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Shipment exception routing

Watch tracking and order data for shipments that are late, stuck or missing paperwork, and route each exception to the right coordinator with the order, carrier status and a suggested next step, before the customer has to ask.

Where it starts

The trigger.

A tracking update, missed milestone or missing document is detected on an open shipment.

How it runs today

  • Coordinators find problems when a customer calls.
  • Exceptions sit in shared inboxes without a clear owner.
  • Each coordinator checks carrier sites and spreadsheets by hand.

The workflow

Four bounded steps.

Each step has an owner and a stop rule.

  1. 01 / Watch

    Compare tracking events and order milestones against expected times and required documents.

  2. 02 / Detect

    Flag shipments that are late, stuck, damaged or missing paperwork.

  3. 03 / Route

    Send each exception to the coordinator for that customer, lane or carrier, with the order details and carrier status attached.

  4. 04 / Resolve

    The coordinator chooses the next step, such as contacting the carrier or the customer, and records the outcome.

Where people stay in control

Approval points.

  • Coordinators decide every action and every message to customers.
  • Rules for what counts as an exception are agreed with operations leads.

How we would measure it

Against a baseline.

Measured before and after, on the same work.

Exceptions found before the customer reports them.

Time from exception to owner assigned.

Time to resolve exceptions.

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