If your business is a distribution center, much of what you do ultimately ends up in your shipping area to be sent out to your customers. Many distribution centers primarily use either UPS or Federal Express to ship their packages. You have probably seen the commercials from USPS showing how easy and inexpensive it is to send items via USPS priority flat rate. It has been my experience that if you have small, heavy items, USPS is the way to go, because you ca get a lot of weight into a smaller box; and with USPS it doesn’t matter how much it weighs, just as long as it fits into the box. If you are shipping lighter and larger items, it probably still makes sense to continue to use your current shipping service.
Some distribution software has the ability to integrate with shipping software, such as the software that UPS and FedEx offer to businesses. Make sure your software has the ability to integrate with USPS services so that you can take advantage of the low cost flat rate shipping through USPS.
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