5.3 Explain The Need For Different Types Of Mail Services Used In Business Organisations

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5.1. Describe the types of mail services used in business organisations • Post Office Services – The post office service such as Royal Mail will often deliver and collection an organisations post, saving time and effort from staff having to take this to a collection point. Usually, this will be collected if the organisation has its own franking machine to prepare all out-going mail with the correct postage paid on it. • Couriers – These are used for more bulky packages, which are required in urgent matters but is often more expense than using Royal Mail services for example. • Overseas – This method is used to send things oversea to other organisations. • Internal Circulation – If an organisation has many different offices in many locations it can have and use its own internal collection and delivery teams. This may mean having vans and drivers who will collect and drop off items, sometimes large bulky goods which would cost a huge amount if sent by Royal Mail. The downside of this is that you have the expense of running a fleet of vehicles and every office may only get deliverers and collections on set days each week rather than every day. …show more content…

Explain the need for different types of mail services Mail services could include postal services such as Royal Mail, and an organisation having their own internal system or the use of a courier company. 5.3. Explain the factors to be considered when selecting mail