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The purpose of this paper is to analyze possible cost drivers for outdoor postal delivery activity utilizing data from La Poste. A cost driver is a characteristic of postal items, such as weight or size of delivered items, which is cost causative. The density of the area served can also be considered a cost driver for delivery.
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Cazals, C., Florens, JP., Roy, B. (2001). An Analysis of Some Specific Cost Drivers in the Delivery Activity. In: Crew, M.A., Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) Future Directions in Postal Reform. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Series, vol 38. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1671-2_11
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