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Voters aren’t the only ones who dread slow mail – struggling small businesses are also at risk from Postal Service delays

  • Written by Ednilson Bernardes, Professor of Supply Chain Management, West Virginia University
imageThe USPS has suffered delays in recent months.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Thousands of baby chicks shipped to small poultry farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived at their destinations dead in recent weeks.

This was just one of the disturbing results of changes to how the Postal Service operates, which have led to widespread delays...

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