Effectively managing seasonality is an issue that affects businesses up and down the country– but there are ways to prepare your firm for the peaks and troughs that come with different times of the year.

Read on and discover our top tips for peak planning… 

Managing staff, collections and consumables

Depending on the time of year, some businesses will require more or less staff. In the retail industry, for example, larger numbers of workers over the Christmas period will be required to deal with the upsurge in demand. Additionally, during your business’s peak periods, you may not have the time or resources to sort your own packets and parcels – but here at TNT Post, we offer an unsorted solution for all types of traffic.

Choose a reliable delivery partner 

Here at TNT Post, we offer unrivalled support from the warehouse to the doorstep, and can ship your packets nationally or internationally. We’ll fit our collections around the needs of your business and our pricing is competitive, based on the volume of packages sent. In addition, we can help you plan for extra consumables to cope with an increase in volumes, as the following quote from a happy customer demonstrates… 

"TNT Post maintained their high level of handover throughout peak, with our loss rates as low as 0.33%. We look forward to working with them into 2013." 

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Effective Forecasting 

It may be a cliché, but Benjamin Franklin was on to something when he said: “Time is money”. For instance, during times of maximum business activity, an owner or manager has very little time to plan for future operations. During periods where business has slowed down, however, the time can be used to forecast effectively and ensure your firm has the extra staff to cope during busy periods, helping to take the business forward profitably.

In fact, given that most businesses will see a 40% increase in orders at Christmas (meaning space in the warehouse is extremely important), we’ve already begun forecasting with our customers based on last year’s volumes – and that’s where our multichannel fulfilment approach shows its worth.

If you would like to discuss your business’s packet and parcel delivery needs in greater detail, get in touch with us today, we’re always happy to help.