Estimating the Financial Impact of Discontinuing Saturday Delivery of Letters and Flats in the U.S

Matthew H. Robinson (), J. P. Klingenberg, Andreas Haller and Urs Trinkner
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Matthew H. Robinson: U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission
J. P. Klingenberg: U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission

A chapter in Postal and Delivery Innovation in the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 155-168 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In 2013, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced plans to discontinue the delivery of letters and flats on Saturdays, while continuing parcels delivery (“plan 5+”). This would lead to sharply reduced street times on Saturdays, and to a shift of workload from Saturdays to other weekdays, in particular Mondays. Understanding the net effects of modified delivery schedules and reduced delivery frequency concerns an increasing number of postal operators worldwide. This contribution may hence shed some light on the issue optimizing delivery frequency as a response to declining letter volumes.

Keywords: Short Path; Access Time; Demand Response; Delivery Cost; Load Time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12874-0_12

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