were Licensed Post Outlets (LPOs), 1000 were owned outlets and 500 agents. 2700 of these have EFTPOS Approx. 800,000 people per day visit the retail stores Market research showed that 45% of customers used the stores for agency payments, 38% for postal services, 7% for merchandise & 5% for money orders Labour was Post’s biggest cost (58%) for 30,000 full time and 7,000 part time The electronic age caused customers to have less need in Post services Vative Strategic Business Analysis 2
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How has the Internet affected and will continue to affect the United States Post Office operations? The reason I chose this topic is because over the years we have seen a drastic shift our delivery methods and our delivery service. In recent years since the internet has become more of a vital player in our everyday lifestyle we have noticed a drastic shift in the delivery method with our mail system. Traditionally the US Post Office has served as our main anchor with our mail delivery services;
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techniques the technical investigative is the only one that is not used to prevent an attack. Mail cover is used to obtain information that is on the outside of correspondences that is sent through the United States Postal Service. These techniques are normally preformed by postal workers and the mail is never opened. Suspicious mail is photographed or copied and then the copy is given to the investigators. The investigators then look for any possible coded message. They also learn to recognize
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The Future of Same-Day Delivery: Same as the Past? Although home delivery of pizza has been successful in the United States, most other sameday delivery efforts have failed. The same-day delivery battle has again heated up with Amazon, Walmart, and eBay launching major efforts to implement same-day delivery. Amazon has a new game. Now that it has agreed to collect sales taxes, the company canlegally set up warehouses right inside some of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation. Why would
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The Express Mail Industry Analysis The express mail industry has expanded tremendously in recent years. Businesses and individuals spent $16-17 billion on expedited shipments within the United States in 1996. The main reason of the evolution of express mail industry is urgency, which includes urgent documents, parcels and perishable good. Business cycle became faster, and customers demand to fast delivery expanded. By increasing demand, express companies offer diverse services: overnight shipping
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לילה עד מספר ימים. בשוק הנ"ל מתחרות 3 חברות גדולות: Federal Express, UPS, and Airborne Express. אשר משרתות יותר מ 85% מהשוק. בנוסף פועלות בשוק 6 חברות קטנות: BAX Global, DHL Worldwide Express, Emery Worldwide, RPS, TNT Express Worldwide, and U.S. Postal Service. בשנת 1996 ההוצאות של עסקים ואנשים פרטיים על דואר מהיר היו 16-17 מיליארד דולר בארה"ב. ניתן לראות שהשוק צמח בקצב של 15-20% לשנה בעשור האחרון, אך בגלל תחרות מחירים הכנסות התעשייה צמחו רק ב10-15% בממוצע לשנה עם צפי לצמיחה עתידית של 10% לשנה
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CASE ANALYSIS Case III: The U.S. Postal Service Prepared by: Acuzar, Maezel Joyce Aldovino, Jovy Andal, Fredelyn Margot Catapang, Noreen Ferrera, Ann Joie Ilagan, Shaye Angelie Manalo, Mary Chriszel Masangcay, Maureen Joy Rosales, Rose May Sayco, Aira Crissandra (BSA 3201) Case III: The U.S. Postal Service Case Facts: * It is the largest postal service in the world, handling 41 percent of the world’s mail volume. * The USPS is huge by any standard. * It also employs over 760,000 workers
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History • In 1965, Yale University undergraduate Frederick W Smith wrote a term paper about the passenger route systems used by most airfreight shippers. • In August of 1971 following a stint in the military, Smith bought controlling interest in Arkansas Aviation Sales, located in Little Rock, Ark. • The company incorporated in June 1971 and officially began operations on April 17, 1973, with the launch of 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport • Though the company did not show
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| 2880 | 5740 | 2.84 | This productivity figures shows the multifactor productivity drops gradually from 3.03 to 2.84. USPS Case: 1. It is important for USPS to have a high volume of mail to process because USPS controls the world largest postal service and employ the largest portion of workers in the United States. Also, it controls the largest international shipper through out the world. It carries 41% of the world shipments while the second largest is Japan only 6%. It also means the huger
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more revenue they make which is important to any business. 2,) The two key factors to improving productivity at the USPS is the use of automation and the introduction of zip codes. This high productivity is what allows the USPS to be the largest postal service in the world. 3.) Competitive pressure caused the USPS to reorganize itself in a more efficient and lower cost way. They had to slim down and get rid of a lot of positions in order to consolidate and simplify the chain of authority. 4.)
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