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United States Postal Service (view source)
Revision as of 00:17, December 16, 2014
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The USPS is part of the core [[infrastructure]] of [[America]]. For example, the USPS, along with [[UPS]] and [[Fedex]], are part of the modern [[Just in time|Just in Time]] [[food distribution system]] used by companies like [[Wal-Mart]], [[Costco]] and [[Amazon.com]], which includes [[transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]], and [[retail]] facilities which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s. Without the USPS infrastructure such modern retail and online commerce would not be possible or cost effective.
The USPS has a large number of support staff (custodians, office workers, computer operators, mechanics ) in addition to the operations staff who are directly responsible for collecting, sorting, distributing and delivering the mail
The USPS has a large number of support staff (custodians, office workers, computer operators, mechanics ) in addition to the operations staff who are directly responsible for collecting, sorting, distributing and delivering the mail
Mail is handled according to a category, such as general [[letter]], media mail, [[postcard]] or package. Each category has restrictions on content, weight, [[dimension]]s and is charged accordingly. Although the USPS Inspector General checks scales and other measuring devices for accuracy, federally owned post offices are exempt from the state inspections that private companies are subject to. Private companies' measuring devices are typically inspected regularly by an internal department within the company and at least once a year by individual states' bureau of weights and measures, often a division of that state's department of agriculture.
Mail is handled according to a category, such as general [[letter]], media mail, [[postcard]] or package. Each category has restrictions on content, weight, [[dimension]]s and is charged accordingly. Although the USPS Inspector General checks scales and other measuring devices for accuracy, federally owned post offices are exempt from the state inspections that private companies are subject to. Private companies' measuring devices are typically inspected regularly by an internal department within the company and at least once a year by individual states' bureau of weights and measures, often a division of that state's department of agriculture.
==See Also==
* [[Fedex]] and [[UPS]]
* [[Infrastructure]] and [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
[[Category:United States Government Agencies]]
[[Category:United States Government Agencies]]
[[Category:Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Government]]
[[Category:Retail]]