. Driving up income through value-added services at branches
. Financial services provision: a changing landscape for customers
. Driving growth through electronic services: a key element on the strategic plan
. A basis for growth
. A basis for establishing a distribution infrastructure across boarders
. A possible step towards 1 mail-pack per household per day- a pre-sorted set wrapped in film
.Assessing the organisations core business and strengths: where can value be added for all stakeholders?
. Ensuring internal support for the project
. Thw importance of building the right teams and management structures
. How can technology improve operational efficiency and boost productivity?
. Looking beyond operstionsl efficiency: creating vitsl competitive edge
. Defining the USO: how does this affect competition?
. Inconsistency in application: a different story in each country?
. How much need is there for the USO in a liberalising marketplace?
. Where do the real benifits lie for customers?
. Financing the USO: an unnecessary obligation?
Main events in 2004, role of the state in postal regulation, NRA, Regulatory framework, Market players, Network access, Price regulation, Quality of service, Policy issues.
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Read MoreFORTEC Pallet Distribution Network, a leading next-day palletised freight delivery organisation, reports an influx of new business from manufacturers, importers, retailers and distributors in the packaging sector.
These are businesses looking to expand their customer base by providing low-cost guaranteed next-day deliveries nationwide, but held back by lack of transport or economic resources.
Says Alan Cramley, Fortec Pallet’s network development director: “A lot of small and medium sized businesses in the packaging sector are becoming aware that they could expand their customer base overnight by utilising the resources of the Fortec Pallet Network through its nearly 60 licensees located around the country.”
Read MoreThe Pallet Network signed a five-year lease with ProLogis on a brand new hub this week. TPN chairman Richard Eldred says the prestige warehouse just off J1 M6 near Rugby covers 22,000sq m and is more than twice the size of the present hub near Leicester. Minor modifications are to be made to allow more ground-level access and TPN will start using the new site from January 4, 2005. Capacity will be 10,000 pallets on a night shift, he says.
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