February 24, 2013
In her recent post on Quartz, Gina Chon argues that Amazon should just buy RadioShack. Chon postulates that ” instead of setting up lockers at various random locations, […]
February 18, 2013
UPS Access Point UPS’s recent introduction of the ‘UPS Access Point’ in the UK follows the acquisition of Kiala, an operator of parcels delivery to shops. […]
February 14, 2013
3D printing has been around for a few years now. One of the questions is whether it will ever take off. The industry is growing, turning […]
January 27, 2013
Diversification is now a common currency in the postal industry: mail in its diverse incarnations, including hybrid, parcel and express services as well as financial services […]
November 19, 2012
Most of us may now be familiar with the Google driver-less cars that have been roaming Southern California for the last several years. Google says that these cars […]
March 10, 2012
Part of the USPS OIG series on Five Elements of a Postal Solution The record on competitive postal services is mixed. Private postal operators in Latin […]
February 9, 2012
The International Postal Corporation (IPC) and the USPS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) have both recently shown interest in the concept of digital platforms and their […]
October 11, 2011
dap advised the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on network strategies to help reduce operating costs by rationalizing the network based on 2020 projected demand. […]
September 6, 2011
Implementing eGov is, by all accounts, a complex and time consuming undertaking. A recent survey conducted by the UN shows that high income countries are in the […]
June 20, 2011
decision analysis partners was recently asked by a large post to perform a study on mail bundling technologies. The study consisted of two parts: a test […]
May 13, 2011
An Operations Management View… The debate about the five-day delivery reflects the limitations of the USPS’s current paradigm – one that is predicated on what we […]