United States Customs Service

7. Although written by an Army Officer primarily for Army Company Commanders, this book has considerable information, suggestions and in sights that are directly applicable to other services. 8. Indeed there is much in it that first line supervisors in non military organizations will find easily adaptable to their situations. 9. GRAY AREAS (A) Overall the book is well written, and has a lot of good information, but

events, information, and any other significant news that was taking place. As the postal service and society continued to progress, private individuals were able to utilize this relay of messengers delivering mail. By the 18th century international postal service was commonly exchanged between countries that agreed to participate in international postal service. During the year 1840 the international postal service was growing so complex that reform was needed to simplify it. Sir Rowland Hill was credited

It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities.” (3) In 1970 The Post office gained semi-independence as it stopped being tax-payer funded and became completely self- funded with postage rates determined by seperate regulatory agency. It was at

MONOPOLY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SEVICE There are few remaining monopolies today. Apple and Wal-Mart are both world-renowned monopolies. Another monopoly is the United States Postal Service. The United States Postal Service is a natural monopoly in the delivery of first class mail, as 1970’s legislation prevents any other firms from delivering letter mail. The reason for this was to allow one firm to specialize in mail delivery; therefore being the most efficient way to ensure the rest of the

scattered families stay in touch and provide assistance, assisted entrepreneurs in finding business opportunities, and made possible regular commercial relationships between merchants in the west and wholesalers and factories back east. The postal service likewise assisted the Army in expanding control over the vast western territories. The widespread circulation of important newspapers by mail, such as the New York Weekly Tribune, facilitated coordination

The United States Postal Service is a natural monopoly in the delivery of first class mail, as the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act prevents any other firms from delivering letter mail (Jaag, 2014). The reason for this was to allow one firm to specialize in mail delivery; therefore being the most efficient way to ensure the rest of the country received their mail on time. After all, receiving mail in a timely manner is critical for society to function. Imagine if everyone received their bills and letters

History of Mail Mail is a system of transporting documents and small packages or even written messages such as seasonal greetings and other. The first documentation of a mail service is dated back to Egypt when the pharaohs used carriers to send their decrees of territories. Persia was the first to have a real postal system which dates to Cyrus the Great at 550 BC. They used stations (Chapar-Khaneh), the carriers (Chapars) would go from post to post swapping tired horse for a fresh horse so they

Business Model Canvas of United States Postal Service Customer Segments USPS caters the mail and package delivery services to a mass of different customers. It has different variety of services depending on what the customer wants. So customer segments are divided according to the type of services the USPS provides. 1. Individual citizens: The USPS has the first class mail and standard mail that the citizens can use to use to send personal cards, letters, bill payments, etc. Basically anything

United States Post Office Dilemma Sustainable Solutions Paper The Post Office Department known as the United States Postal Services (USPS) (Annual Report, 2009) today, is a dominate player in the mail delivery arena and has been existence since 1776. The Post Office was originally a governmental agency, but due to mismanagement by Congress, was reorganized in 1971 and no longer a part of the presidential cabinet; but became an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government

care of Soldiers, Families, and Civilians, and to enable unit readiness. While the delegation of senior command authority is direct from HQDA, the SC will routinely resolve installation issues with IMCOM and, as needed, the associated ACOM, Army service component command (ASCC), or direct reporting