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Intelligent Mail Update Measurement & Barcodes

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June 25

Intelligent Mail Measurement

Develop a plan to utilize the Intelligent Mail platform for accurate service performance measurement

Status:

Assessing Technology Capabilities Developing Processes Suggesting Alternatives

Key Findings (letters and flats) Start-the-clock: mailer manifesting and

container scanning

Phased approach being developed by product

En-route scans: available on all platforms Implied stop the clock

En-route diagnostics and quality parameters

Stop-the-clock: last en-route scan or flat bundle scan at delivery for non-auto pieces IMD – software update needed to provide IMB scan

Class of Mail & Processing Category

Process/Start-the-Clock

Stop-the-Clock

PeriodicalsLetters

Seamless AcceptanceIntelligent Container Barcode /Start-the-Clock at SV Sites

Automation MPE Operation Code:877, 879, 905, 911, 912, 913, 915, 918, 919, 977For Presort: Mixed AADC, AADC, 3D and 5D

PeriodicalsFlats

Seamless AcceptanceIntelligent Container Barcode /Start-the-Clock at SV Sites

Automation MPE Operation Code:146, 147, 336, 337, 406, 407, 446, 447, 466, 467, 806, 807, 816, 817For Presort: Mixed ADC, ADC and 3DBy-Pass Automation Equipment:Delivery Carrier Scans top piece of bundle with Handheld Scanner @ Delivery UnitFor Presort: 5D and ECR

Letters

• MPBCS [2nd Pass] (877, 879, 915)

• CSBCS [DPS] (905, 911)

• DBCS/DIOSS/MPBCS [DPS] (911, 912, 913, 918, 919, 977)

Flats

• AFSM 100

• Incoming Secondary (146, 336, 406, 466, 806)

• Box Section (147, 337, 407, 467, 807)

• UFSM 1000

• Incoming Secondary (446, 816)

• Box Section (447, 817)

Small Bundle Parcel Sorter Tracking System

Supports full end-to-end visibilityEnhances USPS mail tracking services

Allows for operational reports

Reads: Code 39, I 2 of 5, UCC/EAN-128, USS-128, Data Matrix, IBI, PDF417, PLANET Code, Intelligent Mail® barcode, POSTNET Code, Special Services

225 upgrades (out of 263 deployed)

Began deployment June 6 (4 months total)

Intelligent Mail Container Barcode

RR Donnelley site visit – June 14

Tested delivery and SV scanners

Polly wrap “stretch” biggest issue

Recommendation to be tested Increase barcode mil size

Move barcode to mid-line of placard

Increase # of placards to 3

USPS scanning SOP

IDEAlliance – Test Plan Be produced on industry’s existing equipment

without impacting performance: Production speed

Must accommodate flats varying 0.25” in thickness

No compromise on the address block layout

Without violating any address block requirements

Uptime reliability of equipment

Be scanned and decoded effectively by USPS equipment

IMB Height Test

IDEAlliance – Test Plan (Cont’d)

Test100,000 test pieces (tested in batches)

Skew

Void

New inks with different drop characteristics

Boundary conditions for automation compliance

Test begins this weekFinish by end of July