Parcel & Mail Delivery

Parcel mail delivery is the shipment of packages or mail as single shipments.

Parcel mail has a profound impact upon industry in the ability to deliver made-to-order goods, reduce inventory and support rapid replenishment of goods.

Parcel mail delivers 10% of the value of all goods and services produced in the US.

• FedEx transports 9 million packages a day on average, employs 325,000 team members, has 652 aircraft, 100,000 vehicles, 1,100 service centers and revenues of $47.45 billion.
• UPS employs 444,000 worldwide, has 1,860 operating facilities and had revenues of $58.4 billion with an average daily volume of 18.3 million packages and documents delivered equal to 18.3 billion packages and documents annually.
• The US Post Office employs over 486,822,000 workers, has 153.9 million delivery points in the US and operates over 32,000 facilities with an annual revenue of over $70 billion.

The parcel mail industry is especially sensitive to the prices and supply of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Price increases result in the increase in operating expenses as well as fuel surcharges, which are added and adjusted on a monthly basis to certain express or international services raising the prices for consumers.

Cost savings and increased customer value is derived from rapid transport, reliable delivery and the ability to transport discrete quantities as needed to the right destination at the right time.

Various macroeconomic factors that potentially affect this industry include legislation in the countries in which they operate such as emissions and fuel efficiency mandates.

The Parcel & Mail Delivery industry model set consists of Enterprise, Business Area, and Data Warehouse logical data models for companies and organizations operating in the commercial parcel and mail delivery industry.

The Parcel & Mail Delivery data models supports these objectives and integrates with the Transportation and Shipping industry models to provide a complete data and reporting architecture.