Maple-Vail Distribution highlights & Benefits

1. Maple-Vail Distribution Services Highlights
Barcode scanning technology benefits
99.9% accuracy rate of picking and packaging orders
Significantly reduces incorrect shipments and loss of inventory
Scanning returns stock back into inventory and notes condition
All information entered into our tracking system is real time
90% of all orders processed within 24 hours
Same day rush orders accommodated
Biannual cycle count for inventory reconciliation means NO warehouse down time
Order consolidation for books being shipped to common destinations significantly
reduces your freight and skid costs
Advanced Shipping Notification (ASN) saves on penalties, time wasted to resolve
inventory issues, and loss of inventory due to quantity discrepancies
Major distributors will not question shipment quantity if they are notified
using this “electronic license plate”
Precise scale weighs books to 1/100th of a pound instead of full ounces, saving on
returns postage
Real time web site for tracking orders from receipt through delivery
Partnerships with upfront businesses for complete and worry-free fulfillment, from
customer orders through invoicing
Customer Benefits
 Reduction in cost of net sales to an average of just 5.5 - 6%
 Elimination of any inventory property tax (not assessed in Pennsylvania)
 No interim receiving fees or shipping, pallet and strapping costs from the
manufacturer when books are printed at a Maple-Vail facility
 Reduced time to market for important titles for improved sales
 Very competitive pricing!