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In January 2006 the Royal Mail lost its monopoly on mail deliveries in the UK. This 21 page paper examines the position of the compnay, looking at the different influencing factors and considers the risks it is facing and how the Royal Mail, which runs the Post Offices, is managing risks. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
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21 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TERmailrisk.rtf
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former state enterprises have been privatised and business sectors liberalised with the persuasive arguments that liberalisation and privatisation will increase the competition and as such the level of innovation and
development benefits both the sector and the consumers due to pressures that are not present in a monopoly. One of the last areas of industry to see liberalisation occur
has been the postal delivery services, which are the mainstay of the Royal Mail group, along with parcel force. The opening up of the Royal mail to competition may
be seen as increasing the risks faced by the company, but it is not the cause of all risks. However, the increase competition is an element that is pertinent
on the companys current position. It is also accurate to argue that all risks, whatever they are, will have some form of economic impact even if they so not appear
to be economic risks. In this paper we will examine the post office and the risks it faces, the paper will start by looking at the current position of the
Royal Mail followed by an assessment of the type of risks faced and their potential impact and the potential adjustment that may be made to manage these risks. 2. The
Current Environment. The Royal Mail can trace its history back to 1516, but was officially established in 1635 by Charles I. It was once a department of the
government, but this changed in 1969 when it became a state owned enterprise. Since that time there has been the impact of commercial pressures to varying extents. Todays environment is
one that may be seen as presenting some of the stiffest challenged the Royal Mail has ever had to face. Today the
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