How to Handle a Delayed Pickup

🧩 Purpose:

To ensure timely follow-up and resolution of delayed pickups, maintain customer satisfaction, and enforce vendor accountability.


✅ When Does This Apply?

This SOP is triggered when:

  • The order appears in the “Out Of Time” tab (pickup slot passed without rescheduling), or

  • The order appears in the “No Action” tab (no status update after lead assignment).


👥 Who’s Involved?

  • Ops Executive: Monitors orders and initiates action.

  • Vendor: Executes pickup and updates via app.

  • Customer Support: Updates customers on delays.

  • Ops Manager: Escalation point for unresolved or repeated delays.


🪜 Step-by-Step Process:

Step 1: Identify Delayed Pickup

  • Go to the Admin Panel → Orders → Out Of Time / No Action.

  • Filter by City and Vendor.

  • Click on the Order ID to view full order and vendor details.

Step 2: Vendor Follow-Up

  • Call vendor immediately.

  • Ask why the pickup wasn’t completed.

  • Instruct vendor to call the customer and reschedule within the same day.

  • Update internal notes on Admin Panel: ”Vendor contacted, promised pickup by [TIME].”

Step 3: Customer Update

If pickup is not happening the same day:

  • Reschedule the order in Admin Panel.
  • Trigger reschedule WhatsApp + Email notification to customer.

  • (Optional) Call customer if delay is more than 24 hours or customer is high priority.

Step 4: Vendor Escalation

If vendor is:

  • Not reachable OR
  • Pickup still not done after 24 hours:

  1. Reassign the order to another vendor.
  2. Reduce vendor’s active order limit to 3 max.
  3. Log delay in Admin Panel notes.
  4. Fine vendor 10 credits for delay.

Step 5: Logging the Delay

  • Open ticket.

  • Log issue under: Category: Pickup Delay
    Tag: Vendor Delay, Rescheduled or Reassigned

  • Add remarks and link Order ID.

Step 6: Escalation Flow (to be implemented)

If delay repeats 2+ times in 7 days:

  • Flag vendor for review.

  • Hold vendor from receiving new orders for 24 hours.

  • Notify Ops Manager for review.

  • Escalate to leadership if repeated 3+ times/month.


⚠️ Important Notes:

  • Never allow more than 3 orders in progress for a vendor with delays.

  • Vendor must mark status on the app post-call — else reassign.

  • System auto-sends pickup reschedule notifications — no manual follow-up needed unless critical.


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