{"id":14472,"date":"2016-03-23T22:26:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T03:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=14472"},"modified":"2016-03-23T22:26:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T03:26:10","slug":"usps-takes-new-approaches-to-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/03\/23\/usps-takes-new-approaches-to-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS takes new approaches to delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h4 class=\"entry-title-full\">Pushing the limits<\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"link-subhead-full\">USPS takes new approaches to delivery<\/h2>\n<div class=\"link-subhead-full\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content full\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail link-fullfeature\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NPF-DeliverySales_large-story.jpg\" alt=\"NPF\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"link-caption\">Delivery Operations VP Ed Phelan and Sales VP Cliff Rucker address attendees at<br \/>\nthe National Postal Forum this week.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 3\/23\/16 &#8211; USPS is taking new approaches to delivery to better serve business customers, postal executives said this week.<\/p>\n<p>The organization is continuing to test new kinds of deliveries, such as groceries and bottled water. These<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2015\/07\/10\/tests-and-the-city\/\">tests<\/a><\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>have sparked significant operational changes, including adopting non-traditional delivery times and flexible carrier scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are evolving by pushing the limits of what we do now,\u201d said Delivery Operations\u00a0VP Ed Phelan. \u201cWe\u2019re innovating in ways that seemed like a pipe dream just a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phelan and Sales VP Cliff Rucker discussed the changes at the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2016\/03\/18\/tuning-in\/\">National Postal Forum<\/a><\/em>, where they emphasized the Postal Service\u2019s willingness use operational capabilities to better meet the needs of business customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re committed to working with our customers to become an extension of their brand,\u201d said Rucker.<\/p>\n<p>One area where USPS sees potential: Delivering products for retailers that ship merchandise from stores instead of warehouses. The Postal Service\u2019s ship-from-store business has grown more than 30 percent during the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Phelan and Rucker said USPS also wants to continue leveraging recent investments in technology, such as<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2015\/10\/06\/fully-mobile\/\">Mobile Delivery Devices<\/a><\/em>, which help provide businesses with up-to-the-minute tracking data they can pass along to their customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pushing the limits USPS takes new approaches to delivery Delivery Operations VP Ed Phelan and Sales VP Cliff Rucker address attendees at the National Postal Forum this week. USPS News Link &#8211; 3\/23\/16 &#8211; USPS is taking new approaches to delivery to better serve business customers, postal executives said this week. 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