POST MAIL SERVICE

E-Post Office Mail Service

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E-Post Office Mail Service

Introduction

Information technology has widespread its wings upon different sectors. With advancement and progress in technology it has overtaken the infrastructure that long ran on human and manual procedure. It has provided new ways that could be used to introduce systems that are automated and well authenticated. Such is the electronic post mail service. It uses internet facility to dispatch mails to the correspondents.

Electronic Post office is a new and diversified system that has been introduced to post mails through authenticated and authorized procedure. The users have to pay for mails just like they had to pay for dispatching mails through regular post office. It is an easy to implement system that provides a secure transmission of mails between two partners.

Introducing such a system does not mean under any circumstances that the valuable asset of the country, post office will be closed or shall be affected by the new system. The purpose of this system is to integrate the system with the existing post office. This will enhance the performance and procedure of present post office through the amalgamation of IT and postal procedures. The manual process will be digitalized through the integration of IT in the system.

Discussion

Reason behind Designing a Digital System

The post office system in UK is the main part of infrastructure. It is the widely used system in the country for dispatching of physical mails between people. It is that part of the infrastructure that delivers social value to business and public every year.

But with significant aspect of vital infrastructure of the country, the concern arises when in the midst of technology progression; post office still depends on manual procedure and transmission of physical mails. Another reason for change is the evident dependency of human life upon technology. Internet provides an innovative method for communication that makes it convenient for the consumers to exchange information with others (Post office, 2012, p.3).

The main reason of inventing a new system in the network is that in the past decades, huge number of customers has drifted away from the services of post office in the country. Below is the chart that shows the drastic decrease of consumers of post office services (BIS, 2010, p.7).

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Chart1. Reduction of consumers in past decade

Falling of revenues is another reason that has led to the decision of improvisation in post office system. In past decade the revenue generated in post office network has decreased substantially. It has been making loss since 2000 (IBS, 2010, p. 7). People today choose the digital innovations for their tasks instead of opting for post office services.

Chart2. Post Office Revenue in past Decade

Digitalizing the system and turning the services into electronic medium will be a sigh of relief for the people who look for different electronic options and ways to solve their queries. Through Electronic Post Office services, the Post office will reach new customers and will win back old customers who have drifted away from ...