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Domestic Worksharing in USA the mail and packages markets

WORLD MAIL REVIEW SERIES
Domestic Worksharing with the USPS in the mail and packages markets

Two reports on worksharing (from 2004):

1. US mail sector
2. US package delivery sector

• Over 70% of the mailpieces are ‘workshared’ by the USPS and private companies working together. The US “Workshare” mail market is estimated to be worth $14 billion.
• Of the 1.1 billion parcels handled by the USPS, over 70% are sent through the Parcel Select 'workshare' programme. The total US package market is estimated to be worth $48 billion.
• Is 'worksharing' a model for the rest of the world to consider? A model seen as a win win situation for all.

A Description of Worksharing

Bar coding, pre-sorting and dropshipping are described together with the pricing mechanisms and criteria for worksharing discounts.

An Overview of the Regulatory Structure and the Regulatory Bodies

The regulation and price fixing mechanism is described together with the functions of the USPS, the Postal Rate Commission the General Accounting Office and other bodies.

A Review of Recent Legislation and reports relating to Worksharing

The recent reports of the Presidential Commission and the General Accounting Office together with recent developments in rate fixing and Negotiated Service Agreements are reviewed.

Measures of the Size of the Worksharing Market

Although final delivery is reserved for the USPS the remainder of the postal and the whole packages markets are open to participation from the private sector. This provides the private mail service providers not only with a market for traditional mailhouse services but also the ability to provide core mail services that would otherwise be provided by the USPS. Parcel consolidators, by drop-shipping consolidations of parcels to a postal facility closer to the final delivery, can offer substantial savings to their customers. The reports evaluate the available data and give estimates of the market sizes and shares in the markets.

Commercial Review of Worksharing

Triangle has conducted interviews with key players in the worksharing market, both customers and market providers seeking their views on the benefits and effectiveness of worksharing. The views of this panel, together with the results of Triangle’s research, are brought together to provide a commercial view of the prospects for worksharing in the US and its application as a model in other markets.

A ‘Win-Win’ in the US

Both consumers and the private and public sectors of the US mail and packages industry see worksharing as a success. Operators seeking to participate in the US market successfully cannot ignore this sector and this report provides essential information for those involved in, or thinking of entering it.

Is Worksharing a model for postal liberalisation in Europe and the rest of the World?

In different forms and with local adaptations, worksharing will almost certainly play a major part of the process of liberalising postal markets in other parts of the world. These reports provides readers with an insight as to how this model has worked successfully in the US. They therefore provide essential reading for both private and public sector postal service providers who need to understand what liberalised markets may hold for them.

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This report was produced in collaboration with Ursa Major Associates, LLC, .  Ursa Major, with offices in Connecticut and California, USA, provides strategic consulting services to the transforming world of global logistics, with specialisation in the mail and parcel sector. Learn more at www.ursamajorassociates.com.
 

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If you would like further information about this report, please contact: Marcin Bosacki at Triangle on Tel: +44 (0)870 950 7900 .

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