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A manual printing system more than likely operates on a first-come-first-serve basis, that is, reports are printed in the sequence they are produced by batch jobs. Some sites use output print priorities to override this printing order but normally only a few critical reports, if any, are targeted. The report output is produced to spool where it waits until an appropriate printer becomes available. The reports are then printed. The operator splits the printed bundle at the job level (this may be done automatically depending on printer technology).
The reports are then passed to the person responsible for distribution. The distribution phase consists of splitting and assigning reports to the relevant recipients based on documented distribution instructions. Each recipient is allocated a holding area ("pigeon hole") where the manually processed reports are stacked as they are handled. At a predetermined time, the contents of the pigeon hole are prepared for dispatch. The packaged reports are then delivered by couriers or post to the recipients.
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