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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2009 | volume 16 | issue 1 PARCEL PUBLISHER Ronald C. Brent EDITOR Dan O’Rourke | dan.o@rbpub.com MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Cook Armendariz amanda.c@rbpub.com 20 08 10 12 14 16 18 19 Going Global By Tom Stanton 26 By Rob Nelson By Mark Taylor 28 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ian Bowden, Joe Loughran Clark Skeen, Peter Starvaski Jonathan Turner D E PA R T M E N T S Transportation ABCs Regional Alternatives Practical IT Packaging Best Practices CIRCULATION Rachel Spahr | rachel@rbpub.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Chad Griepentrog GRAPHIC DESIGN Tiffany Falkner Kelli Cooke, Greg Middleton Mastering Management By Rob Shirley ADVERTISING Kathy Fay | kathy.f@rbpub.com Ken Waddell | ken.w@rbpub.com Josh Vogt | josh@rbpub.com By Oscar Murray By Jeff Todd By Joe Wilkinson F E AT U R E S 20 26 12th Annual UPS Rate Analysis Guiding you through the maze By Joe Loughran Navigating Dim Weight Charges These tips can help you reduce cost and complexity By Peter Starvaski and Clark Skeen 2901 International Lane Madison WI 53704-3128 608-241-8777 • Fax 608-241-8666 www.PARCELindustry.com TRENDS 28 30 More than Just a Postscript Making that last mile visible — and valuable By Jonathan Turner 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. Understanding RFID RFID is extensive, but here are the basics By Ian W. Bowden COLUMNISTS 32 34 PARCEL Counsel Reality Check By Brent Primus By Joe Loughran EXTRAS 06 33 Editor’s Note New Products 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: PARCEL, P.O. Box 259098 Madison WI 53725-9098 04 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2009 / www.PARCELindustry.com Allow six weeks for new subscriptions or address changes. http://www.PARCELindustry.com http://www.marketingreprints.com http://www.PARCELindustry.com

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Parcel - January/February 2009 Contents Editor’s Note Going Global Transportation ABCs Mastering Management Regional Alternatives Practical IT Best Practices Packaging 12th Annual UPS Rate Analysis Navigating Dim Weight Charges More than Just a Postscript Understanding RFID PARCEL Counsel New Products Reality Check

Parcel - January/February 2009

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