Ever since the creation of the Old Pony Express, the United States, and the world have relied on mail as a form of communication and transportation of goods. However, in the 21st century, the increased development of technology is causing a severe decline in the usage of the United States Postal service. In a world run by technology, the state of the United States postal service must be improved to meet the changing needs of the nation, as seen in the steep fall in mail in previous years, the sentimental value of sending mail, and the various ways that can be implemented to improve the USPS, such as building a stronger logo, illustrating how a digital world can mask some of the oldest and most practical forms of communication.
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years, the ingoing/ outgoing mail from the USPS has drastically declined. From 2007 to 2009, the volume of mail dropped by 35 billion pieces of mail per year (Source B). A harsh decrease in business as such, also took a huge toll on the revenue, resulting in a loss of around $3.8 billion (Source C). When a vital part of society, such as the USPS, is showing a decreasing trend in mail volume, it displays that necessary actions must be followed through in order to protect the very basis of traditional communication. People can send gifts, letters, packages, and more, all by mail, and without the USPS, would hinder the heart of communication in the nation. The increase in technological development is drawing people away from traditional forms of communication, such as sending letters in the mail.
In a Commercial News article, Kevin Cullen stated, “Email is fast and simple, but to me an old-fashioned, handwritten letter has value in this speed-obsessed world” (Source F). Cullen encompasses the true fault of the United States Postal Service, in that it is losing a battle to a fast paced society. A good example of this is Amazon, who recently started delivering packages in 2 hours, because apparently two days wasn’t fast enough for people. Because of this increasing desire to receive packages and items as fast as possible, people readily rely on the top services, such as Amazon and Gmail. When kids open their mail boxes to find birthday presents, too often they receive automated packages sent from Amazon rather than a personally wrapped gift by a relative, hence losing the sentimentality of sending mail and packages. Since what kid doesn’t love receiving a heartfelt note in the mail with only their name written across the …show more content…
front? The declining state of the United States Postal Service and the sentimental value of sending mail provide significant evidence that the USPS must be restricted in order to keep with the changing times of fast paced society.
In order to strengthen the USPS, one step is adapting to the changing technology by creating a system of tracking and sending mail online, similar to email, but with the logo and service of the USPS. In addition, as Daniel Stone argued in an article published in Newsweek, that rebranding, advertising, and simply reorganizing the company would all greatly benefit the national service (Source A). The ideas are endless, it is however, necessary to act on these ideas in order to benefit a service that is crucial to the country as a
whole. As time progressed, the ways people communicated changed, from talking face to face to now being able to send a quick message to someone via the internet. But with such an increase in technological advancements comes repercussions, such as a loss in communication. Simply texting a person does not allow for the same types of emotions to be expressed and moods as to a personal conversation. This lack of communication and connection caused by people heavy reliance on cell phones, draws people away from an important service that all people rely on in the nation, the United States Postal Service, one too often taken for granted. As a sign of the times, the USPS must restructure in order to fit the fast paced society in which it runs, or else face the consequences, ones that could break the nation apart.
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.
The U.S. Postal Service is one of the largest organizations in the world. In fiscal 2005, it had nearly 705,000 career employees and handled about 211 million pieces of mail through an extremely complicated system of carefully coordinated activities (United States Postal Service Annual report, 2005).
The introduction of the printing press changed society permanently. Along with this invention came the emergence of mass production of texts. Suddenly, information could be efficiently replicated, thus facilitating the dissemination process. Widespread alphabetic literacy, as Havelock states, could finally become a reality. Print media, however, are fundamentally restricted by their physical nature. Enter the Internet, arguably modern society’s greatest technological advancement, with its ability to digitally recontextualize the written word. Again, forever changing the nature of communication. This paper will focus on the web’s functional, social, and cultural remediations of print media. It can be argued that the Internet is a modernized version of the printing press. The web created an explosion in production, self-published content, and new forms of machine art. Through contrasting physical and digital print media, it will be shown that the Internet enhances aspects of the printing press in defining itself.
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.
The first post office in the United States was established in seventeen seventy-five, which makes it the oldest most reliable post service in history. It is a well know fact that in the beginning, this business was called the Pony Express, which began in eighteen sixty. Years later the US Post office has become the largest company that we rely on to deliver our mail. This mailing institution delivers more mail to a larger area than any other delivery service in the world. They are rendering assistance to more than one million people in North America. There are over six hundred thousand employees and in excess of thirty four thousand facilities nationwide. This institution thrives to provide customer service, available products, transport of products, and accessibility to all consumers. The United States Postal Service is a reliable, excellent, and efficient delivery service. They supply a wide variety of convenient products to help with any shipping needs consumers may have.
The passing of the Stamp Act by Parliament in 1765 caused a rush of angry protests by the colonists in British America that perhaps "aroused and unified Americans as no previous political event ever had." It levied a tax on legal documents, almanacs, newspapers, and nearly every other form of paper used in the colonies. Adding to this hardship was the need for the tax to be paid in British sterling, not in colonial paper money. Although this duty had been in effect in England for over half a century and was already in effect in several colonies in the 1750?s, it called into question the authority of Parliament over the overseas colonies that had no representation therein.
Countless changes occurred in American society during this time; both gains and losses. Radio and television (before the advent of the internet) were monumental in their effects on transmitting culture, products, and ideas across vast distances of the United States. Suddenly, American’s could relate to the horrors of war overseas, as well as they could learn of each other’s culture, or product. Of course, this was not the same as being able to transport them there, though newer, better, faster forms of mass transit would be developed to help facilitate just this. But all of these developments pale in comparison to almost a half-century later, with the rise of the internet, and with the increasing array of uses for it, in the modern day.
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.
FedEx started offering SCM services to its customers on a very small scale in 1974.With increasing demand for services such as in...
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.
Surveying the Digital Future: How the PC and Internet are changing the world. (1999, June). Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Communication Policy.
...few days to send in the mail could now be sent on social media websites in a matter of seconds.