The amount of letters commissioned in America has been steadily decreasing on a daily basis. The majority of citizens are now sending their letters via e-mail or other methods of technology. Postal service companies such as USPS are struggling to keep business thriving. To compete with the technological advances in modern America, USPS should restructure their postal systems by terminating unessential delivery days and strategically limiting postal branches in order to conserve government money. The unwavering decline in handwritten letters and other mail has resulted in the demand for postal delivery six out of seven days of the week ultimately unnecessary. “The changes could mean an end to Saturday deliveries [and] longer delivery times for letters and packages.” (O’Keefe) Delivering only on weekdays could be beneficial by saving money on fuel …show more content…
and salary costs. Currently, postal services are barely surviving on the limited amounts of junk mail they are paid to deliver. New firms are rising up to pummel the postal companies in that aspect also. For twenty dollars, you can become a customer of “GreenDimes, a firm that helps consumers reduce their inflow of junk mail by contacting businesses on their behalf.” (McDevitt) Without this last source of income, there is no chance for companies like USPS to advance. Many postal employees are showing up to protest these new firms and do their best to save the companies that have played such a crucial role in American history. Altering delivery schedules to correspond with the dwindling amount of letters and junk mail will reserve USPS’s money while bringing a beneficial change to miffed customers. Placing multiple postal branches within a miniscule area could also be a fatal misapplication in the USPS franchise.
Due to the declining number of handwritten letters, postal services on every block could be more detrimental than beneficial. “Close branches if you must, but do it strategically. Franchise services by region, posits business strategist Gurumurthy Kalyanaram. You don’t need a full-service post office every few blocks in New York, for example. Some centers could be for letters only, others only for packages. That way you cut down on staff size and service required to and from each.” (Stone) Strategic placement will conserve money on electricity and staff wages. Less postal services in an area would also increase the customer size at the remaining offices. Another approach to placing these businesses is to specialize the function of each office. Having one post office just for letters and another for packages would help to spread out the business and replace the crowded feel of having multiple branches too close together. The number of employees would lessen with this approach, saving money and
resources. Typical of today’s world, some people do not agree with the change from thoughtful, handwritten letters to rapidly typed out e-mail. They believe American citizens should be trying to go back to the majority of mail being sent through the postal system. There are also concerns about the emotional meaning behind a surprise letter in the mailbox versus the tens of thousands of emails that show up in an inbox every day. “Those messages weren’t deleted 100 at a time; they were saved, and they can be reread…” (Cullen) The fault in this argument though, is that emails can also be reread, while being better protected and less vulnerable to outside elements. Handwritten letters can be easily destroyed in a fire, abolished in a flood, or damaged by a tear or fold. Emails, on the other hand, can be saved and flagged in an inbox. They can even be organized into a special folder and pulled up on any electronic device at any location. Mail is advancing with technology, so to compete with the technological advances in modern America, USPS should restructure their postal systems by cutting delivery days and strategically limiting postal branches in order to save government money. The changes will aid immensely when dealing with the decline in handwritten letters, and will help to pull USPS businesses out of their funk. Postal branches should make these smart and simple modifications to their companies in order to keep the their business ahead of the game.
This case is about an experienced city postal carrier who has recently filled a position at a small town post office and has difficulty adjusting to a different way of life. The central characters include: Larry (the postmaster of Foster Creek), Jim (a senior carrier) and George (a senior carrier). The Foster Creek Post Office exists in a small town and the typical way of life is carried through at the post office. Harry has arrived at Foster from a fast-paced big city post office. Upon his arrival Harry is introduced to his new co-workers where he gives a shy hello and immediately begins his regular duties. Harry expresses no interest in becoming socially involved with Foster Creek and becomes further alienated from his co-workers. His remarkable efficiency and desire to complete his required work as well as any remaining incomplete work causes resentment towards his presence by the senior carriers. Larry is currently faced with the task of placing Harry with enough work to keep him occupied while maintaining harmony among the rest of the employees. His first suggestion is to lengthen Harry’s route, however the senior carriers disagree with Larry’s proposition.
The Postal Service Monopoly In the United States economy most markets can be classified into four different markets structures. But, each and every market in the United States is completely unique from the others. Generally the best type of market structure for the general public is per- fect competition because it creates the lowest possible price for the public.
1. Describe the nature and causes of the U.S. Postal Service orientation problem in the case. I offer that the causes of the U.S. Postal Service orientation problem are that the informal orientation and training structure is not defined clearly and it lacks the structure to ensure new employees are adequately prepared for their jobs as letter carriers. The poorly designed orientation and training process that is offered beyond that provided by Burgess is based on assumptions and is not reflective of well-planned design, implementation and evaluation phases of training as defined by Nick Blanchard and James Thacker.
