Proof of Delivery
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A method to establish the fact that the recipient received the contents sent by the sender. Receipt signed by a consignee or recipient, confirming delivery of a shipment in good order and condition.Proof of delivery is very important when legal and financial documents are to be exchanged between seller and buyer. Commercial fleet operators need to be able to confirm proof of delivery of goods to their customers. Legal complications can arise if the recipient company refutes receiving a corrected product specification or a message about a delayed shipment. Both companies could be at loggerheads, each proving/not proving the existence of that particular communication. | A method to establish the fact that the recipient received the contents sent by the sender. Receipt signed by a consignee or recipient, confirming delivery of a shipment in good order and condition.Proof of delivery is very important when legal and financial documents are to be exchanged between seller and buyer. Commercial fleet operators need to be able to confirm proof of delivery of goods to their customers. Legal complications can arise if the recipient company refutes receiving a corrected product specification or a message about a delayed shipment. Both companies could be at loggerheads, each proving/not proving the existence of that particular communication. | ||
| - | In e-commerce, businesses exchange millions of electronic documents to track delivery information using computer to computer communication techniques like email, FTP and EDI. These documents contain a variety of transaction details, including information regarding purchase orders, invoices, shipping details, product specifications, and price quotes. Electronic documents can exchange new data as well as corrections to previously transmitted messages <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_delivery </ref>. | + | In e-commerce, businesses exchange millions of electronic documents to track delivery information using computer to computer communication techniques like email, [[FTP]] and [[EDI]]. These documents contain a variety of transaction details, including information regarding purchase orders, invoices, shipping details, product specifications, and price quotes. Electronic documents can exchange new data as well as corrections to previously transmitted messages <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_delivery </ref>. |
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A method to establish the fact that the recipient received the contents sent by the sender. Receipt signed by a consignee or recipient, confirming delivery of a shipment in good order and condition.Proof of delivery is very important when legal and financial documents are to be exchanged between seller and buyer. Commercial fleet operators need to be able to confirm proof of delivery of goods to their customers. Legal complications can arise if the recipient company refutes receiving a corrected product specification or a message about a delayed shipment. Both companies could be at loggerheads, each proving/not proving the existence of that particular communication.
In e-commerce, businesses exchange millions of electronic documents to track delivery information using computer to computer communication techniques like email, FTP and EDI. These documents contain a variety of transaction details, including information regarding purchase orders, invoices, shipping details, product specifications, and price quotes. Electronic documents can exchange new data as well as corrections to previously transmitted messages [1].
