Update: DHL has just delivered. It’s 12:45
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Here’s a quick insight into how 21st century comms can help a business run smoothly:
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Subject: DHL E-Mail Tracking response
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:44:27 GMT
From: DHL E-Mail Tracking – Do not reply
AWB Current Status
With delivery courier: June 16, 2010 08:08
London-Heathrow – UK
Detailed Report
June 14, 2010 16:07
Location : Boston, MA – USA
Status : Shipment picked up
June 14, 2010 18:29
Location : Boston, MA – USA
Status : Transferred through Boston, MA – USA
June 14, 2010 20:57
Location : Boston, MA – USA
Status : Processed at Boston, MA – USA
June 14, 2010 23:40
Location : Boston, MA – USA
Status : Processed at Boston, MA – USA
June 14, 2010 23:50
Location : Boston, MA – USA
Status : Departed from DHL facility in Boston, MA – USA
June 15, 2010 01:45
Location : Cincinnati, OH – USA
Status : Arrived at DHL facility in Cincinnati, OH – USA
June 15, 2010 01:53
Location : Cincinnati, OH – USA
Status : Arrived at DHL facility in Cincinnati, OH – USA
June 15, 2010 02:11
Location : Cincinnati, OH – USA
Status : Processed at Cincinnati, OH – USA
June 15, 2010 03:23
Location : Cincinnati, OH – USA
Status : Processed at Cincinnati, OH – USA
June 15, 2010 06:24
Location : Cincinnati, OH – USA
Status : Departed from DHL facility in Cincinnati, OH – USA
June 15, 2010 20:37
Location : East Midlands – UK
Status : Arrived at DHL facility in East Midlands – UK
June 15, 2010 23:01
Location : East Midlands – UK
Status : Clearance processing complete at East Midlands – UK
June 16, 2010 01:51
Location : East Midlands – UK
Status : Processed at East Midlands – UK
June 16, 2010 04:11
Location : East Midlands – UK
Status : Departed from DHL facility in East Midlands – UK
June 16, 2010 06:30
Location : London-Heathrow – UK
Status : Arrived at DHL facility
June 16, 2010 08:08
Location : London-Heathrow – UK
Status : With delivery courier
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So now we know that our latest delivery of stuff will be in our hands by close of play today. That’s 48 hours since it left our suppliers, many thousands of miles and many different modes of transport away.
Hooray!
True to their word, DHL today delivered us a further huge shipment from the USA, less than 48 hours after we placed the order with one of our suppliers over there. This is a fantastic feat of logistics on the part of the brilliant folk at McKeon’s, the DHL co-ordinator who called yesterday to say the shipment was on a plane over the Atlantic at that moment, and the DHL driver who brought the towering stacks of boxes to our warehouse this lunchtime. A belated thanksgiving thanks to everyone involved.