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4/26/2013
April 2013
The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) two main deliberative bodies, the Postal Operations Council and the Council of Administration, met in Berne this month to begin action on policies approved at last October’s UPU Congress in Doha. The agenda included hundreds of
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12/1/2009
The United States Postal Service (USPS) concluded FY 2009 with a $3.8-billion loss and a total cumulative debt of $10.2 billion. This was its third consecutive year of multibillion-dollar losses. The
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10/13/2009
Issue Brief
The U.S. Postal Service just closed the books on its third consecutive annual loss. Postmaster General John Potter recently stated that USPS is "facing a significant gap going forward of $5 billion."
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7/16/2009
Overview
Created in 1789 as the Department of the Post Office, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) commenced operations as an “independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States”
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7/8/2009
The United States Postal Service (USPS) posted a net loss of $1.9 billion in the second quarter of FY 2009, as revenue and volume declined in all mail categories. The Postal Service has posted net losses
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6/3/2009
Policy Briefing
What is 3PL?
  • Third-Party Logistics (3PL) is the business of managing various elements of the supply chain via contract.
  • 3PL = an efficient market for moving goods.
Benefits
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3/30/2009
Article published in The Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot
IF YOUR wallet is feeling lighter these days, don’t look to the Postal Service for sympathy. Despite the economic meltdown, stamp prices are rising to 44 cents on May 11. The Postal Service is also
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2/23/2009
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) posted a net loss of $384 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. Revenue was down by 6.3 percent -- or $1.3 billion - - compared to the same quarter last year.
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