. 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.
Read MoreURTiP case study on Poland
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.
Read MoreMAT Group’s new owners plan to launch a European palletised freight service – and hope to link up with a UK pallet network. Continental full load and groupage operations built up over 30 years provide an excellent platform for the service, says chairman Brian Rosier. And UK pallet networks might feel more comfortable with privately-owned MAT than some of the corporate giants that offer European coverage.
Read MoreWhenever David Abney looks up from his desk on the executive floor of United Parcel Service’s headquarters in Atlanta, he sees a large map of China mounted on the wall. “I have it right in my line of sight,” he says. “It reminds me and visitors to my office of the size of the place and the opportunity it provides for us.”
As president of the package delivery company’s international business, Mr Abney is quick to stress that Europe, South America and the rest of Asia are also important markets. But the fact that only China is granted its own map shows where his priorities lie.
“China is the largest and most exciting opportunity in the 30 years I’ve been with UPS,” he says. “It’s not a case of ‘should we’ or ‘can we’. If you’re going to be a global company in future you absolutely have to be a player in China.”
Over the past few months, UPS has committed an additional $600m of investment in China as it vies with rivals FedEx, DHL and TNT for leadership of the market.
Read MorePresentation at IEA by Emilio Vandelli, Elsag.
ICT. Poste Italiane case study.
P:LibraryIEA European Postal Services Mch05Emilio_Vandelli_Elsag.pdf
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