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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2007
Glossary Further Information
Intermodal transport
Transport chain integrating different
modes of transport, often combining
road and rail.
Less than container load (LCL)
Loads that will not fi ll a container by
themselves and are therefore grouped
for ocean transport.
Logistics campus
Location where several distribution
centres share certain resources such as
staff and means of transport to save
time and maximise cost effi ciency.
Outsourcing
The subcontracting of tasks to external
service providers.
Packstation
Parcel machine where parcels and
small packets can be deposited and
collected around the clock.
Paketbox
Postbox for franked parcels and small
packets (maximum dimensions: 50 x
40 x 30cm).
Philately
The study of stamps. Systematic collec-
tion of postage stamps.
Postal act
(
Postgesetz
)
The purpose of the German postal
act, which was adopted on 1 January
1998, is to promote postal competition
through regulation and ensure the
nationwide provision of appropriate
and suffi cient 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 Net-
work 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 defi ned by the
agency.
Same Day
Same-day delivery of express ship-
ments.
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.
Supply chain
A series of connected resources and
processes from sourcing materials to
delivering goods to consumers.
TEU
Twenty-foot equivalent unit. Stand-
ardised container unit measuring 20
feet in length (1 foot = approximately
30cm).
Time Defi nite
Delivery of express shipments at a
specifi ed time.
Value-added services
Services which go beyond core services
offered and thus create added value.