Application of revenue management in supply chain of postal services

A. Teymouri, A. Khataie, P. Andreev, C. Kuziemsky

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Abstract

E-commerce has been changing the rules of marketplace by empowered customers seeking immediate and flexible delivery. Advantages of online shopping opportunities lead to the constantly increasing parcel volumes that need to be shipped and delivered through postal services network. This evolution caused capacity management to become a serious challenge for postal organizations. Postal services have been upgrading their static value chain inherent to letter-mail to more dynamic for e-commerce parcel. The current solutions mainly focus on improving the productivity of collection and delivery (i.e. higher truck utilization) and increasing the efficiency of the equipment (i.e. fewer missorts). However, these solutions are temporary and expensive. This paper addresses the shortcoming of the existing solutions by conceptualizing application of revenue management and developing capacity management model for postal services.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages1843-1847
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538609484
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 10 Dec 201713 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume2017-December
ISSN (Print)2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)2157-362X

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period10/12/1713/12/17

Keywords

  • Business Analytics
  • Capacity Planning
  • E-commerce
  • Revenue Management
  • Supply Chain management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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