U2 Assessment Business & Admin L2

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If I were the current CEO for the United States Postal Service, I would be gravely concerned about the future of my business, as it has recently taken a steep plummet from its success and popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries. The USPS is now faced with the decision to renovate itself due to the extreme loss of business as technology takes over the 21st Century. Some say that the USPS should be entirely reconstructed because the business is only headed further downhill, while others say that paper mail is still very practical, more so than e-mail, and we must each write more letters to do our part in reviving the business to profitability again. Because the USPS has been such a vital part of our country through

1. Explain the purpose of correctly receiving, checking and sorting mail and packages (both incoming and outgoing).

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Well done! You have made a great start to this unit however some of your answers need to be amended and I have highlighted these for you.

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Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number.

• Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number.

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The Postal Service has existed for more than two centuries. Millions of letters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, wedding

When dealing with emails, you have a IMAP, a POP3 or a SMTP, protocols. First, we have a IMAP, which is similar to a POP3 because they are both used to read mails from a remote server. The IMAP is considered more advanced than a POP3. Then you have a SMTP, which is only used for sending emails. For example, if you plan to set up an email server such as hMailServer, you must know what each protocol is used for. Each protocol is considered to be a specific set of communication rules between computers. Now, we will take a closer look at each protocol specifically.

The postal service industry is vast and diverse with different objectives, needs and services. The postal services sector collects, transport and deliver mail and small parcels; the postal service industry includes the activities of the National Post Office and its subcontractor’s. The major players in the postal service sectors are United Parcel Service. Federal Express, DHL and USPS. The postal service industry continues to be an important and expansive industry. Postal service industry environment has changed so dramatically; it is currently facing increased competition and technological change. The team main focus is USPS. USPS is responsible for providing prompt, secure, reliable and affordable universal delivery services to all states and communities in the United States of America. USPS operate under the United States of America Constitution with service obligation to provide mail services and using the infrastructure required to fulfill that obligation. USPS operates in an industry that is complex and uniquely beneficial to both the American citizens and the government. Due to the nature of competition that exist in the postal industry, facilitated by the constant advance in technology and diverse customer base and demands.

Volunteers received an email or a mobile phone text message as soon as their paper mail has been opened, scanned and sent as an electronic image to a secure digital mailbox, to which only the intended recipient has access. The staff is bound by strict confidentiality obligations. The service had 100,000 users in 2007 and has more than 300,000 users in 2011(Post&Parcel/Itella Group, 2011). Similarly, the Swiss Post from Switzerland lets its customers choose if they want their mail delivered at home in hard copy or scanned and sent to their preferred Internet connected device. Swiss Post also allows its customers to tell them if they would rather not receive items such as junk mail. And finally, the New Zealand Post has signed a licensing deal with digital postal mail provider Zumbox. The company’s software, which is said to be the world’s first platform for digital postal mail, enables the creation of electronic facsimiles of paper mail that are delivered online to users, based on street addresses (Jackson, 2011).

First of all, every company in this business should have few things as their goal. Being fast, efficient and cost-effective is something that companies should be seeking. In this essay I’ll try to discuss about couple ways how to fasten and make mailrooms more effective and efficient.