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Flats Symposium 2008

USPS Engineering - Future TechnologyUSPS Engineering - Future Technology

National Postal Forum

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Walt O’TormeyVice President, EngineeringUSPS

National Postal Forum 2008

Engineering Solutions

Bulk Flats Processing

Flats Postal Address

Redirection System

Bulk Flats Processing (BFP)

BULK FLATS PROCESSING & EQUIPMENT

HAVE EVOLVED TOGETHER

Manual Mechanized

THE MAILING COMMUNITY & USPS ARE EXPLORING FUTURE BULK FLATS PROCESSING

Bulk Flats Processing

MTAC formed two subcommittees to review flat mail preparation

MTAC 96 – Adopt “Auto-Ready” Pallets

MTAC 115 – In Process

“Auto-Ready” Pallet

AUTOMATED

BFP - Low Footprint

Auto-Ready: 1 BFP and 1 SAMP Serves 2 FSS

SAMP: 1410 sq ft

BFP 1125 sq ft

MANUAL

MECHANIZED

MULTI-ZONE BFP IN DEVELOPMENT

De-palletize bundlesDe-palletize bundles

Bundle Buffer/SortBundle Buffer/Sort

Cut Straps Load ACTsCut Straps Load ACTs

Stack ACTsStack ACTs

Make DolliesMake Dollies

FLATS PARS

Flats Postal Address Redirection System

PARS for Flats

Postal Address Redirection System for Flat Shaped Mail Corrects Addresses Not Current Corrects to the Finest Depth of Sort

AFSM Machines Will Intercept

Process Return to Sender

Label and Print Current Address

FSS Will Intercept

17% of population moves

Resulting in 45 million change of address requests

5-6 billion undeliverable-as-addressed mailpieces

Undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail processing. Every year…

Undelivered-As-Addressed

Forwarding Prior to FPARS

NY

LA

MIAMI

Recipient

moved!

NY

LA

MIAMI

Recipient moved,

intercept & label

FPARS Interception Solution

FPARS

Schedule

Prototype Test Boston – February 08

FPARS Contract Award – Tentative, Fall 08

Field Test – Next Year

United States Postal Service - Engineering

Engineering Focus – Provide Customer Benefits

Reduce Cycle Time – Service

Control Total Process Costs

Increase the Value of the Mail