April 30, 2010

OIG Audit Report On USPS Overtime Workhours : PostalReporter News Blog

OIG Audit Report On USPS Overtime Workhours : PostalReporter News BlogThis report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Postal Service Function 4 Overtime Workhours (Project Number 09RG009MS000). Our objective was to determine whether Postal Service officials effectively managed Function 4 workhours to reduce overtime costs. This audit addresses financial and operational risk.

Mojave Post Office Mail Processing Operations Moving To Bakersfield : PostalReporter News Blog

Mojave Post Office Mail Processing Operations Moving To Bakersfield : PostalReporter News Blog

Canada Post Reports Profit For 15th Consecutive Year But Financial Challenges Ahead : PostalReporter News Blog

Canada Post Reports Profit For 15th Consecutive Year But Financial Challenges Ahead : PostalReporter News Blog

Sen. Carper Reacts to PRC’s Planned 6 Month Review of Postal Proposal to End Saturday Delivery : PostalReporter News Blog

Sen. Carper Reacts to PRC’s Planned 6 Month Review of Postal Proposal to End Saturday Delivery : PostalReporter News BlogI’m pleased that the Postal Regulatory Commission will be taking steps in the coming weeks to thoroughly examine the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery and hear the views of stakeholders on both sides of the issue

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Smart Post - What Does its Success Suggest for Letter and Flat Mailers

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Smart Post - What Does its Success Suggest for Letter and Flat MailersIn my previous post, I noted that FedEx volumes for Smart Post exceeded the Postal Service's measured volumes for Parcel Select. This implied that FedEx Ground, UPS and other parcel consolidators used other postal products, most likely Standard Mail Parcels, to handle the parcels that they want delivered less than 1 pound. The attention that Smart Post received from analysts raised some additional questions that suggest that there may Postal Service revival strategies that are not the focus of the current discussions about future business models for the Postal Service.