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Business Operations and system

Part: 1 Essential Component for Effective Business Operations Management

Royal mail has changed its parcel delivery recently from 2nd April, 2013. It has categorized its delivery system into three broad categories guaranteed, confirmed and standard. The standard parcel delivery of Royal mail is very effective. The essential components of the standard royal mail parcel delivery are that it delivers all the products on time. Apart from that there are many options for the customers as well (Voss et al, 2002, p.219). One of the strengths of the royal mail is that they have grouped their service in the standard parcel delivery according to the needs of the customers. Furthermore, the royal mail has also a tracking system with the help of which the customers can track their delivery. Also, the Royal mail has also introduced a special delivery for the valuable items which can be delivered to the customers with proper safety.

Worldwide Customer Delivery

The customers can send their parcels worldwide using the standard parcel delivery of the Royal mail. The parcel can be sent to anywhere in the world within 48 hours. The choice is also given to the customers in the standard Royal mail parcel delivery to send the product within two days or three days. Also, the customers are also given compensation in the charges. In the standard mail parcel delivery there is also categorization on the basis of royal mail of 1st class and royal mail of 2nd class. Another feature of the standard mail parcel delivery is that there is clear prices for different delivery modes from which the customer can easily pick up based on his needs. Also, the customers can also choose from various speeds depending upon their needs and desires. If the customer wants that his product should reach within hours or in one day or two days than it can be made possible with the help of the various delivery services offered by the Royal mail.

Deliverable Weights

In the Royal mail standard parcel delivery the weights of the parcels have also been increased. Now the customers can send parcels ranging from 1 kg to 20 kg using the standard mail parcel delivery of the Royal mail. The numbers of post offices of the royal mail are also greater in number amounting to around 11000. It is convenient for the customers to send any parcel through Royal mail as they can easily reach any post office of the Royal mail very easily. Furthermore, the Royal mail has also an effective postal network that reaches every business and home in United Kingdom (Voss et al, 2002, p.219). The Royal mail charges on the basis of the weight, higher the weight of the parcel higher will be delivery system and vice versa. The standard parcel delivery system consumes at least 2 to three days. Mostly the people use the standard parcel delivery of the Royal mail when they have to send the parcels that are high in ...