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IATA
International Air Transport Association.
Less than container load (LCL)
Loads that will not fill a container by
themselves and are therefore grouped
into a consolidated load for ocean
transport.
Mail-related systems service
Service before and after mail transport,
such as printing, addressing and response
processing.
Multi-user warehouse
Distribution center in a strategic location
that can be used by several customers.
Outsourcing
The subcontracting of tasks to external
service providers.
Part-load
Loads that will not fill a container by
themselves, but must be shipped end-to-
end without handling.
Philately
Deutsche Post’s philately division not only
coordinates the development, produc-
tion and distribution of German postage
stamps, but also operates the largest
philately mail-order business of all postal
organizations in the world.
Preferred periodical
A press product of which more than 30%
consists of journalistic reporting.
Price-cap procedure
Procedure whereby the Federal Network
Agency approves prices for key mail
products. The agency approves prices on
the basis of parameters it stipulates in
advance, which set the average changes
in these prices within baskets of services
defined by the agency.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Technology that permits data to be
transmitted, received and stored using
a transponder and without the need for
physical or visual contact.
Same day
Same-day delivery.
Standard periodical
A press product of which no more than
30% consists of journalistic reporting.
TEU
Twenty foot container equivalent unit.
Standardized container unit measuring
20 feet in length (1 foot = approximately
30 cm).
Time-definite
Delivery of express shipments at a speci-
fied time.
Deutsche Post World Net
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