E-BOX PRESENTS ITS NEW SHARED PARCEL DEPOSIT BOX PROTOTYPE
E-BOX will be presenting its new ADSL-controlled M4C (4-columnn unit) shared deposit box prototype at the POST-EXPO 2003 Trade Fair (7-9 October 2003) in Brussels.
E-BOX has developed an automated parcel delivery system in Automated Relay Parcel Points (ARPP) for delivering parcels to a secure point that can be accessed round the clock, seven days a week, and is equipped with shared deposit boxes. The system comprises an E-BOX terminal and four 4-column units each with 24 deposit boxes, which come in two different sizes.
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E-BOX PostExpo 2003 presentation
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e-box
Innovative solution for parcel delivery
presented by Antoine MERCIER CEO
October E-BOX Brussels
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The innovative solution for parcel delivery
E-BOX, French company created in 2000
E-BOX4U, US subsidiary since 2002
E-BOX fields of expertise & businesses
R & D for the conception of automatic parcel
distribution systems (6 patents, 2001 to 2003)
Technical & Economical Engineering
Parcel Delivery Automatism Manufacturing
(hardware et software)
General Management for the implementation
E-BOX of an automated parcel delivery points network
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e-box, what is it?
e-box is made-up of a set of automatic
delivery boxes, each being dedicated to a parcel
for a specific delay.
e-box solutions for parcel storage are mutual
boxes : no box or almost none belongs to any
specific addressee
« A parcel, a unique
Secured e-boxes can be accessed 24 identification code, a
hours a day.
delivery box »
Hardware & Software e-box exceptional
integration level allows the development of
wide range of solutions for the world of
E-BOX 18
logistics 57, ruePARIS
75008
d‘amsterdam
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How does it work? Phase 1 : Registration
Addressee registers
oneself with 2- 3 days later, this client receives
Operator
Internet Through the mail
register@operator.com
Form Personal card
Mrs. Smith
e-box declared as by-
default address when initial
delivery not completed By certified mail
Or e-box defined as XXXX
Personal code
parcel delivery single
address E-BOX 22
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75008 PARIS
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How does it work? Phase 2 : The service
Right away
Deposit
addressee notification Retrieval
Identification with bar code and Identification with bar code and
personal access code personal access code
Addressee name selection
Via e-mail e-box opening
e-box opening
Parcel deposit
Parcel retrieval
e-box closing or message
Parcel number certification e-box closing
Transaction number registration
E-BOX
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75008 PARIS
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Parcel Retrieval Connected Automatism (PRCA)
Parcel Retrieval Connected Automatism (PRCA)
System is made up of a communication unit and of one or several M4C modules (four column
System is made up of a communication unit and of one or several M4C modules (four column
units each) remotely controlled from a server through ADSL lines
units each) remotely controlled from a server through ADSL lines
E-box units specifications (usable volume)
E-box units specifications (usable volume)
Sample M4C configuration
Sample M4C configuration
(4 column unit)
(4 column unit)
Number of boxes per point :: 16 to 192
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WEB SERVICES
Operator ’s server
able to control 20 PRCA System functions «on demand, 24 hours a
day»
Addressee knows real-time J e dois dialoguer avec
When a parcel des machines que je
Is delivered Interconnection
ne connais pas
J ’opère dans un
The carrier company can send messages Opened operator
environnement
to its delivering employees
différent
Deliverers may receive Billed when used
messages from their company
Hardware
Server is connected
Through the Internet
To the PRCA Nous
communiquons
A set of programs
facilitate real-time management
en partageant
supervision and maintenance
un service à
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VALUE CREATION, for the addressee client
«Parcel retrieval is a burden
because I am usually not at
home»
with e-box
Easy to use (bar code)
Self service 24 hours a day, paid at delivery
Real-time email or voicemail awareness
Security: Video-surveillance, anti-theft, access
control, personal code
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VALUE CREATION, for the delivery man
«I often get nobody to
deliver the parcel »
with e-box
100% successful delivery
Logistic costs lowered and
delivery tour optimised
Real time tracking
Delivery automated process
Improved security (less incidents and
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Implementation and deployment of e-box PRCA
« my parcel, where I want and when I
can »
« By my home» (Apartment,
Townhouses, Post office)
« Along my daily way to work»
(Gas or Railway station, parking)
« At my shopping center»
(Mall, market street)
« Besides my work place»
(Offices, Restaurant)
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E-BOX brings an alternative solution to existing distribution networks
Carrier delivers the parcel to the addressee
Home delivery
Delivery with customer
presence
Post office Carrier brings the parcel directly to Post-Office where it
delivery may wait for the customer
Carrier directly brings the parcel to a delivery spot
Pick-up Point
previously chosen by the addressee
Carrier lets the parcel in the individual box installed
Delivery without
Individual box outside addressee’s home boarders
addressee
delivery
presence
Carrier deposits parcel(s) in a mutual box or shared
PRCA delivery reception box only accessible by parcel own addressee -
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BUSINESS MODEL CLIENTS
Postal groups Operator ’s PRCA Subscribers
Gross Gross Gross
Web services sales sales sales
Client management
Internet
Data management Data management
Technical Management Technical management Technical management
(software) Registration
Hardware Sale Rental
(equipment) Maintenance Maintenance
E-BOX
Real-Estate
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Gross sales development forecast 2003- 2010
Profitability
Goal : services should
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sales within 6 years
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«The promise : » E-BOX contributes to e-commerce take-off !
Inside
Merchants Carriers
I am more competitive and I can I am more efficient and
share with my customers I increase profitability
I lower my logistic costs I am more competitive
and I can share with my
clients
virtuous circle
Customers
I save time thanks to e-box
I can save and I will more and more buy through the Internet
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Market size
Mass market (350 millions parcels delivered in France to households) (figures « La Poste »)
Non-quality rate (lost parcels and first delivery failure) > 25%
E-BOX goal for 2010
Automated delivery of 10.5 million parcels (3% of French market) based on a rotation rate of 3 days
per e-box system (hypothesis La Poste).
Split 50 % with third party operated automates (postal groups), 50% e-box operated.
Prospects By 2010,
600 PRCA installed,
Current proposals being made to Deutsche Post , Royal Mail, La POSTE e.g. 60 000 e-box
Other prospects following Post-Expo 2003 : 15 other postal groups and FedEx
Advanced discussion with networks such as ‘ Les 3 suisses KIALA ’ & ‘ALVEOL’
Grand opening by march 2004 of a first e-box operated PRCA in PARIS ( 200 subscribers)
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