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d/ap authors Mail & Express Review article on Postal Platforms

March 8, 2012 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Front Page

You may read and download a copy of the Mail & Express Review article here

d/ap sponsors North African postal conference

November 23, 2011 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Front Page

d/ap will participate and sponsor the conference entitled “Nouveaux gisements
pour la Poste en Afrique
“, on December 8 and 9, 2011 in Marrakech, Morocco. The conference will bring together leaders from 15 francophone posts of North, West and Central Africa.

Below is the English announcement from the conference organizers:

New Sources of development for the Postal Services

After a first successful conference in 2006, and following the reforms of the postal service in many African countries, i-conferences decided to organize the 2nd edition of the Africa Postal Services Forum to review major developments and trends during the last 5 years and gather, once again, the main operators of this strategic sector.

Organized in Marrakesh on the 8th and 9th of December, the 2nd edition of the postal services forum promises to be a real B2B platform to discuss and exchange on the key issues of the development postal services and growth synergies between the African and international post offices.

Entitled ” New Development Perspectives for the Postal Services in Africa “, the conference will hover around a rich and varied program that focuses on the impact of the reforms on the development of the sector, the promising sources of growth (including hybrid mail, money transfer, express mail…), the integration of Information technologies and their role in bridging the digital gap along with a special focus on the challenges of postal bank.

The conference workshops, scheduled during the first day of the conference, will meanwhile be an opportunity to tackle more practical aspects and technologies which will contribute to the development of the sector. Over 200 delegates representing industry professionals, government officials, postal services, equipment and IT providers, consultants, investment bankers are expected to attend this edition. The b2b area, the lunches and dinner will, meanwhile, be a not be a not-to-be missed platform for key operators coming from Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the US to meet, forge partnerships in a friendly atmosphere.

decision/analysis partners LLC to showcase comprehensive postal advisory services at PostExpo 2011 focusing on operational excellence.

August 28, 2011 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Press Releases

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decision/analysis partners will be showcasing its worldwide postal, mailing and shipping advisory services at this year’s PostExpo tradeshow held at the Stuttgart Messe in Stuttgart, Germany on September 27, 28 and 29, 2011 focusing on operational excellence.
decision/analysis will feature the following operational areas in booth 5020:

• Distribution planning
• Network optimization
• Sort design & equipment strategy
• Operations management
• Delivery & address management
• Plant design
• Detailed work center design
• Technology design & evaluation

A preview of the technical advisory services to be featured by decision/analysis at PostExpo can be seen on the decision/analysis PostExpo video
.

In addition, managing director Bernard Markowicz will make a presentation at the PostExpo conference on Wednesday September 28 at 11;15 AM on the topic of “Developing Postal Intelligence Capabilities in the Postal Organisation”.

decision/analysis partners previews PostExpo promotional video

August 27, 2011 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Front Page

d/ap Postal Dispatch 1Q 2011

March 2, 2011 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Front Page

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World Mail & Express Americas conference presentation

February 18, 2011 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Front Page

Managing director Bernard Markowicz made a presentation to the World Mail & Express Americas conference in Mexico City on the subject of Address Systems and the Future of the Mail on February 8, 2011. The presentation shows how direct mail offers significant potential to postal operators in emerging economies, provided that address systems are developed and maintained. The potential of direct mail, on the other hand, brings enough value to develop these systems. [See and download the presentation here] [See Postal Blog Post]

d/ap to provide strategic analysis to USPS.

September 15, 2010 by Bernard Markowicz in d/ap News / d/ap Postal News / Front Page

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d/ap has been awarded by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General a project to conduct a strategic analysis of how the Postal Service can traverse the divide between its traditional hard copy business and the new digital universe. The study will address the proper structure and the recommended process that will maximize chances of success for its digital ventures.[Postal Service]