Simulating Cost Effective Parcel Delivery Methods for Postal Services

Michael D. Bradley, Jeff Colvin () and Mary K. Perkins
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Michael D. Bradley: George Washington University
Jeff Colvin: USPS Office of Inspector General
Mary K. Perkins: Howard University

A chapter in The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector, 2018, pp 287-298 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70672-6_20

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