merlin update mtac february 4, 2004
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MERLIN UPDATE MTAC FEBRUARY 4, 2004. John Sadler, Manager Business Mail Acceptance. MERLIN – Year To Date Status. Barcode Readability Test Results YTD – FY 04 Automated Mailings 93.4% Letter Mail Passed 93.2% Flat Mail Passed Mail Make-up 98.6% No Presort Problems - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MERLIN UPDATE
MTAC
FEBRUARY 4, 2004
John Sadler, ManagerBusiness Mail Acceptance
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BUSINESS MAIL ACCEPTANCE
MERLIN – Year To Date Status Barcode Readability Test Results YTD – FY 04
Automated Mailings
93.4% Letter Mail Passed
93.2% Flat Mail Passed
Mail Make-up
98.6% No Presort Problems
First-Class Metered Mail
99.3% with Correct Postage
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BUSINESS MAIL ACCEPTANCE
MERLIN Deployment Completed 11/2003
AREA PLANNED ACTUALSoutheast 122 122Southwest 90 90Eastern 179 179Capital Metro 60 60Great Lakes 201 201Western 208 208Northeast 86 86New York 69 69Pacific 135 135
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BUSINESS MAIL ACCEPTANCE
Digit String Analysis
Implemented ‘0000’ and ‘9999’ Jan 17, 2004
34,341 Automated Mailings Tested Since Jan 17
99.9% Passed
22 – ‘0000’
17 – ‘9999’
Mailpiece Design Analyst Follow-up