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IATA
International Air Transport Association.
Infopost/Infobrief
Mail product for sending larger volumes
of addressed advertising mailings and
catalogs.
Intermodal transport
Transport chain integrating different
modes of transport.
Less than container load (LCL)
Loads that will not fill a container by
themselves and are therefore grouped
for ocean transport.
Less than truck load (LTL)
Loads that will not fill a truck by
themselves and are therefore grouped
for land transport.
Outsourcing
The subcontracting of tasks to
external service providers.
Philately
The study of stamps. Systematic
collection of postage stamps.
Postal Act
(
Postgesetz
)
The purpose of the German Postal Act,
which was adopted on January 1, 1998,
is to promote postal competition through
regulation and ensure the nationwide
provision of appropriate and sufficient
postal services. The Postal Act includes
regulations on licensing, price control,
and the universal service.
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 transmits, receives and
stores data using a transponder without
the need for physical or visual contact.
Reverse logistics
Return transport and utilization
of products and materials.
Same-day
Same-day delivery of express shipments.
Standard letter
Letter measuring max. 235 x 125 x 5mm
and weighing up to 20g.
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
30cm).
Time-definite
Delivery of express shipments
at a specified time.
Unaddressed mail
Unaddressed advertising mailings
sent to households.
Value-added services
Services which go beyond core services
offered and thus create added value.
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Glossary
Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2006