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January 25, 2003

Jordan Post

This Jordan Post project was sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Jordan.  The first step consisted of a market study to evaluate […]
February 4, 2004

Gabon Poste

DAP conducted a large postal reform project in Gabon .  The reform project was sponsored by the Privatization Commission and included a number of analyses, workshops […]
February 16, 2012

UPS enters the European B2C local collection points market

UPS announced on February 15, 2012 the takeover of Kiala, Europe’s leader of the “pickup points” market, for an undisclosed amount. Kiala has 7,000 pickup points […]
February 18, 2013

Are parcel terminals viable?

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. […]
March 15, 2013

Can the Posts survive in an integrated supply chain world?

Competitiveness in the e commerce market is forcing retailers to continuously tighten and integrate their supply chains in order to squeeze out waste.  First, they looked to minimize inventory costs […]
September 25, 2014

USPS offers mail notification by email

USPS has started offering its residential customers in the Northern Virginia area (Near Washington DC) free notification by email of mail to be delivered to their mailbox the same day.
January 17, 2015

The Parcel Revolution (1 of 4)

The growth in parcel volumes and the decline of lettermail present mid-size postal organizations with opportunities as well as challenges.  In this series of four articles, […]
January 29, 2015

The Parcel Revolution (2 of 4): Network Resilience

This series of posts is designed to discuss some of the challenges faced by mid-sized postal organizations and parcel carriers wanting to take advantage of the […]