Solving the Issue of Connecting Mini Consolidation Centers in the City Territory
Solving the Issue of Connecting Mini Consolidation Centers in the City Territory

Author(s): Biljana Grgurović, Slavica Radosavljević, Stevan Veličković, Jelena Milutinović
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Summary/Abstract: Developed postal offices have been investing in new technologies for years, mainly insisting on achieving a certain level of adaptability. The emphasis has been moved from processing automatization to the analysis of changes, both in terms of the volume of mail and the needs of consumers. One consequence of such thinking is improved accessibility of delivery services. As a rule of thumb, in every larger urban territory, with the goal of satisfying consumer demand, there are multiple facilities or self-service stations whose main goal is to deliver smaller or larger quantities of goods. If we view these locations as nodes between which there are transport networks, then the existing knowledge in the area of transport networks can be used to further improve the operations of postal operators. Beyond the idea of the most economical business solution, postal operators are also limited by the number of available vehicles, their capacity, deadlines for certain tasks, and other similar factors. This paper demonstrates how certain algorithms and findings in the sphere of transport networks can be adequately used in this area, too, as well as the limitations that should be taken into account.

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