Logistics
Getting To A 21st Century Supply Chain
The Department of Defense (DoD) directs the largest and most complex supply chain in the world. DoD spends at least $150 billion a year on goods and services and their delivery to end users. The Defense . . .
Postal Workers Get a Raw Deal
With the introduction of R2-D2 mailboxes and the directive to remove all clocks from Post Offices nationwide, the U.S. Postal Service has certainly provided some lighthearted news stories of late....
The Dark Side of the “Forever Stamp”
If you thought you'd seen it all after the 1993 Elvis stamp, think again. A few days ago, the world learned that the U.S. Postal Service will soon introduce a "forever stamp." This wild-and-crazy stamp is unlike ...
Postal Service Delivers (For Unions)
Brace yourself. Postal rates are about to go up again - by a whopping 7.6 percent, on average, in May. First-class stamps will cost 41 cents. Despite all the cheering over postal reform legislation signed by ...
Good Time to Take Post Office Private
The Government Accountability Office, Congress' chief investigative body, this month removed the U.S. Postal Service from its list of "high-risk" government agencies. For the first time in many years, the Postal ...
Contractors On The Battlefield
Civilian contractors have a larger presence on today’s battlefields than ever before. Over a decade ago, as the U.S. military began downsizing, it began transferring many of its support functions to private . . .
Postal TrendWatch — Q4 2007
As of September 30, 2007, the Postal Service completed its first full quarter operating under its new rate structure, which was implemented on May 14, 2007. In a continuation of previous trends, First Class ...
Letter From Europe
WITH nationalized health care, sky-high unemployment and blissfully short work weeks, you might think that the European Union is rolling backwards on the wheels of socialism. Meanwhile, with Wall ...
Postal Labor Negotiations Must Not Undermine Agency
At midnight on November 20, all four U.S. Postal Service labor contracts are set to expire. Don't panic. Postal workers, as federal employees, are not permitted to strike. So your advertisements, credit-card ...
Postal Reform: Everyone Stands in the Way
For months now, long overdue reform of the U.S. Postal Service has languished after different versions were passed by the Senate and House of Representatives. Many observers had hoped that the two ...