Postal, freight, and logistics industry high performance capability assessment

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table further defining an enablement platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing network planning performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Simple mono-modal national network based on historically grown structures, processing presence in each (local) geography served;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Regional network with limited flexibility;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Global network strategy under proactive reviews;
• receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table further defining an enablement platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing production planning performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Planning process is reactive due to limited information and visibility of future demand;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Planning is done for multiple time horizons with varying time buckets and product levels;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Simultaneous optimization of all planning activities;
• receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table defining an mail operations platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• further including establishing mail production performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Customer requirements are collected manually;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Created based on customer requirement on an ad-hoc basis;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Historical data is used for forecasting the large mailing in advance;
• receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table defining an mail operations platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing mail preparation performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Based on the customer requirement, demographic or geographic type information;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Multiple queries can be performed depending on the type of mailing list;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Personalized customer data can be retrieved from postal database as a value added service provide to large mailer;
• receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table defining an mail operations platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing acceptance and induction performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• No communication between acceptance units and large mailers until mailings arrive;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Large mailer receiving includes some level of scheduling and pre-advice;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Large mailer receiving system used to schedule mailers and collect pre-advice data about their mailings;
• receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table defining a supplemental services platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing customs management performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Customs is managed paper-based at least on one side, resulting in additional data capture effort;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Customs documentation is generated and submitted electronically;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• High level of process and system integration with customs authorities;
• receiving an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table defining a supplemental services platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing yard and handling area management performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Traffic not coordinated;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Movement lanes and vehicle flows are defined;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Traffic control (traffic lights) and planned slotting on the yard;
• receiving an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).

A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of a postal business, comprising:

• defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional postal industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table defining a supplemental services platform including:
• a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria;
• a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria;
• establishing track and trace performance assessment criteria,
• wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Shipment status information is recorded manually or by scanning documents;
• wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Scanning information is recorded in addition to the manual status information;
• and
• wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria:
• Manual or automated (RFID) scanning are recorded additionally to manual status information;
• receiving an input specifying a postal industry area and a postal industry key assessment area (KAA) with the postal industry area for analysis;
• searching, by the processor, the multidimensional postal industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the postal industry area and the postal industry key assessment area (KAA);
• retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table;
• and
• obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the postal industry key assessment area (KAA).