Packaging Survey Results

Labor costs
Cost to process an order
2004 $7.872005 $6.72
2006 $6.48
2007 $4.81
2008 $5.21

Cost of labor as a percentage of company sales
2004 10.4%
2005 9.4%
2006 8.6%
2007 8.9%
2008 6.3%

Cycle time
The in-transit time in going up as fewer shipments go air
Total 5.0
Internal 2.3

Error Rate
Other 0.95%
Mgf 0.89%
Retail 0.88%
Ave. 0.78%
Wholesale 0.62%
3PL 0.21%



Larson note: The packaging and logistics industry are getting a solid handle on themselves despite the economy. Costs are down and error rates are down

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*Source: Parcel industry