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Zone in logistics is used a proxy for distance travlled in shipping. Most courier partners define regions such as North, South, East, West or Special regions (this demarcates areas where cost of operations is higher than other parts of the country. For instance cost of operations in North East and Jammu, Kashmir is high due to difficult terrain). Zone is then defined as movement of shipments within the same city, within the same region, between two different regions, from metro to metro or to/from Special Regions.

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Weight Reconciliation

Weight reconciliation ensures that the shipment weight is consistent, there is no different between trhe weight given by the seller and the weight calculated by the courier partner. This practice eliminates the hassle of weight discrepancy and revenue loss from excessive fees.

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ODA shipment

ODA is short for the out-of-delivery area. It is the same as the delivery to a remote area, which is difficult to reach. Additional shipping charges may occur, and the transit time for shipments to these regions may be longer. The carrier defines the ODA delivery and delivery to remote areas only before shipping. You may be contacted by them asking for an additional charge.

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Destination city

Destination city refers to the city where the final delivery to the end customer will take place. Destination city is recognised by the address provided by the shopper.

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Image Clicks

Clicking on images, such as product images in an e-commerce store or thumbnails in a gallery, can be used to view more details or enlarge the image.

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