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Simulating Cost Effective Parcel Delivery Methods for Postal Services

In: The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector

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  • Michael D. Bradley

    (George Washington University)

  • Jeff Colvin

    (USPS Office of Inspector General)

  • Mary K. Perkins

    (Howard University)

Abstract

Over the last decade, postal services have experienced simultaneous declines in their letter and flat volumes and increases in their parcel volumes. For example, from 2006 to 2015, the United States Postal Service’s (USPS’s), combined letter and flat volumes fell by nearly 30%, while package service volumes increased by nearly 80%. This change in mail mix has caused postal services to reconsider the configurations of their delivery networks. This paper examines the variables a portal service must consider in deciding whether to concentrate parcel delivery on dedicated routes on to deliver parcels jointly with letters.

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  • Michael D. Bradley & Jeff Colvin & Mary K. Perkins, 2018. "Simulating Cost Effective Parcel Delivery Methods for Postal Services," Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy, in: Pier Luigi Parcu & Timothy Brennan & Victor Glass (ed.), The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector, pages 287-298, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:topchp:978-3-319-70672-6_20
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70672-6_20
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