How Mail Centers Can Cope With Less Money, More Work

Inflation makes it tough for businesses to manage their budgets. The cost of goods and services is increasing while department managers are being asked to maintain or expand operations. The budget dollars won’t stretch as far as they thought. This hits all parts of the business, including corporate mail centers.

Mail centers handle letters, flats, and parcels, typically using manual or semi-manual processes established decades ago. Since the pandemic and the structural business changes it brought, mail centers have struggled to service their organizations. The staff that was once reachable with set courier routes within buildings and office campuses are now scattered far and wide, working remotely.

With the difficulty in attracting and retaining new employees to work in the mailroom and higher wage demands, more staff isn’t the answer, but automation is … (click to read more)