Search Results - subject_exact:"Mail industry"

Occupational safety and risk perception among postal delivery workers

Binički, Marijan; Kljak, Tomislav - 2026

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Quantitative Prognosemodelle zur Nachfrage von Briefdienstleistungen

Thiele, Sonja - 2026 - [This version: June 16, 2026]

Das Ziel des vorliegenden Diskussionsbeitrags ist es, quantitative Einschätzungen zur zukünftigen Briefmenge bis zum Jahr 2035 zu entwickeln. Die Briefmengenprognose soll dazu dienen, die Auswirkungen auf die zukünftige Erbringung des Universaldienstes und mögliche Anpassungen der...

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Postal growth : how the state-sponsored post affected growth in preindustrial France, 1500-1850

Sasaki, Yu - 2025 - This version: November 16, 2024

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Human resource management practices and the sustenance of industrial harmony : a study of the Nigerian postal service, Lagos State, Nigeria

Odunlami, Samuel Abimbola; Odumesi, Abolaji Oladimeji; … - 2026

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Optimizing warehouse space allocation to maximize profit in the postal industry

Hyder, Jawad; Hassini, Elkafi - 2025

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The rise of the knowledge economy

Cervellati, Matteo; Lazzaroni, Sara; Marciante, Gianni; … - 2026

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Should I mail or should I go : voting behavior after a one-time all-postal election

Kröper, Marius; Lindlacher, Valentin - 2025

We investigate how reducing information costs through forced experimentation with postal voting, while holding administrative rules fixed, affects subsequent voting behavior. Leveraging a natural experiment during Bavaria’s 2020 Mayoral Elections and drawing on municipality-level...

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Postal strategies in a digital and green transition : universal service, challenges, and innovations

2026

Section 1: The Foundations and Evolution of Universal Service Obligations (USO) -- 1. Understanding ‘Universality’ in Postal Regulations: Evolving Meaning and Impact (Mateusz Chołodecki) -- 2. Fit for Purpose? A Four-Step Methodology for Evaluating Universal Service Obligations in the...

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Logistic service improvement parameters for postal service providers using analytical hierarchy process and quality function deployment

James, Nisa; Kumar, Anish K. P.; Nathan, Robert Jeyakumar - 2025

Postal services have re-emerged across numerous emerging economies worldwide as essential logistics providers, harnessing their vast coverage and dependability in the face of expanding e-commerce platforms and technological innovations. This study investigates India Post, one of the largest...

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State of the postal sector 2025 : postal power reimagined : scale, service and survival

2025

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Representativeness of the European social partner organisations : postal and courier activities sector

2025

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the professional postal and courier activities sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted,...

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Service quality as a driver of customer satisfaction and purchase intentions : a mixed-methods longitudinal study of the Egyptian Post Office : 2013-2023

Halim, Yasser Tawfik; Salem, Karim; Halim, Hazem Tawfik; … - 2025

Purpose This study examines the impact of service quality on customer satisfaction and purchase intention in the Egyptian Post Office. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method approach was employed, combining qualitative interviews with postal customers and industry experts and a quantitative...

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Faire du monde "un seul territoire postal" : l'Union postale universelle dans l'histoire

2025

Ce livre éclaire la place de l’Union postale universelle dans l’histoire des communications globales, depuis sa fondation en 1874. Les contributions d’une vingtaine de spécialistes expliquent comment elle a permis aux postes de former la plus vaste infrastructure physique planétaire de...

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The postal sector's role in the digital economy and digital society : a global panorama

2025

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Public infrastructure and economic development : evidence from postal systems a replication study of Rogowski et al. (American Journal of Political Science, 2022)

Neubauer, Florian; Rose, Julian; Ankel-Peters, Jörg - 2025

Rogowski et al. (2022) use secondary data to study the impact of historic postal infrastructure on economic development, both cross-country and within the US. Their results suggest a large positive effect of post offices on economic development that is robust across various sensitivity checks....

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Future of post : exploration of potential discount schemes for universal services : study for the Office of Communications (Ofcom)

Thiele, Sonja; Niederprüm, Antonia - 2025

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Illicit drug trafficking via postal services : a scoping review of economic-criminological context and estimation methods

Raimondi, Agnese; Chopin, Julien; Caneppele, Stefano; … - 2025

Efficient and interconnected logistics networks, like postal services, provide powerful tools for criminal groups to organize cross-border drug trafficking by exploiting legitimate infrastructure. Despite postal services becoming inadvertent facilitators in smuggling, focused research on this...

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Change and resistance in the royal mail : dispatches from the 2022/2023 postal workers' strike

Evans, Daniel; Jones, Karl - 2025

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Quantitative Prognosemodelle zur Nachfrage von Briefdienstleistungen : deutlicher Briefmengenrückgang bis 2035 im WIK-Prognosemodell

Thiele, Sonja - 2025

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A multi-criteria districting approach with a lexicographic compactness metric : an application to the Chilean postal service

Álvarez-Miranda, Eduardo; Epstein, Rafael; Pereira, Jordi - 2025

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Multi-level antecedents of public sector innovation? : an ethnography of a large UK postal services organization

Turner, Simon - 2025

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Veränderungen im Zollwesen und Auswirkungen auf Postunternehmen und Onlinehandel

Niederprüm, Antonia; Stuck, Jana - 2024

Chinesische Onlineplattformen wie AliExpress, Shein und Temu versenden einen Großteil ihrer Waren als Einzelsendungen per Luftfracht direkt aus China an europäische Kundinnen und Kunden. Dies hat zu einem starken Anstieg der grenzüberschreitenden ECommerce-Pakete nach Europa geführt, die von...

