DocumentCode
996024
Title
The robot is in the post
Author
Kendall, Donald
Author_Institution
Consultancy Services Group, R. Mail Technol. Centre, Swindon, UK
Volume
6
Issue
4
fYear
1995
Firstpage
177
Lastpage
181
Abstract
Until recently robots have met with little success in the Royal Mail. Each time a robot system has achieved technical feasibility, the business case has been turned down. The cost justification for robots has been based on staff savings to be made. These have always been too low to balance the large capital cost required for robotic solutions. Recently the situation has changed significantly so that new robot systems may well find a home in our sorting offices.<>
Keywords
industrial robots; mailing systems; postal services; Royal Mail; business case; capital cost; cost justification; robot system; robot systems; robotic solutions; sorting offices; staff savings; technical feasibility; Postal services;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0956-3385
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/cce:19950405
Filename
406919
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