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NDG presort [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A mail presortation option for sequencing mail by FSA [forward sortation area] or postal code and [for] grouping and containerizing mail according to the National Presortation Schematic (NPS).

OBS

NDG presort: [The initialism] "NDG" stands for "National Distribution Guide," which is the former name of the National Presortation Schematic (NPS). [At Canada Post,] when NDG was changed to NPS, the term "NDG presort" was kept for operational reasons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
  • Exploitation postale
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Option de tri préliminaire du courrier [pour trier] de façon séquentielle [le courrier] en fonction de la RTA [région de tri d'acheminement] ou du code postal [et pour regrouper et conteneuriser le courrier] selon le Schéma de tri préliminaire national (STPN).

OBS

tri préliminaire selon le PNIA : [Le sigle] «PNIA» veut dire «Plan national indicateur d'acheminement», [qui] est l’ancien nom pour le schéma de tri préliminaire national (STPN). [À Postes Canada,] lorsque PNIA a été changé pour STPN, le terme «[tri préliminaire selon le] PNIA» a été conservé [à des fins] opérationnelles.

Spanish

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