What is Fake NDR (Non-Delivery Report) in E-Commerce?

A Fake NDR occurs when a delivery executive marks an order as "Customer Unavailable" or "Door Closed" without actually attempting physical delivery or placing a call.
📐 Formula: Fake NDR Impact = Instant RTO Penalty + Lost Customer LTV + Reverse Freight

A Non-Delivery Report (NDR) is generated whenever a delivery attempt fails. In practice, courier field agents racing against daily quotas frequently mark orders as "Customer refused delivery" or "Address incomplete" without dialing the customer's phone number or visiting the doorstep.

This triggers premature Return to Origin (RTO), destroying brand margins and forcing merchants to pay both forward and reverse courier fees.

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