![]() “We utilize dynamic routing extensively and we view our systems as a competitive asset,” she said. Kara Ross, a spokeswoman for UPS, said in an email that dynamic routing is a fairly complex system, and that UPS is continually updating its technology to be more efficient in delivery. “Someone could just be delivering packages and it wouldn’t be every house in a neighborhood - so what’s the best way to get to all the addresses in a specific geographic area or ZIP Code?” “We’re looking for a system that will enable expedited delivery of packages in a delivery sequence that makes best use of our resources: employees, their time, fuel, etc, outside of regular carrier routing,” Brennan said. But the National Retail Federation projects that online retail sales could go up by up to 12 percent this year, which translates into an increased need for package delivery services. Postal Service mail volume has dropped by about 25 percent over the last decade as more Americans communicate through email. “It has decreased our first class mail, but what it’s done is that people are shopping online and they need someone to deliver these packages.” “There’s an upside and a downside to the Internet,” USPS spokeswoman Sue Brennan said in an interview. The Postal Service sees an opportunity in the growth of e-commerce, but it lacks a state-of-the-art software or GPS-based system to help the deliverer find individual addresses and the best routes to get there. It is not offering any compensation for information at this point. government website seeking advice from private companies or individuals for a dynamic routing system for delivering individual packages outside its day-to-day routes. The mail agency quietly posted last month a “request for information” on a U.S. It lost nearly $16 billion in its last fiscal year. agency has struggled for years to regain financial footing as it grapples with massive payments for future retiree health benefits and as Americans’ reliance on online communications drives down mail volume. The Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it will phase out Saturday delivery to cut costs. It would also help the agency deliver more efficiently as it moves to five-day delivery of first-class mail. ![]() The financially struggling mail agency said it wants a “dynamic routing” strategy that can help it offer new products that could boost revenue, such as same-day delivery and pickups at retail locations. ![]() postal service mail boxes at a post office in Encinitas, California February 6, 2013. ![]()
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