Excerpt from Some Improved Methods of Handling Frozen Food in Wholesale Plants An analysis of this tabulation reveals that the large-volume distributor had the highest productivity rate per unit of labor, that the small-volume dealer had the lowest productivity, and the medium-volume dealer fell about midway between the other two. The cost per order varied for these distributors in reverse order to their volume, with the large-volume distributor having the lowest cost per order, and the low-volume distributor having the highest cost per order. However, from the improvements that resulted from this research in order assembly operations, it is evident that the low-volume distributor can lower his costs and thereby strengthen his competitive position by organizing his stock properly, by selecting equipment suitable for his operations, and by analyzing the weak points of his materials-handling system in much the same manner as was done in this study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.