Whether it's Blockbuster or the U.S. Postal Service, parcel handling in distribution faces many of the same problems. Here are the rules that apply. Maybe you work for Blockbuster or the U.S. Postal Service or some similar industry. Or maybe your company is introducing a new product that will need distribution. Maybe there's a change on the horizon - a switch from shipping palletloads to shipping eaches, or a change form the familiar carton to the unknown plastic shipper. Now's the time to step back and look at the big picture. That means distribution, sortation and packaging, of course. But maybe it's time to evaluate how you collect and process information through the system.
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