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Life After Volume Declines: Is There a Viable Future for the Postal Sector?

verfasst von : Adam C. Houck

Erschienen in: The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The current postal sector landscape is an excellent laboratory for examining the effects of a profound market disruption. A critical question is whether the postal services market has reached a tipping point, is it nearing an equilibrium, or is the ride just starting to get bumpy? Evidence clearly suggests the latter.

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Titel: Life After Volume Declines: Is There a Viable Future for the Postal Sector?
verfasst von: Adam C. Houck
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-70671-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-70672-6

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70672-6_12

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