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Delivery scheduling

Deliveries scheduled in chat, delivered first time.

Customers pick or reschedule a delivery slot with one tap on WhatsApp and confirm the address before your rider leaves the hub. Failed attempts trigger an automatic recovery flow that rescues the order before it ships back as a return.

Headline outcome

35%

fewer return-to-origin orders

71%

delivery slots confirmed in chat

54%

failed deliveries rescued

Use cases

How delivery scheduling teams use InfiQ

Slot pickers in chat

Offer two or three delivery windows as tap-to-confirm buttons, pulled live from your dispatch calendar.

Courier and OMS triggers

Status webhooks from Shiprocket, Delhivery or your own OMS fire the right template on dispatch, out-for-delivery and failed-attempt events.

Address confirmation

Send the address on file the evening before dispatch — roughly 1 in 5 replies adds the flat number or landmark the rider actually needed.

NDR recovery flows

A failed-attempt event triggers a reschedule nudge within 15 minutes, while the parcel is still at the local hub.

Day-of-delivery alerts

Out-for-delivery and 30-minutes-away messages cut not-at-home failures because customers know exactly when to be in.

First-attempt analytics

Track slot confirmations, first-attempt success and NDR saves per courier, per city and per template in one dashboard.

Measurable outcomes

The numbers delivery scheduling teams track

Every journey is measured end to end — from first message to the business outcome — inside one analytics view.

Analytics · Delivery scheduling Last 30 days

Journey funnel

Slot-pick message delivered100%
Message read92%
Slot or address confirmed71%
Delivered on first attempt63%

delivery slots confirmed in chat

71%

failed deliveries rescued

54%

from failed attempt to customer nudge

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Pick your delivery slot

Hi Priya, your washing machine (order #4182) arrives Thu 10 Jul. Pick a slot that suits you.10:15

Morning 9–12

Evening 4–8

Evening 4–8, please.10:18

Locked in — Thu 10 Jul, 4–8 pm. Reply YES if 14 Lotus Enclave, HSR Layout is still correct, or send the new address.10:18

Yes, same address. Gate code is 4451.10:19

Noted the gate code. Our rider will message you 30 minutes before arrival — reply here anytime to reschedule.10:19

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The customer experience

What delivery scheduling customers see

Verified business name, rich templates and tap-to-act buttons — a conversation, not a notification.

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Put WhatsApp to work for delivery scheduling

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need opt-in to send delivery scheduling messages?

Yes — collect consent at checkout or on the order confirmation page, usually a single checkbox. Delivery updates are utility messages, the easiest category to justify, and InfiQ keeps consent records, audit logs and access controls for every contact.

Do slot-picker templates need Meta approval?

Yes, every template goes through Meta review, but utility templates typically clear in minutes to a few hours. InfiQ includes a library of delivery templates you can adapt and submit for approval straight from the dashboard.

How do the triggers work — do I need a developer?

If you ship with Shiprocket, Delhivery, Blue Dart or a similar aggregator, their status webhooks plug into InfiQ's flow builder without code. For a custom OMS, one API call per status event is all it takes.

When should the NDR message go out, and how often can I follow up?

Send the first nudge within 15–30 minutes of the failed attempt, while the parcel is still nearby, then one reminder the next morning. Couriers usually hold parcels for 2–3 attempts over 3–4 days, so speed matters more than volume.

How do I measure the impact on RTOs?

Compare first-attempt success and RTO rate for orders that confirmed a slot against those that didn't — InfiQ's funnel view breaks this down per template. Most teams also track NDR saves: failed deliveries that were rescheduled and then delivered.

What happens if the customer never replies?

The flow falls back to your courier's default reattempt schedule, and you can auto-escalate unresponsive NDRs to an agent in the shared inbox for a phone call. No order sits waiting on a reply.

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