{"product_id":"9783319811499","title":"Competitiveness Creation and Maintenance in the Postal Services Industry: A Lithuanian Case Study","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCompetitiveness Creation and Maintenance in the Postal Services Industry: A Lithuanian Case Study\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePilinkienė, Vaida; Deltuvaitė, Vilma; Daunorienė, Asta; Gaidelys, Vaidas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the changing business and\neconomic environment for postal services in Lithuania and the upcoming\nchallenges for this industry. Postal services continue to play a central part\nin the development of national economies. However, the economic and social role\nof postal services has changed rapidly and fundamentally over the last two\ndecades. In most industrialized countries, paper-based communications are in serious\ndecline, while the demand for parcel delivery services is rising steadily with the\ncontinuing development of e-commerce, just-in-time production techniques, and\nglobal supply chains. For the postal sector as a whole, the centre of gravity\nhas shifted dramatically from letters and documents to parcels. The authors explain how the organizational\nparadigm has inexorably shifted from that of a national, government-owned\npostal administration providing the basic delivery services required by society,\nto a system of interdependent local and regional undertakingsthat both compete\nand cooperate with one another. The book argues that there are no indications that\nthe postal sector has stopped changing, and that it seems most probable that\nthe European Union’s postal sector will look quite different in 2035 than it\ndoes today. In closing, the book explains how the shareholders of postal\nservices companies have recently confirmed that the time has come to rethink\nthe strategy of creating and maintaining competitiveness in the postal services\nindustry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-05-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319811499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-31906-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 562\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385393799308,"sku":"9783319811499","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319811499.jpg?v=1770827498","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319811499","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}