Physical Delivery in Libraries Kindle Edition 1 doc

... cost per unit while maintaining or increasing on-time delivery. For orga nizations with tight budget constraints, cost per unit and total spend are key metrics in determining orga nizational ... do? Maintaining an in- house fleet and drivers means business will continue, but gas prices and liability insurance and other pressures felt by the carrier industry are also felt by the in- h...

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... containers are an increasingly common alternative to canvas bags, especially in systems where delivery volume is increasing. Plastic containers are the standard in supply chain operations in ... materials being delivered to libraries to improve their handling efficiency at delivery. Libraries, especially larger libraries, often process incoming delivery materi- als in differ...

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... budgets in academic and other types of libraries, individual libraries are increasingly falling behind in their mission to provide needed materials to users. 6 To offset this trend, libraries ... they need it. A GROWTH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS 11 5 The full text of new print books is also increasingly found in electronic for- mat. Starting in 19 71, Project Gutenberg has built...

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... in 19 94 when the system faced 15 1 1 1 Home Delivery Lori Ayre and Jim Myers Home delivery is not new to libraries. Specialized homebound delivery ser vices, bookmobiles, deliveries to nursing ... destination zip code HOME DELIVERY 15 9 Packaging Packaging can become an impediment for libraries that would like to offer home delivery. The packaging requirement depends on...

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... System Delivery Hub of the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network list. Figure 10 .1 South Central Library System shipping guidelines MANAGING THE DELIVERY SERVICE 14 7 Although all libraries ... clicking on the Delivery Network” icon. The list of the libraries participating in the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network has two columns. Step 2 Fill in the Fo...

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... column, System Delivery Hub of the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network list. Figure 10 .1 South Central Library System shipping guidelines 14 4 PART THREE: MANAGING PHYSICAL DELIVERY SERVICES Although ... clicking on the Delivery Network” icon. The list of the libraries participating in the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network has two columns. Step 2 Fill...

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... 11 6 11 7 downloadable multimedia, 11 3 11 4 e-books, 11 4 11 6 electronic journals, 11 4 print-on-demand services, 11 7 11 8 trends, 8, 12 electronic discussion lists, 12 1 12 2 electronic journals, 11 4 e-mail for communication ... services, 16 8, 17 1 costs automated materials handling, 97, 99 10 1 of commercial carriers, 18 19 , 42 in contracts, 59 estimates of, 10 , 14...

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... private courier, in that handling the occasional extra item does not increase FACTORS INFLUENCING DELIVERY OPTIONS 19 carrier pricing models include significant price increases as weight increases. ... per hour. Serving the system’s interest first is possible through cooperative library and delivery planning. Centralized sorting can also improve in- library handling of incoming deli...

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... materials being delivered to libraries to improve their handling efficiency at delivery. Libraries, especially larger libraries, often process incoming delivery materi- als in different locations in the ... containers are an increasingly common alternative to canvas bags, especially in systems where delivery volume is increasing. Plastic containers are the standard in supply...

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... age groups. OCLS maintains a circulating collection of 1. 5 million items and has more than 450,000 registered borrowers. In fiscal year 2007, the system circulated 15 1 1 1 Home Delivery Lori Ayre ... home delivery to their patrons and have done so for years. But home delivery has not become the norm in public libraries as was predicted in a 19 70 by Robert Jordan in T...

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