May 26, 2021 A coronavirus pandemic-fueled surge in package deliveries has not been enough to offset the Postal Serviceās increased operating costs and declining revenue from mail services, Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett reports in his latest āDollars and Changeā video. During fiscal year 2021ās second quarter (Jan. 1-March 31), the organizationās total revenue was…
April 12, 2021 (RISC-WP-21-003) The Postal Serviceās more than 31,000 post offices constitute the largest retail network in the U.S. by number of locations, but 42 percent do not generate enough revenue to cover costs of operation. Opportunities exist for the Postal Service to increase revenue or lower costs at post offices without reducing access…
September 1, 2020 The Postal Service is continuing to experience dramatic shifts in its business due to the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett reports in his latest āDollars and Changeā video. Quarantines, stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions have affected customers and businesses, leading to deep declines in First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail volumes…
Project Title: Continuous Improvement of Mail Processing Operations Start Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: August 2016 The U.S. Postal Service is continuously looking for ways to make its mail processing operations more efficient. In fact, it adopted a continuous improvement program to implement process improvements and reduce overall costs while adding…
