WASHINGTON,
Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A review of the performance of
universal postal service providers by the Oxford Strategic Consulting
(OSC) firm ranks the U.S. Postal Service the best postal service within
the world's top 20 largest economies for access to services, resource
efficiency and public trust.
"We're
proud to lead the world in postal services and we will continue to
deliver superior performance for future generations," said Postmaster
General and CEO Patrick Donahoe. "Our best days are ahead of us. I have
no doubt the Postal Service will overcome its current financial
challenges and endure as the world's leading postal service."
The
review ranked USPS, Japan Post, Australia Post, Korea Post and Deutsche
Post in its top five. USPS earned the premier ranking due to its high
operating efficiency and public trust in its performance.
The
ranking considered such factors as the average number of citizens
served by the postal system in a country, the number of letters and
parcels delivered by each postal employee and data on service
reliability and public trust measured over three years.
The
report found that USPS delivers nearly double the number of letters per
employee as its closest competitor and more than five times more
letters per employee than fifth-place Deutsche Post.
Despite
increasing competition from digital communications, postal services
continue to perform a key role in societies across the globe. The
expansion of e-commerce means there's an even greater need for fast,
efficient and reliable postal services.
"People
tend to think the Internet has made the postman redundant," said
Professor William Scott-Jackson, director, OSC. "But postal services
provide the backbone for e-commerce deliveries."
To receive a copy of the full report, contact Scott Druck at sd@oxfordstrategicconsulting.com.
The
Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and
relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its
operations.
A
self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the
only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150
million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service
receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale
of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000
retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal
government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of
more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world's
mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would
rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines
ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The
Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six
consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by
the Ponemon Institute.
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