Deutsche Post, the German post and logistics group, is planning a new logistics system called Packstation that will be introduced throughout Germany this year. The system will enable the receivers of parcels to fetch their packages themselves 24 hours per day
Read More2 January 2002 Deutsche Post and Danzas have merged their logistics operations in the Czech Republic.
Read MorePIN AG, the German private delivery company, has for around two years delivered mail and packages at lower prices than former monopolist Deutsche Post AG. Following postal sector deregulation, it has the necessary licence from the post and telecommunications regulatory body, on condition that it offer a higher-quality service than Deutsche Post.
Read MoreA court in the city of Cologne has ruled that Deutsche Post AG, the German post office, cannot monopolise the term “Post”. It ruled against a claim by Deutsche Post against a local company which had been given a license deliver mail, which it did under the brand name “Postmodern”.
Read MoreCreating a Positive Environment – case histories from around the world – presentation by Michael MacClancy, Triangle at WMEA01
The postal value chain
Case studies – Sweden, New Zealand, USA?, Germany
Conclusions: Protect the entrants rather than the incumbent!
Competition brings innovation
Worksharing generates another type of competition
The incumbent benefits from legal action
Identify your vision and make people aware of it
The threat is substitution!!!
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