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August 3, 2006August 3, 2006
MTAC Workgroup #102MTAC Workgroup #102
Advanced Notification, Streamlined Advanced Notification, Streamlined Acceptance and Visibility Workgroup UpdateAcceptance and Visibility Workgroup Update
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Agenda
• Goal
• Progress
• Next Steps
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Goal
• Define capabilities of advance notification, streamlined acceptance and visibility for First-Class mail.
• Workgroup Co-chairs:
John Sexton, Director, Postal Process Development and Integration, PSI Group, Inc.
Pritha Mehra, USPS, Manager Marketing Technology & Channel Management
Cindy Mallonee, USPS Manager Logistics Systems
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Progress
• Kickoff Meeting: May 16 Review Vision for “Mailer of the Future”
Focus on gathering information to improve USPS processes including Induction, Resource Planning, Verification, Payment
Providing a mechanism to provide mail visibility
• Telecon: June 26 Reviewed information needed by USPS Operations to Improve
processes
Data focused on timeframes & key info to improve planning for:
– MTE
– Staffing
– Transportation
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Progress
• USPS has reviewed various existing data sources for the key data elements.
• August 1 Meeting:
Workgroup reviewed data elements needed for Prenotification, Payment and Verification, Induction, and Visibility.
Leverage systems already in place – FAST, Mail.dat, PostalOne! Transportation Management
Leverage Progress in other MTAC workgroups
– MTAC #87 – FAST
– MTAC # 84 – PostalOne! Usergroup
– MTAC # 93 – Streamlining Verification
– MTAC # 100 – Seamless Acceptance for MLOCR Environment
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Progress: Data Elements
• Induction Location
• Induction Date and Time
• Plant Load Mailing Indicator and Last Process Location
• Recurring (Frequency) or One-Time Mailing
• Mail Owner, Mail Preparer, and Scheduler
• Size of Mailing
• # of Mail Pieces by Logical Tray for Automation Discounts
• Type of Drop Shipment Discount (3/5 Digit, AADC, Mixed AADC)
• Number of Handling Units and Type
• Number of Mailpieces per HU and ZIP
• Pre-sort of Handling Units
• Average HU weight
• Destination ZIP code of HUs
• Number of Containers (Rolling Stock or Pallets)
• Surface Visibility Mailer Placard Barcode
• EDL Barcode (Logical/Physical Tray)
• 4 CB and PostNet
• Nesting Relationships
• HU weight
• Mail Shape
• Unique Identifier for a Mailing
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Next Steps
• Next meeting: mid-September in Dallas.
• Workgroup will tour Surface Visibility operations and PSI Dallas operations
• Continue to refine data and processes for Advance Notification, Streamlined Acceptance and Visibility
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