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The analysis of the competitiveness experience in Lithuania and foreign countries has been performed focusing on four main directions of such analysis (see Fig. 6.1). The analysis of the competitiveness experience in foreign countries will reveal the common global trends and solutions of competitiveness creation and maintenance as well as competitiveness improvement solutions in global postal sector. The analysis of the competitiveness experience in Lithuania will disclose the common trends of competitiveness creation and maintenance and postal service competitiveness creation and maintenance in the country.
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European Commission (2013). European Competitiveness Report 2013. Towards knowledge-driven reindustrialisation. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
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Pilinkienė, V., Deltuvaitė, V., Daunorienė, A., Gaidelys, V. (2017). Competitiveness Creation and Maintenance Experience in Lithuania and Foreign Countries. In: Competitiveness Creation and Maintenance in the Postal Services Industry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31906-3_6
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