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Perspectives on Postal Service Issues by Roger Sherman Pdf
"Perspectives on Postal Service Issues comprises the edited proceedings of a conference that brought together postal experts from the government, the communications industry, and the academic community to examine current strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Postal Service and to discuss the desirability and likelihood of proposed reforms"--Jacket excerpt.
Author : Michael A. Crew,Paul R. Kleindorfer Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media Page : 293 pages File Size : 46,5 Mb Release : 2013-06-29 Category : Business & Economics ISBN : 9781475748185
Competition and Innovation in Postal Services by Michael A. Crew,Paul R. Kleindorfer Pdf
Any Chainnan of the British Post Office dwells in the shadow of Rowland Hill, and, if he were an honest man, he probably from time to time, while singing the praises of Rowland Hill, as is his due, thinks a silent thought of sympathy for his predecessor Colonel Maberly, the head of the Post Office, the Champion of established orthodoxy, the leader of the Professionals, who had to endure the irresistible force of Hill's arguments combined with his skills as a pamphleteer, agitator, and political propagandist. My favorite passage of the book Royal Mail by Martin Daunton (1985) shows how much the Post Office of the day needed a Rowland Hill to challenge Colonel Maberly and all that he stood for. I quote from a passage describing how the Colonel, when he arrived at about 11:00 a.m. and while enjoying his breakfast, listened to his private secretary reading the morning's correspondence. Daunton records: The Colonel, still half engaged with his private correspondence, would hear enough to make him keep up a rumring commentary of disparaging grunts, "Pooh! stuff! upon my soul!" etc.
First class postage rates have risen from six cents in 1971 to 25 cents in 1988. This rapid increase might be justifiable if service had improved commen-surately, but in fact postal service has steadily deteriorated. The Postal Service concedes that it takes ten percent longer to deliver a first class letter than it did in the 1960s, and one recent postmaster general admits that delivery may have been more reliable in the 1920s. In this volume, Adie reviews the failures of the U.S. Postal Service - an inability to innovate, soaring labor costs, huge deficits, chronic inefficiency, and declining service standards. He blames most of these problems on the postal service's monopoly status. Competition produces efficiency and innovation; monopoly breeds inefficiency, high costs and stagnation. He also examines the experiences of other countries and other industries that may be valuable in prescribing reform for the postal service. The breakup of AT&T provides lessons that may be applied to postal reform. The long-run effects of deregulation on the airline industry are also examined. Since the postal service has serious union problems, Adie looks at the air traffic controllers' strike and other evidence on pay and labor relations in government unions. Finally, Adie examines the experiences of Canada and Great Britain with privatization of government companies. He then offers a comprehensive - and controversial - reform plan for the U.S. Postal Service, with no further monopoly privileges or taxpayer subsidies. He argues that private companies should be free to compete with the Postal Service, and it, in turn, should be free to compete in all phases of the communications business. Without privatization and deregulation, the Postal Service is doomed to continuing inefficiency, rising costs, worsening labor relations, and an increasing loss of customers to more innovative and efficient service providers. Competition would give the Postal Service a chance to enter the 21st ce
Governing the Postal Service by J. Gregory Sidak Pdf
Six articles contribute to the attention on the U.S. Postal Service in response to advances in telecommunications and communications and new thinking about regulated industries.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services Publisher : Unknown Page : 562 pages File Size : 48,6 Mb Release : 1977 Category : Postal service ISBN : STANFORD:36105045366783
Evaluation of the Report of the Commission on Postal Service by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services Pdf
Author : Michael A. Crew,Paul R. Kleindorfer Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media Page : 440 pages File Size : 45,7 Mb Release : 2004-12-29 Category : Business & Economics ISBN : 1402079729
Regulatory and Economic Challenges in the Postal and Delivery Sector by Michael A. Crew,Paul R. Kleindorfer Pdf
Worldwide, there is considerable interest in postal and delivery economics. Governments, particularly in the European Union, are examining closely the roles of the two systems and how best to regulate them. This volume brings together 20 essays originally presented at the 12th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics held in Cork, Ireland in June 2004. Contributors include researchers, practitioners, and senior managers from throughout the world.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on the Postal Service
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on the Postal Service Publisher : Unknown Page : 260 pages File Size : 52,6 Mb Release : 1999 Category : Political Science ISBN : PURD:32754071072023
General Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on the Postal Service Pdf
Author : Michael A. Crew,Paul R. Kleindorfer Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media Page : 294 pages File Size : 52,7 Mb Release : 2012-12-06 Category : Business & Economics ISBN : 9781461527848
Commercialization of Postal and Delivery Services: National and International Perspectives by Michael A. Crew,Paul R. Kleindorfer Pdf
xiii • We have almost the cheapest letter price in the OEeD. • We've quadrupled the retail outlets where you can buy stamps, but closed three quarters of our Post Offices. On time delivery is better than 97%. • The workforce has been reduced by 40%, with a 25% increase in volumes over the period. Real unit costs, measured by total real expenditure divided by total volumes, have been reduced by over 20%. What do these results and achievements mean for policy setters around the world? In particular, do these results for New Zealand Post prove that it is a commercial business, and what are the lessons for other postal businesses? Market Forces New Zealand Post presently has a limited letter monopoly, a 45 cent letter price against an 80 cent competitive floor price. The existence of this level of protection somehow negates the company's commercial achievements. The combination of high efficiency and low prices cannot persuade everyone that the results are not my view, are the only ones that can solely monopoly driven. Market forces, in answer my question: is New Zealand Post a commercial organization? We need the test offree and open competition to see whether we've got the business formula right. Before advancing this argument, which in essence is the case for deregulation, it may be useful to distinguish between market behavior and Post behavior.
