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Book Synopsis.- Section 1: The Foundations and Evolution of Universal Service Obligations (USO).
.- 1. Understanding ‘Universality’ in Postal Regulations: Evolving Meaning and Impact (Mateusz
Cholodecki).
.- 2. Fit for Purpose? A Four-Step Methodology for Evaluating Universal Service Obligations in the
Postal Sector (Mindaugas Cerpickis, Jacob Østermann, Stephanie Tizik).
.- 3. Impact of Changes to the USO (Christian Strobel, George Houpis, and Hamish Forsyth).
.- 4. Could and Should Electronic Communication Help Meet Universal Service Obligations?
(Timothy Brennan).
.- 5. Entitlement to USO Compensation in the Light of the Recent Caselaw in the Transport Sector
(Alessandra Fratini).
.- Section 2: Economic and Financial Sustainability of Postal Services.
.- 6. Is it Time to Revisit the USPS's Strategy for Financial Sustainability? (Victor Glass and Stefano
Gori).
.- 7. Revisiting the Pricing Scheme in the Postal Sector: A Way to Make Postal Activities and USO
Financially Sustainable? (Claire Borsenbgerger and Denis Joram.
.- 8. USO Net Costs and Economies of Scope Between Letters and Parcels (Ramon Gmür, Felix
Gottschalk, Matthias Hafner, and Urs Trinker).
.- Section 3: Competition and Market Dynamics in the Postal and Parcel Sector.
.- 9. Economic Insights into the Competitive Dynamics in the Parcel Delivery Sector (Alexander Gaigl,
David Jevons, Leonardo Mautino, and Bernhard Enzi).
.- 10. The Last Mile in the New Digitalized Era and the Postal Sector as a Natural Monopoly
(Dandoulaki Panagiota).
.- 11. Assessing the Impact of Subcontractors on Postal Market Regulation (Talat Güçlü, Betül Yilmaz,
Özhan Zurel, Muhammed Can Büyüktanir, and Müberra Oguz).
.- 12. The Evolution of the Parcel Segment After the Pandemic (Stijn Braes, Özhan Zurel, and Jerry
Laurent).
.- 13. Exploring the Connections Between Postal Development and E-Commerce: A Global
Perspective (Anna Renata Pisarkiewicz, Leonardo Mazzoni, and Pier Luigi Parcu).
.- 14. Can the International ‘Postal Service’ Survive? (John Hearn).
Section 4: Evolving Policy Approaches and Innovation in the Postal Sector.
.- 15. Exploring the Use of Systems Thinking to Describe and Assess the UK’s Postal Market, with an
Example for Its Application (Matthew R. Thomas and David Levitt).
.- 16. Leveraging Hackathons for Policy Innovation in the Postal Sector (Anna Renata Pisarkiewicz
and José Anson).
.- 17. Digital Commons and Postal Operators: An Exploratory Approach (Adrien Raizonville and
Daphné Lacroix).
.- Section 5: Sustainability, Green Transitions, and Environmental Considerations.
.- 18. The Digital and Green Twin Transition in the Postal Sector: Synergies and Strategies for a
Sustainable Future (Yaxuan Chen, Juan Moroni, Susan Alexander, and Sergey Dukelskiy).
.- 19. Unleashing the Environmental Postal User (Annelise Berendt).
.- 20. Second-Hand C2C E-Commerce: What Does the Era of the Individual Seller Mean for Logistics
Operators? (Anne Pratx).
.- Section 6: Analytical and Spatial Approaches to Postal Network Optimization.
.- 21. Assessing the USO Impact on the Network Density Using Spatial Analysis Techniques (Bruno
Basalisco, Mindaugas Cerpickis, Lionel Gendebien, and Jacob Østermann).
.- 22. Using a Simple Monte Carlo Simulation to Explore the Relationship Between Number of Stops
and Travel Distance (Robert Cohen, Michael Leibert, Matthew Robinson, and Samuel Robison).
.- 23. Optimizing Distribution Networks with Application to the U.S. Postal Service (Edward S.
Pearsall).
