, regional or international.

ODelivers in time.

OSecurely transported to destination place.

OVery less cause of damage of products.

OSaves much time during emergency.

Top 5 Courier Service companies

ODHL- Larry Hillblom 1969 Hq- Bonn

OFedex- Fedrick 1971 Hq- Memphis, US

OUnited Parcel Service Inc.- James 1907 Hq- Sandy Springs

OBlue Dart-1995 Hq- Chennai

ORoyal Mail -1516 Hq- London

Conclusion:O The postal and courier service is an infrastructure service in the same way as

telecommunication.It provide job opportunities of 2.5 millions world wide.O The industry ranks amongst the fastest growing segments of the Indian

economy and over the next five years, it is expected to register a growth rate higher than of industries such as retail, banking, financial, chemical and automobiles.

O According to CARE, the size of India's courier industry currently stands at around Rs 7,100 croreand is estimated to have grown at a CAGR of around 33 per cent over the past decade.

O The industry contributes more than Rs 1000 crore to the government revenues by way of service tax. But most important role of this is in facilating the success of other parts of the economy.

O At its current estimated size, the courier industry is larger than the tea industry and close to the size of paper and shipping industries in India.

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