According to the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer, "rates for Postal Services eventually need to reflect market realities and the costs of an efficient operator both capable of and working toward managing operations to cost levels that market realities can support. This requires a better understanding of the value of mail to customers, the elimination of unwarranted retiree expenses, the streamlining of management and contract resources, the speedy restructuring of the network to minimize delivery, processing and transportation costs while still meeting universal service requirements, and elimination of restrictions that prevent the most effective use of human capital, physical and intellectual property assets. The exigent rate case conducted in a vacuum brings us no closer to producing rates based on market realities and may hinder fixing a number of the serious flaws in the business model and regulatory framework that must be changed." Read more!
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