AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AND TRENDS AFFECTING THE PARCEL DELIVERY INDUSTRY

The parcel delivery industry has seen much change over the years. Businesses have entered and left the industry. Major players have expanded. Consolidations have occurred. The industry today faces a variety of factors and trends that can significantly alter the size and shape of the participants. This paper will utilize a model of the impact of external environmental factor change on business decision making to analyze and project impacts on the industry. Factors and trends to be analyzed include JIT inventory production systems, the growth of mail order sales, B2B and B2C internet and new media, TV shopping networks, the effects of zoneskipping, discounting, the UPS strike, and possible government responses to these changes. Indicators of change in these factors will be examined. The paper will utilize these trends to project changes in the industry in the future.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Forum

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• Authors:
  • Pagano, Anthony M
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Forum
  • Location: Annapolis, Maryland
  • Date: 2000-11-29 to 2000-12-1
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 232-252

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consolidation; Delivery service; Demographics; Externalities; Inventory control; Package and mail businesses; Shipments
• Identifier Terms: United Parcel Service
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00804777
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 10 2001 12:00AM