Allowing postal organizations to model future business scenarios
Decision sciences and market analytics play an important role in the postal world – allowing organizations to model future business scenarios, to simulate new operational and business models and to support the optimization of core business processes. Whether it is planning the operational network of the future, modeling queuing times in retail outlets or developing an optimal model of cash replenishment for the retail network, PA has the capability to support your needs.
PA’s decision sciences consultants have a track record of delivering powerful and complex business modeling that provides insightful and actionable analysis of the main issues affecting your business. We help clients understand and solve the most difficult business problems, and assess the benefits of alternative strategies.
Strategy and market modeling
PA’s decision sciences expertise includes strategy and market modeling, forecasting and modeling strategic options and markets in complex and uncertain environments, to inform strategy development and pricing decisions.
Business, performance and complex project modeling
PA's business, performance and complex project modeling experts model process and people flows to alleviate bottlenecks, determine staffing requirements, optimize operating strategies, and manage performance. System dynamics modeling assists the management of large-scale, complex projects, and supports dispute resolution.
Option appraisal and portfolio optimization
Our option appraisal and portfolio optimization skills include the evaluation of project options and investment opportunities to ensure value for money and/or maximum return on investment, and to ensure business objectives are achieved.
Resource planning and scheduling
PA's resource planning and scheduling knowledge delivers the effective use of people, equipment and other limited resources, to minimize cost and release latent capacity.
Clients in the postal and transportation industries have benefited from PA’s specialized network design expertise. Our Postal Network Planner (PNP) is a sophisticated simulation tool that represents several years of accumulated experience in modeling postal logistics for a range of organizations, including USPS, CPC, La Poste, Deutsche Post, Post Denmark, AN Post and Norway Post. PNP is able to run simulations on all or part of the postal logistic value chain from sender to receiver.
Case study
To find more about how PA can help your business, see this case study:
Helping a Scandinavian postal operator to develop a new mail network and operating strategy
