Approximating the Impact of Substitution and the Recession on Postal Volume

Written by on January 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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By Robert Cohen and Charles C. McBride Total postal volume has been highly correlated with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since before the Twentieth Century.[1] The correlation broke down about a dozen years ago (as can be seen in Figure 1) because of substitution from the Internet.  Overall volume continued to grow until 2006 and [...] Read more »

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A Last Mile Strategy

Written by on March 1, 2010

Should the Postal Service pursue a last mile strategy? A strategy that emphasizes delivery and deemphasizes the Postal Service’s retail, processing and transportation functions, which are outsourced. The Postal Service’s rate structure provides a very good reason for it to focus on a last mile strategy. Almost 80 percent of mail is workshared, and it [...] Read more »

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