Area Distribution Center

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Area Distribution Center

A U.S. Postal Service facility that receives a high volume of mail. The area distribution center accumulates mail and sends it out to individual post offices, which in turn deliver it to the appropriate addresses.
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E-commerce and traditional retail package volume arrives in Louisville from area distribution centers that continue to grow and drive the need for increased UPS processing capacity.
United States : UPS Triples The Size Of Louisville Package Facility
Among these are three- or five-digit sorting, sorting by automated area distribution centers and carrier routes.
Time again to think about trimming postage cost
In 2003, Wal-Mart asked its top 100 suppliers to use RFID tags on crates and pallets going to Dallas area distribution centers by January 2005.
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Since then, periodicals mail is handled at Area Distribution Centers rather than at Sectional Center Facilities.
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That's what Wal-Mart plans to do later this month when it launches its RFID pilot program at three Dallas area distribution centers.
RFID could cost average Wal-Mart vendor $9M
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