In United States Postal Service, their large computer networks and advances in storage ability allows them to store immense amounts of data and easily get access of it from any facilities for analyzing. With the endless quantities of data that is constantly being collected from the internet, customers, and facilities, USPS is constantly improving their ways in storing data as efficiently as possible. The Enterprise Data Warehouse is the primary data storage for USPS. It approximately 35 petabytes of storage capacity which allows it to store all the data collected from over 100 systems ranging from financial, human resources, transactional, etc. To process and store data into the EDW, it requires three steps of extract, transform and load. During the extraction process, the data is taken from the source of different systems within the USPS facilities. Then the transform process structures the data using rules or tables and turns it into one consolidated warehouse format. It also combines some data with others so it is easier to be transferred between different databases. The final process is the load with is basically integrating and writing the data into the database which can be accessed from any facilities and systems within the USPS. The EDW allows USPS to store any amount of data as efficient as possible at the lowest cost and quickest processing speed. It also allows the data to be used and migrate from database to database easily for analysis. USPS collects data
For over two centuries, people relied on the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way to receive their letter and packages from people around the country. It is their only way where a person can obtain a parcel when there are no technologies to assist them. Nowadays, in the modern world, there are different kinds of ways where one can receive a package or a letter, from an email or other companies. This results in the USPS decreasing its values. In order for the USPS to keep up with the fast-paced society, it should consider changing their ways of working.
The Post Office Department known as the United States Postal Services (USPS) (Annual Report, 2009) today, is a dominate player in the mail delivery arena and has been existence since 1776. The Post Office was originally a governmental agency, but due to mismanagement by Congress, was reorganized in 1971 and no longer a part of the presidential cabinet; but became an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government. To date, the USPS maintains a monopoly on the day-to-day delivery of mail but competitors do share the market on some of the other types of deliveries; shares the market on some of the other types of deliveries (i.e. express
The United States Postal Service has existed for more than two centuries. As the people have grown into the new world of digital technology and electronic communication, the USPS continues to become more of a disservice to the American people. The USPS has still used the same rules and principles for more than two centuries, which does not intrigue any more customers. The USPS needs to be reconstructed in order to fit the needs of a changing world. As the world grows and develops into higher levels of thinking and technological advances, the USPS should grow with them, changing to become more useful to American people.
Royal Mail is the largest provider of postal services in the United Kingdom and one of the largest postal service providers in the world. This paper analyzes
We live during a time where the world is at our fingertips. We live in a world where an apple is not just a fruit and a chip is not just something that we eat with a sandwich. Sliced bread is not the most amazing thing any more. The Unites States Postal Service (USPS) is becoming less and less of a necessity with the changes of America's needs. In order to keep up with the 21st century, the USPS needs to be reconstructed in order to meet the needs of a changing world by being accessible through the internet, being advertised more to the younger generation, and being more secure from theft and destruction.
All across America, technology is overtaking simple pastimes that were once essential for the activities of everyday life. However, these advances are proving to be troublesome for the USPS. As people are taking a modernized approach, the USPS's business strategy is failing to accommodate the needs of the people technologically and provide the necessary profits needed to sustain a successful profit margin. The USPS should restructure its mailing process because it will financially stabilize the company and suit the needs of today’s society.
An enterprise data warehouse (EDW) makes information accessible to the applications utilized as a part of offices all through the association including engineering, human resources (HR), and strategic planning. Norfolk Southern assembled a TOP dashboard
USPS can change their organizational structure to improve their profits by making logical business decision. Most business decisions often relate to the amount of information that is gathered
If there is a delay with the delivery of a parcel, it is difficult to track it without the help of a computer network providing real-time information. As the company expands, the volume of paperwork will increase, and the current system will not be able to cope.
In the modern world, electronic ways of communicating have become the normal way to contact someone. With the advancements in this technology, we’ve been able to send messages and e-mails to someone all the way across the world; however, this technology originated from postal services, one being the United States Postal Service. The United States Postal Service,(USPS) was a pioneer for bringing mail to people all over the U.S. The key difference between these two services is the physicality of the USPS. If you wanted to send a love letter to your girlfriend or boyfriend across the country, an email can still be heartfelt, but also easily missed and disregarded.
The United States Postal Office (USPS) was cherished throughout society in the past because it provided jobs and mail delivery. Handwritten letters and cards that were sent to loved ones across the country hold meaning to individuals. People expressed their feelings through the letters. With the introduction of e-mails, there is subsequently a lack of physical connection. Due to the innovative future, the sentimental values of letters are slowly deteriorating. Along with e-mails, the Internet generated competitor companies that have a similar purpose as the USPS. Companies such as FedEx and UPS are a cheap, fast, and reliable alternatives. New competitors pressure the USPS to advance their technology in order to keep up with the new world. In the past, the USPS changed in order to meet requirements to compete with others. If they wish to uphold a purpose in the advancing technological future, the USPS should
During today’s growing culture and different developments around technology, society has shied away from old school traditions. One of those traditions being, sending mail through the United States Postal Service which was once known as an efficient and reliable source of communication. Having the option of sending mail of all volume through different sources, electronically and by other companies, has put the USPS at risk of not succeeding in the future with the possibility going out of business. If the USPS wishes to continue their mailing services they must adapt to society in order meet the needs of a changing world. The idea of a technological world is on the rise simply because of the easy accessibility and the quickness of the internet.
The United States Postal Service has been very prominent in everyone’s lives, even if most people don’t realize it. Although, over the years many of our needs have changed and email rose to the top as a new way of sending mail, much of what the USPS had used to its advantage, such as the large amount of mail that has been sent physically, has been slowly dissipating over the last decade or so. From 2008 to 2009, the mail volume dropped by 30 billion, which is a drastic change compared to the 4 or 5 billion fluctuation between previous years (Source B). As it is evident, the postal system has changed with our growing need for faster forms of transportation of information -- subsided by email. The postal system has been extremely affected by our advances in technology and it is time that we understand that this process was inevitable, and the USPS needs to be restructured by doing Sunday delivery, and strategically closing branches to save money and accommodate to the needs of a changing world .
A data warehouse is a large databased organized for reporting. It preserves history, integrates data from multiple sources, and is typically not updated in real time. The key components of data warehousing is the ability to access data of the operational systems, data staging area, data presentation area, and data access tools (HIMSS, 2009). The goal of the data warehouse platform is to improve the decision-making for clinical, financial, and operational purposes.