Recently, Neopost (a provider of mailing, communications and shipping solutions) conducted a survey about new postal changes: (http://www.neopostusa.com/media/news/neopost-usa-poll-reveals-shipping-customer-opportunities). Their press release mentioned business opportunities from these changes, and I asked them how an average printer could benefit.
Here’s their response:
Q: Please identify and clarify two or three benefits the average printing company can derive from the findings in Neopost USA’s survey?
A: DIM weight pricing parameters were announced last year but there is still a multitude of details businesses need to know, to understand and to implement so they can benefit from this industry standard.
Printing industry supplies or “rush” orders that are low-weight and placed into improper packaging can result in unwanted, unnecessary and unplanned shipping charges; often those charges are realized after the fact. More than 70 percent of our survey respondents have not made changes, including many companies in the printing industry. There is clearly an opportunity for printing companies to improve as well as a certain urgency to change and embrace the pricing norm.
Many businesses want to work with printing industry customers to help reduce DIM-related shipping costs. Two examples, a packaging company can help create ideal, cost-effective packaging or a shipping carrier (including the United States Postal Service[SUP]®[/SUP]) which can offer favorable shipping weight calculations.
The printing industry can certainly benefit from the advantages shipping technology provides. The DIM weight pricing model is the perfect catalyst to cause printers to look at new shipping software which can provide multi-carrier options to maximize service levels at the most efficient price points.
Here’s their response:
Q: Please identify and clarify two or three benefits the average printing company can derive from the findings in Neopost USA’s survey?
A: DIM weight pricing parameters were announced last year but there is still a multitude of details businesses need to know, to understand and to implement so they can benefit from this industry standard.
Printing industry supplies or “rush” orders that are low-weight and placed into improper packaging can result in unwanted, unnecessary and unplanned shipping charges; often those charges are realized after the fact. More than 70 percent of our survey respondents have not made changes, including many companies in the printing industry. There is clearly an opportunity for printing companies to improve as well as a certain urgency to change and embrace the pricing norm.
Many businesses want to work with printing industry customers to help reduce DIM-related shipping costs. Two examples, a packaging company can help create ideal, cost-effective packaging or a shipping carrier (including the United States Postal Service[SUP]®[/SUP]) which can offer favorable shipping weight calculations.
The printing industry can certainly benefit from the advantages shipping technology provides. The DIM weight pricing model is the perfect catalyst to cause printers to look at new shipping software which can provide multi-carrier options to maximize service levels at the most efficient price points.