Traffic is caused by multiple reasons including accidents on the road, commuters traveling at the same time, bad weather, and construction activity. If we do not do something about the traffic problem now, finding workable solutions in the future will become very difficult. Some solutions are to increase the amount of roads or decrease the amount of cars, building an alternative freeway, government incentives for carpooling, or even restrictions against a certain amount of cars in one household. If even friends and family enforce these solutions, traffic may decrease. There are other options such a change in the days considered weekends. For most people, the weekend is Saturday and Sunday, but what if there was an option to change those days? If there were two certain days during the week as some peoples’ weekends instead, there would be fewer cars on the road on certain days. For example, you may get the option of having your weekend on Wednesday and Thursday instead of Saturday and Sunday. If this idea works out, this could reduce the amount of cars and traffic on the road. Another
Environment Destroyer “One of the things the government can 't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.” These are the words of Lee Iacocca, and although Iacocca was sarcastic about the power of the government, what about the post office (post office quotes)? Is the fine, dandy, and efficient post office we had back in the 1800s still apart of our world today? According to PSB.Org the Post office is on it’s way to complete deterioration (Lee).
Moving paper from the printer to the envelope does nothing to add value to business. It costs both time and money. Postage, printing and personnel costs keep increasing and adding to bottom line. Twenty years ago, there was the promise of “ The Paperless Office" and it is a promise that will probably never come to fruition. Since the mid-1980’s, paper clutter has expanded exponentially on the average desk. (http://www.FutureTechConsulting.com/) Not on original Reference Pg.
Express mails are for individuals who need their item delivered overnight. It is guaranteed to arrive at the desired location on time and is less pricey through this mailing distributor. Priority mail is the method most people prefer. It will get a package or letter to its wanted whereabouts in three to four business days. Price wise this is less expensive in comparison to competitors offering the same service. In addition, they make a flat rate priority mailing option. Flat rate means, as long as, the contents fit into pre-sized boxes the cost is always one rate for that carton. If a person wishes to trace their parcel during transportation, they need one of two utilities. They are delivery and signature conformation. Both are used to track mail piece...
Besides that, in this competitive society, time is important to everyone. People are increasingly using the internet as a time-saving resource. People engage in numerous activities online, such as e-mail, planning trips, online banking and online research for their good purchases, all of which are easily completed online. FedEx can satisfy the consumer requirement of convenience with its sophisticated online service.
For the lost day, spread out over the four days, comes about just in around 10 additional minutes for each class period. It is additionally brought up that students have additional time to finish homework and do ventures over the long weekend. With online training being underlined by states and regions, the additional weekday would take this into consideration. Other conceivable advantages incorporate an increase in confidence and reduction in non-attendance, by both staff and students. Furthermore, folks at last have room schedule-wise to make arrangements for their kids that will not interrupt with school. They can also take long-weekend family outings, or go to different occasions that do not affect time away from school.
All choices made by Seven-Eleven are structured to lower its transportation and receiving costs. For example, its area-dominance strategy of opening at least 50 to 60 stores in an area helps with marketing but also lowers the cost of replenishment. All manufacturing facilities are centralized to get the maximum benefit of capacity aggregation and also lower the inbound transportation cost from the manufacturer to the distribution center (DC). Seven-Eleven also requires all suppliers to deliver to the DC where products are sorted by temperature. This reduces the outbound transportation cost because of aggregation of deliveries across multiple suppliers. It also lowers the receiving cost. The information infrastructure is set up to allow store managers to place orders based on analysis of consumption data. The information infrastructure also facilitates the sorting of an order at the DC and receiving of the order at the store. The key point to emphasize here is that most decisions by Seven-Eleven are structured to aggregate transportation and receiving to make both cheaper.
New technologies are allowing us to do things faster, easier, and more efficiently than ever before. Almost every new innovation in technology improves the speed and productivity of any task at hand. Electronic mail (E-mail) is possibly one of the greatest things to happen to the world. Despite this, there are people who find difficulties in using either E-mail or conventional mail. To help decide whether to use E-mail or the United States postal Service, a comparison of each one’s speed, ease of use, reliability, and cost is a helping factor.
Ten years ago, the Internet as we know it hit screens. It was 1995 when Explorer and Netscape emerged as the leading browsers for Internet users. Of course, a lot has changed since the days when it took several minutes to load one Web page. Today, URLs are as common as phone numbers for most businesses.
like direct mail because it comes directly to the consumer in his or her house.
...$238 billion shortfall over the next 10 years, and Potter outlined a cost-cutting plan that involves a restructuring of postal workers’ health benefits and regulatory changes. His main objective is to eliminate Saturday delivery. Post offices would remain open on Saturdays. He emphasized that the mail volume is expected to drop from 177 billion pieces in 2009 to 150 billion in 2020 and out of 32,000 post offices nationwide, 26,000 have expenses exceeding revenue. By eliminating Saturday deliveries, the USPS predicts a $3.3 billion savings in the first year and $5.1 billion by 2020.
The United States Post Office began in 1775, with the intention to create a bond across the nation and allow every American access to affordable mail delivery service. (S1) Over the years there have been many changes in the way people communicate. Gone are the days when the only way to send a written message was through the mail. Technology has given us many new ways to keep in touch with each other from email, to text messages, and even instant messages. Unfortunately, for the United State Postal Service, these advancements, which have little to no cost, mean a great loss in revenue for them. Since 2006 the Post Office has not turned a profit, which leads many people to question whether their services should be privatized. (S2)