Logistics and transportation
Courier, parcel and postal services
Last mile, pickups and cash on delivery. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 492 / 491
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- parcel pickup and delivery
- scanning at each handoff
- cash on delivery
- returns
- service levels
- peak seasons
Typical roles
- counter agent
- sorter
- driver
- dispatcher
- customer-service agent
Day-to-day flows
- accept a parcel
- scan and label
- sort and transfer
- deliver with signature or photo
- collect cash on delivery
- remit to shippers
Tenders and payments seen
- cash on delivery
- prepaid accounts
- cards at the counter
Inventory and assets
- parcels in custody
- packaging materials
Reports they ask for
- delivery success
- cash on delivery owed
- dwell time
- exceptions
Integrations they need
- shipper platforms
- address tools
- marketplaces
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | P Partial | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | C Catalogued | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | C Catalogued | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Fleet, assets and maintenance | P Partial | LOGI |
Gaps
- planned CONNThe catalog module code for Interchange: digital waybilling and the supply network. The product name is not decided. Glossary/LOGI items cover manifests, handoffs and cash on delivery on paper-style flows
- nothing is built
- no route optimisation or address validation
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Vehicle documents tracker (SOAT, revisión técnica, licencia) LITE-0006
- Vehicle log (per vehicle) BK-0045
- Asset maintenance log BK-0087
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Product search (name/SKU/barcode/description) SALE-0005
- Barcode scan to add line SALE-0006
- Camera barcode scanning SALE-0007
- Weight-embedded barcode scan SALE-0008
- Multiple barcodes per product SALE-0009
- Line price override with permission SALE-0016
- Unknown barcode flow SALE-0039
- Item lookup by short code / PLU SALE-0040
- Cancel ticket with reason TKT-0017
- KDS screen KDSKitchen display system: a screen that replaces or supplements kitchen printers. Glossary-0015
- Discount reasons DISC-0003
- Coupon codes DISC-0029
Sub-verticals
Local courier
same-day deliveries
Open →Sub-verticalPostal agency counter
stamps and parcels
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- postal and customs rules
- dangerous-goods restrictions
- liability limits (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- recipient absent
- wrong address
- damaged parcel
- cash shortage by driver
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 492 / 491 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 48-49
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Mail, Package, and Freight Delivery
- Fit
- Close fit
No public reference was gathered for this industry; the description is domain analysis, not sourced research.
Questions
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