Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries [Paperback]

Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries brings together practitioners, postal administrators, the express industry, regulators, economists and lawyers to examine the important policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industries. This volume reviews such topics as international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation and competition, entry and the role of scale and scope economics, cost analysis in postal services, and service standards. This book provides a unique perspective on the problems facing postal and delivery networks.Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries brings together practitioners, postal administrators, the express industry, regulators, economists and lawyers to examine the important policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industries. This volume reviews such topics as international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation and competition, entry and the role of scale and scope economics, cost analysis in postal services, and service standards. This book provides a unique perspective on the problems facing postal and delivery networks.Theoretical Perspectives. 1. Issues in Measuring Incremental Cost in a Multi-Function Enterprise; M.D. Bradley, et al. 2. Cost and Benefits of Universal Service Obligations in the Postal Sector; H. Cremer, et al. 3. Peak Loads and Postal Services: Some Implications of Multi-Stage Production; M.A. Crew, et al. 4. Scale Economies and Natural Monopoly in the Postal Delivery: Comparison Between Parametric and Non Parametric Specifications; C. Cazals, et al. Empirical Perspectives. 5. A Cross Sectional Comparison and Analysis of Productivity for 21 National Postal Administrations; R.H. Cohen, et al. 6. A Measure of Scale Economies for Postal Systems; R.H. Cohen, E.H. Chu. 7. Demand Models for Letter Mail and Its Substitutes: Results from Finland; H. Nil£§