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Boost in electronic courier traffic — traditional UK couriers left stranded in petrol shortage

Melissa Zieger

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Abstract

The recent fuel crisis in the UK was a rude awakening for companies who are still using standard mail and physical courier services to send and receive time-sensitive contracts, manuals, CDs, or diskettes. The shortage prompted many companies to take additional measures ensuring that their deadlines and daily business activities did not become casualties.

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The recent fuel crisis in the UK was a rude awakening for companies who are still using standard mail and physical courier services to send and receive time-sensitive contracts, manuals, CDs, or diskettes. The shortage prompted many companies to take additional measures ensuring that their deadlines and daily business activities did not become casualties.

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The recent fuel crisis in the UK was a rude awakening for companies who are still using standard mail and physical courier services to send and receive time-sensitive contracts, manuals, CDs, or diskettes. The shortage prompted many companies to take additional measures ensuring that their deadlines and daily business activities did not become casualties.

Key concepts: Economic shortage, Business, Finance, Operations management, Telecommunications, Computer security, Computer science, Engineering

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