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LOGOS Full Color: PARCEL The Media Source from Warehousing to Delivery SPRING 2008 volume 15 | issue 3 Full Color: LOGOS PARCEL The Media Source from Warehousing to Delivery Grayscale: PARCEL 8 | Moving Forward The Media Source from Warehousing to Delivery By Amanda Cook Armendariz Grayscale: PARCEL PUBLISHER Ronald C. Brent The Media Source from Warehousing to Delivery Under the leadership of Postmaster General John E. Potter, the Postal Service is really going places — and he couldn’t be happier. Reverse: PARCEL The Media Source from Warehousing to Delivery EDITOR Dan O’Rourke | dan.o@rbpub.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Shoshana Grove 12 Reverse: PARCEL 14 16 The Media Source from 18 20 14 PARCEL By John Grogan Recycling for Safety’s Sake Non-proﬁt ﬁnds USPS eco-friendly ﬂat rate packaging a perfect ﬁt By Elise Murray Want Some Good News? Green shipping systems carry a fast ROI By Justin Cramer Negotiations Have Warehousing to Delivery No Finish Line But you can simplify this ongoing process By Scott Knight Lowering your Parcel Shipping Costs Eight critical questions to ask By Bill Petersen Meeting Industry Challenges Opportunities abound through mailing and shipping efﬁciencies MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Cook Armendariz | amanda.c@rbpub.com PARCEL Justin Cramer, Joe Ferrazzo, John Grogan Scott Knight, Anthony Meadow Elise Murray, Lloyd Moss, Noah Ostanik Bill Petersen, Gary Reblin, Steve Rifai Mike D. Williams, Yvonne Yoerger CIRCULATION Rachel Spahr | rachel.@rbpub.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS The Media SourceDoug Warehousing to Cochrane Dan Barrett, from Caldwell, Jim Delivery Tagline: The Media Source From Warehousing to Delivery PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Chad Griepentrog GRAPHIC DESIGN Greg Middleton, Meghan McCombs, Liz Hauser ADVERTISING Kathy Fay | kathy.f@rbpub.com Ken Waddell | ken.w@rbpub.com New Pricing, New Opportunities USPS’s overnight Delivery The Media Source from Warehousing toand two-day products will be ‘priced to sell’ By Gary Reblin 22 Tagline: Time to Track Learning from the USPS about this varied function By Anthony Meadow 26 It’s Scan-tastic! The 22 Media Source From Warehousing to Delivery Shipment Conﬁrmation Acceptance Notice is gaining popularity By Yvonne Yoerger 24 28 10 Recycling Facts Manufacturers, Postal Service partner for end-of-life returns By Dan Barrett 32 34 32 36 38 40 42 38 36 The New USPS Law Changes Shippers should seize this chance to negotiate! By Mike D. Williams New Law, New Opportunities for Package Shippers High-volume shippers partnering with the USPS By Jim Cochrane A Diamond in the Rough The USPS is becoming a more competitive player — thanks to the rate changes By Joe Ferrazzo Seven Shipping Trends for 2010 and Beyond Plan now and you won’t miss the ship! By Doug Caldwell The Move Update Changes It pays to prepare By Lloyd Moss A Simple Shipping Solution For online retailers, an API can be the answer to their prayers By Steve Rifai 2901 International Lane Madison WI 53704-3128 608-241-8777 • Fax 608-241-8666 www.parcelindustry.com REPRINTS For high-quality reprints, please contact our exclusive reprint provider. FosteReprints • 866-879-9144 • www.marketingreprints.com PARCEL (ISSN 1081-4035) is published 9 times a year by RB Publishing Inc. All material in this magazine is copyrighted 2008 © by RB Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Nothing may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Any correspondence sent to PARCEL, RB Publishing Inc. or its staff becomes the property of RB Publishing, Inc. The articles in this magazine represent the views of the authors and not those of RB Publishing Inc. or PARCEL. RB Publishing Inc. and/or PARCEL expressly disclaim any liability for the products or services sold or otherwise endorsed by advertisers or authors included in this magazine. SUBSCRIPTIONS Free to qualiﬁed recipients: $12 per year to all others in the United States. Subscription rate for Canada or Mexico is $35 for one year and for elsewhere outside of the United States is $55. Back-issue rate is $5. Send subscriptions or change of address to 44 A Case Study in Efﬁciency A logistics solution was the answer to Breg, Inc.’s shipping situation By Noah Ostanik DEPARTMENTS 6 | editor’s note 48 | industry news 46 | new products & services 50 | advertiser index 4 Spring 2008 http://www.parcelindustry.com http://www.parcelindustry.com http://www.marketingreprints.com

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PARCEL - April 2008 Contents Editor's Note Moving Forward Recycling for Safety’s Sake Want Some Good News? Negotiations Have No Finish Line... Lowering your Parcel Shipping Costs Meeting Industry Challenges New Pricing, New Opportunities Time to Track It’s Scan-tastic! 10 Recycling Facts The New USPS Law Changes New Law, New Opportunities for Package Shippers A Diamond in the Rough Seven Shipping Trends for 2010 ...and Beyond The Move Update Changes A Simple Shipping Solution A Case Study in Efficiency New Products and Services Industry News Advertiser Index

Parcel - April 2008

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