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Auswirkungen veränderter Rahmenbedingungen im internationalen Postverkehr auf die Lieferketten im E-Commerce

Niederprüm, Antonia; Junk, Petra - 2024

In den letzten zehn Jahren ist der grenzüberschreitende Onlinehandel, insbesondere aus China in die EU, stark gewachsen. Plattformen wie Shein und Temu spielen dabei eine zentrale Rolle. Die Studie analysiert, wie regulatorische Änderungen, technologische Fortschritte und Marktstrategien die...

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Forecasting mail flow : a hierarchical approach for enhanced societal wellbeing

Kafa, Nadine; Babai, M. Zied; Klibi, Walid - 2025

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Accessibility analyses of post offices in Germany differentiated by means of transport using a grid-based model

Tegetmeyer, Inga; Neumeier, Stefan - 2024

Urbansierung und demografischer Wandel zeigen auch Auswirkungen auf die Nachfrage nach Dienstleistungen der Grundversorgung. Das führt dazu, dass private und öffentliche Dienstleister bestrebt sind, wirtschaftlich unattraktive Standorte sukzessive aufgeben, wobei ländliche Räume von diesen...

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You've got mail! : the late 19th century U.S. Postal Service expansion, firm creation, and firm performance

Marinoni, Astrid; Roche, Maria P. - 2025

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Prospective study on the future of the postal sector : final report

2024 - First edition

The study defines five future scenarios for the EU postal sector with a time horizon of 2040 to identify key challenges and market failures. The 'baseline' scenario focuses on the most 'probable' evolution of key indicators describing the postal sector based on the evidence available today....

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Flexible supply chain : industrial engineering optimization modeling of the postal service system

Badiru, Adedeji Bodunde - 2025 - First edition

Systems View of the Supply Chain -- Process Improvement In The Supply Chain -- Flexibility and Resilience -- Supply Chain Systems Integration -- The Postal System in the Supply Chain -- Modeling for Supply Chain Optimization -- Supply Chain Forecasting -- Learning Curve in the Supply Chain --...

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Evaluation of the impact of the Internet of Things on postal service efficiency in Slovakia

Baláž, Martin; Vaculík, Juraj; Corejova, Tatiana - 2024

This paper investigates the impact of technological advancements, particularly the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), on the efficiency and productivity of the postal service industry in Slovakia. By employing the Cobb-Douglas production function, we analyze the relationship between...

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Study on post-fintech partnerships to overcome gender inequality through access to postal digital financial services

2024

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150 years of the UPU, and beyond

2024

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The road to rebellion : state-building and rural uprisings in the run-up to the French Revolution

Albertus, Michael; Gay, Victor - 2024

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A hyper-collaborative path to postal development

2023

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Postal banking and US cash transfer programs : a solution to insufficient financial infrastructure?

Long, Melanie G.; Pressman, Steven - 2024

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The limits of using grievance procedures to combat workplace discrimination

Narayan, Ayushi - 2024

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Analyzing effectiveness of service quality in Tirupattur post office toward postal life insurance (PLI) and rural postal life insurance (RPLI)

Rasadurai, Dakshayini; Raguraman, M. - 2023

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Designation of a universal service provider in the EU : should one size fit all?

Chołodecki, Mateusz - 2024

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Testing for fragility: a valuable public policy and an opportunity for postal operators

Borsenberger, Claire; Cremer, Helmuth; Joram, Denis; … - 2023

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"It's as if i'm worth nothing" : cost-driven restructuring and the dignity of long-term workers in Finland's state-owned postal service company

Vieno, Atte - 2023

Organisational restructuring involving cost-cutting, downsizing, and the acquisition and divestment of different functions is an increasingly normalised aspect of employment in both the private and public sectors. This article takes up the question of the effects of restructuring on workers...

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"Where’s my post? : a cross-country analysis of delivery frequency under the USO" : an exploration of the impacts of changes to frequency of delivery days

Ferguson, Darcey; Nagpal, Riya - 2024

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Public infrastructure and economic development : evidence from postal systems : reproduction report on Rogowski et al. (2022)

Neubauer, Florian; Rose, Julian; Ankel-Peters, Jörg - 2023

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Ramsey pricing as a method to financing the universal service obligation

Andersson, Peter; Ivehammar, Pernilla - 2024

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On the correct Net Avoided Cost (NAC) methodology to be applied in the postal sector

Romito, Simona; D'Intini, Federico; Gori, Stefano - 2024

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Postal Monopoly Laws : History and Development of the Monopoly on the Carriage of Mail and the Monopoly on Access to Mailboxes

Campbell, James I - 2023

The purpose of this study to provide a comprehensive account of the development and current status of federal laws that grant the United States Postal Service exclusive rights in the carriage of letters (the “postal monopoly”) and the delivery of mailable matter (the “mailbox monopoly”)....

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Universal Service Obligation : History and Development of Laws Relating to the Provision of Universal Postal Services

Campbell, James I - 2023

This study seeks to provide a comprehensive description of the development and status (through 2008) of federal laws that oblige the United States Postal Service to provide a “universal postal service” throughout the United States. Since the term “universal postal service” has no legal...

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