In this article we will look at what factors you may need to consider; not only from a cost of shipment, but also from areas that may make your shipping process more efficient.
One of the few growth spots in the mail industry are managed service providers who focus solely on helping you manage your mailing equipment and postage spends to find cost savings, eliminate fees and recover over payments and lost postage funds.
The good news is that the Office of Inspector General provided the statistics that I was unable to obtain through multiple Freedom of Information Act requests.
This is an update to an article I published in 2012 that I thought is more relevant today with the mandatory USPS IMPB Package Barcode requirement for Priority and Express Mail coming in January 2015 that can increase costs by 7-78%.
Incoming tracking systems can offer tremendous value to mail operations because they give complete accountability to your packages, overnights or additional items that need to be tracked.
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