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This book examines the changing business andeconomic environment for postal services in Lithuania and the upcomingchallenges for this industry. Postal services continue to play a central partin the development of national economies. However, the economic and social roleof postal services has changed rapidly and fundamentally over the last twodecades. In most industrialized countries, paper-based communications are in seriousdecline, while the demand for parcel delivery services is rising steadily with thecontinuing development of e-commerce, just-in-time production techniques, andglobal supply chains. For the postal sector as a whole, the centre of gravityhas shifted dramatically from letters and documents to parcels. The authors explain how the organizationalparadigm has inexorably shifted from that of a national, government-ownedpostal administration providing the basic delivery services required by society,to a system of interdependent local and regional undertakingsthat both competeand cooperate with one another. The book argues that there are no indications thatthe postal sector has stopped changing, and that it seems most probable thatthe European Union's postal sector will look quite different in 2035 than itdoes today. In closing, the book explains how the shareholders of postalservices companies have recently confirmed that the time has come to rethinkthe strategy of creating and maintaining competitiveness in the postal servicesindustry.
List of contents
Introduction.- Concept of Competitiveness andMethodological Principles of Competition Assessment.- Legal Regulation ofCompetition in Postal, Courier and Financial Services Industries.- Competitionin Postal, Courier and Financial Services Industries.- Lithuanian UniversalPostal Services Provider: Profile, Facts and Figures.- Lithuanian UniversalPostal Services Provider's Business Strategy and Problems in Competitiveness.-Competitiveness Creation and Maintenance Experience in Lithuania and ForeignCountries.- Development of Lithuanian Universal Postal Services Provider'sCompetitiveness Maintenance Model.- Lithuanian Universal Postal ServicesProvider's Competitiveness Maintenance Strategy.- Conclusions andRecommendations.- Annexes.
About the author
Dr. Vaida Pilinkienė is a Professor at Department of Economics and Chair of Study Programme
Committee, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology,
Lithuania. Her research is focused on industry and firm competitiveness, business
environment analysis, demand forecasting.
Dr. Vilma Deltuvaitė is a Lecturer at Department of Finance, School of Economics and
Business, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. She has Accounting and
Logistics specialist, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Head of Logistics department,
General manager (CEO) working experience in private enterprises. She has also
worked as a visiting researcher at the Central Bank of Lithuania. She obtained
a doctoral degree in Social Sciences (Management) at Kaunas University of
Technology in 2013. Research interests: systemic risk management in banking
sector, banking crises, banking sector’s financial stability, assessment of
banks’ profitability and efficiency, cross-border contagion risk.
Dr. Asta Daunorienė is a Lecturer at Department of Management, School of Economics and
Business, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Research area: quality
management, project quality and risk management, industry competitiveness and
analysis.
Dr. Vaidas Gaidelys is a Professor at Department of Economics, School of Economics and
Business, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. The main research area is following:
international business and taxes, state economic policy, European integration
economics, offshore centres and offshore businesses. He is actively involved
into various local and international research projects.
Summary
This book examines the changing business and
economic environment for postal services in Lithuania and the upcoming
challenges for this industry. Postal services continue to play a central part
in the development of national economies. However, the economic and social role
of postal services has changed rapidly and fundamentally over the last two
decades. In most industrialized countries, paper-based communications are in serious
decline, while the demand for parcel delivery services is rising steadily with the
continuing development of e-commerce, just-in-time production techniques, and
global supply chains. For the postal sector as a whole, the centre of gravity
has shifted dramatically from letters and documents to parcels. The authors explain how the organizational
paradigm has inexorably shifted from that of a national, government-owned
postal administration providing the basic delivery services required by society,
to a system of interdependent local and regional undertakings that both compete
and cooperate with one another. The book argues that there are no indications that
the postal sector has stopped changing, and that it seems most probable that
the European Union’s postal sector will look quite different in 2035 than it
does today. In closing, the book explains how the shareholders of postal
services companies have recently confirmed that the time has come to rethink
the strategy of creating and maintaining competitiveness in the postal services
industry.
