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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

eigener Paketversand

English translation:

Possibility to send parcels

Added to glossary by A. & S. Witte
Aug 27, 2017 15:45
6 yrs ago
German term

eigener Paketversand

German to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping A mobile terminal app from a large logistics company: features in the pipeline
Hi,

Why would Z, being a parcel service/large logistics company, list "eigener Paketversand" as being in the development pipeline for its app?

Die Z App Y, mit der Empfänger detaillierte Informationen über Sendungen erhalten und die Warenannahme optimieren können, soll kontinuierlich weitere Funktionen erhalten.
So können Empfänger über die App spätestens ab Anfang 2018 auch Öffnungs- und Urlaubszeiten hinterlegen, die Z dann bei der Zustellung automatisch berücksichtigt.
Weitere Anwendungen, die sich in der Entwicklung befinden, sind Sendungsverfügung (etwa Auslieferung an eine andere Adresse), ***eigener Paketversand***, In-App-Bezahlung (etwa bei Nachnahmen), Anwendung auch auf PC, Chat mit Z Kundenservice."

In a rush,

Sebastian Witte
Proposed translations (English)
3 personal parcel delivery
4 in-house delivery service
Change log

Aug 27, 2017 15:49: A. & S. Witte changed "Field (write-in)" from "A large logistics company\\\'s mobile terminal app: features in the pipeline" to "A mobile terminal app from a large logistics company: features in the pipeline"

Discussion

Martin Ris Aug 30, 2017:
Ask the client what it is, then translate it. This is not an issue of translation, it's an issue of nobody here knowing what is actually meant in terms of business process. So, all the entries are just guess work. It could be additional functionality re the company sending stuff, or it could be clients being able to use the app to send their own parcels (akin to having a FedEx, UPS or USPS account and software to do this (in the US)). You need more info from your client.
Herbmione Granger Aug 27, 2017:
I'm not saying it's wrong but that I'm not convinced. It could be that the user chooses their own delivery service, but if the company is a delivery service, this isn't likely.
RobinB Aug 27, 2017:
User app Why would a user app have a feature exclusively for the logistics company itself? Logically, "eigen" can only really mean the user of the app.
Herbmione Granger Aug 27, 2017:
that is one interpretation But if you search "eigenen Paketversand," it usually means what gangels wrote. The company has a direct delivery service.
RobinB Aug 27, 2017:
Thomas is right It means parcels sent by - rather than received by - the app user.
A. & S. Witte (asker) Aug 27, 2017:
Thomas Ja das könnte sein.
Thomas Pfann Aug 27, 2017:
Possibility to send parcels? Bislang scheint die App nur für Empfänger eines Pakets nützlich zu sein, in Zukunft auch für Versender – also „eigener Versand“ im Sinne von „Sie, der App-Nutzer selbst, versenden Pakete“. Könnte das möglich sein?
philgoddard Aug 27, 2017:
Could it be the parcel company's own parcels?
A. & S. Witte (asker) Aug 27, 2017:
I cannot speak to the customer or end customer on a Sunday. Would "dedicated parcel shipment facility" work as an emergency solution do you people think? It might mean something like registering the wrapped up parcel awaiting shipment at the customer's premises online using the Z app Y so that Z knows that it will be handed in or have to be picked up at the customer's premises, as the case may be - I think?

Proposed translations

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personal parcel delivery

that's what it means on the face of it
Note from asker:
Thanks.
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13 hrs

in-house delivery service

I often encounter 'eigen' to mean 'in-house' in the sense that it's a service within a company's overall operation that is not subcontracted to another company.

For example: https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article150713535/Jetzt-baut-A...

I hope my contribution is not too late!
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