Final Paper.docx RUNNING head: USPS Challenges During 2020 Quarter Four = Assignment 5 USPS Challenges During 2020 Quarter Four American Public University Abstract On December 31st, 2019, reports of an unknown v
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Final Paper.docx RUNNING head: USPS Challenges During 2020 Quarter Four = Assignment 5 USPS Challenges During 2020 Quarter Four American Public University Abstract On December 31st, 2019, reports of an unknown virus spreading across Wuhan, China, were made. By 9 January 2020 Chinese authorities confirmed an outbreak of a novel coronavirus later to be named Covid-19. By March 2020, the World Health Organization determined a Covid pandemic due to the outbreak across several countries. The further Covid-19 spread, the more the virus affected international and domestic functions with no discrimination to any organization. The chain of events negatively impacted healthcare systems, travel, logistics operations, crippling people's way of life. As Covid-19 took hold, the virus changed how businesses operated, the movement of people and supplies making 2020 an unforgiving year. A health crisis emerged from the outbreak, and the economy drastically suffered. Many businesses were met with an untimely demise due to the unstable economy. One particular organization that took a hard hit in quarter four was the United States Postal Service (USPS). A trifecta of logistical anomalies arose during the 2020 fourth-quarter calendar year that created many challenges for the United States Postal Service. Introduction The official United States Postal Service began on July 1st, 1971; however, the operations date back even further. In 1775, the first Postmaster appointed by the continental congress was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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