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Pricing in proportion research

Posted by | Nov 28, 2006 | |

Postwatch today releases research on Pricing in Proportion (PiP), Royal Mail’s new pricing structure.

The key findings are:
• 84 per cent of those interviewed were aware of PiP,
• 87 per cent of vulnerable customers who noticed a difference in the amount they pay (the elderly, rural dwellers and those on low income) believe they are paying more for their post following PiP’s introduction.
• 12 per cent of over 1000 items posted were charged incorrect postage;

Commenting on the research, Millie Banerjee CBE, Chair of Postwatch, said:

“Our research shows that Royal Mail’s huge effort to raise awareness and understanding of PiP has been successful but is potentially being undermined by some post offices failing to advise and charge customers correctly.

“One in every eight customers being incorrectly charged is indefensible and unacceptable. Our results clearly show the need for Royal Mail’s ‘amnesty’ on surcharges to continue until both customers and staff have adapted to the new pricing system. Additional staff training should help address this problem. In the run-up to the busy Christmas period, this should be undertaken immediately.”

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Thailand’s RFID market to reach $32m in 2010

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Recent research from Frost & Sullivan reveals that the RFID market in Thailand was worth $16.3 million last year, and is expected to reach $32 million by 2010. “eyefortransport”

According to the Frost & Sullivan study – Thailand RFID Markets – Thailand is among the more promising RFID markets among the Asian countries, since it is the manufacturing base for many industries. Key applications for RFID include supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics, where the technology can help eliminate distance limitations, and can be applied internationally to promote trade. The country’s RFID market growth will be driven primarily by growth in manufacturing and logistics applications.

Increasing use of RFID technology presents local entrepreneurs with an early opportunity to capture this market, says the analyst of this research service. To make all this possible, awareness-raising activities and education, and training for private users and government organisations is important.

As the global market for RFID expands, Thailand is not only set to encourage the growth of the technology locally, but is anticipated to be at the forefront of the global RFID markets by 2010.

Organisations such as the National Electronics & Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) and GS1 Thailand help in this aim. The ICT Ministry is also promoting the use of RFID technology to track and trace products as part of a wider government plan to establish Thailand as a logistics hub in Indo-China.

Besides meeting the global mandates, there will also be substantial domestic demand for RFID applications in Thailand, according to the analyst. This includes tracking birds and vaccine supplies to reduce the impact of outbreaks of bird flu; tracking of food and drug items, for counterfeit/pedigree purposes, and to limit the brand damage from recall incidents, enforcing maritime port security, addressing security threats, improving government, and commercial logistics, securing e-payments through contactless smartcards.

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The charity campaign carried out by Correos and UNICEF began on 1 October

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

The campaign to collect writing material for children in developing countries, which Correos has organised for the eighth successive year with UNICEF, will finish on 30 November. As a result, both organisations would like to remind all members of the public that there are still three days left in which to deposit pens, pencils, notebooks, pencil sharpeners and erasers (preferably new), in the 2,100 special post boxes placed by Correos in its offices throughout Spain.

50,000 information posters and 155,000 pamphlets have been distributed in the post offices, and posters and other information material has also been distributed to approximately 3,000 schools in areas where there is a branch of Correos to promote the campaign and request the help of all members of the public.

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Government considers proposals to modernize infrastructure of postal service

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

The following decisions were adopted on issues considered at a November 16, 2006 meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation:

The Government took note of a report of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology on the proposals to modernize the infrastructure of the postal service of the Russian Federation for the period of 2012.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Ministry of Finance and other interested federal executive bodies is to work out a draft plan of measures to update the infrastructure of the postal service of the Russian Federation during the period till 2012 with the indication of both the sources and amounts of their funding, giving special attention to:

· reconstruction, repair and enlargement of the network of post offices;

· setting up a network of automated sorting centers for the handling of mailing items;

· development of the system of electronic money transfers and clearing settlements on the basis of the post offices network, and

· renewal of the vehicle fleet.

The draft measures plan must be submitted to the Government before June 1, 2007.

The Government also directed the Communications and Information Technology and Finance Ministries in conjunction with the Bank of Russia to consider the possibility of the use by Russian lending organizations of the network of post offices to carry out electronic money transfers and clearing settlements.

Relevant proposals must be submitted to the Government before March 15, 2007, the Government said.

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Itochu Shokuhin to establish home delivery network system development subsidiary

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

Itochu Shokuhin Co Ltd will establish a subsidiary that will engage in the home delivery network system development, information system and software development and system administration services, to respond to the growing home delivery demand from retail and distribution businesses as well as from consumers.

The new company will be named Tracer Corporation and will be based on a capital of JPY80 million, 100 percent invested by Itochu Shokuhin. The company is scheduled to be established on December 1, 2006.

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Shippers prepare for the seasonal rush of packages

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

UPS plans to ramp up its Inland Empire operations for the shopping season.

The package shipper will hire 900 additional workers for its San Bernardino, Ontario, Riverside, Temecula, Barstow, Blythe, Victorville and Yucca Valley operations, UPS spokeswoman Page Dossey said.

DHL will deliver more than 2 million packages on its peak day in the United States, Dec. 20.

DHL hired hundreds of part-time package handlers to help meet the holiday demand, said John Cameron, DHL USA executive vice president of operations, in a Nov. 21 release. DHL added 300 daily truck routes and 63 new domestic flights a week to its regular network schedules for the holiday rush.

DHL employs 300 people at its 262,000 square-foot, USD70 million West Coast distribution center located at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside.

FedEx will extend employee hours to meet the holiday package delivery demand, spokesman Matt Ceniceros said in a previous interview.

FedEx likely will hire a small number of temporary package handlers for its ground operations to meet the holiday demand, he said.

Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., FedEx employs more than 260,000 people.

FedEx will handle 9.8 million packages on Dec. 18. That will be the most packages FedEx has handled on a single day since it was founded in 1973.

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Shanghai, Inchon Vie for Location of DHL Hub

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

DHL has chosen the Chinese city Shanghai and Inchon in South Korea as the shortlists for the location of its hub for North Asia region.

The hub, which will need an investment of tens of millions of euros, will become the third one for the company in Asia in the wake of that located in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Jerry Hsu said that DHL is now expanding rapidly in Asia, thus it considers establishing a hub in the North Asia region. After completion, it will mainly cover the markets in China, Japan and South Korea as well as other areas in North Asia.

Scott Price, chief executive officer for DHL Express Asia Pacific, revealed that Shanghai and Inchon are geographically close to each other and both has hub airport with a rather large amount of imports and exports of freight. Therefore, DHL will give priority to cost factors, including land, labor force, tax and speed of custom clearance.

In addition, the development focus and routes of its partners like Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong’s flag carrier, over the future ten years are also the factors DHL will take into account.

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DHL weighs location of North Asia hub

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

DHL recognises fast growth in Asia and is considering construction of a hub in the north of the region.

Shanghai or Inchon will be selected as the express hub of north Asia in the coming three months, said Jerry Hsu, president for DHL Greater China.

The hub will be built up with multi-hundred million Euros, and it will become the third DHL hub in Asia besides that in Hong Kong and Singapore after completion.

In August this year, DHL entered into a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai Airport (Group) Co., indicating the intention of building the hub there. However, the final decision will be made based on examination and review on the two cities.

DHL Asia Pacific CEO Scott Price showed that airline partners’ development orientation for the following decade is a significant factor for the decision making in addition to costs of land, labor, taxation and clearance.

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