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Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee October 27, 2004

Logistics Systems. Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee October 27, 2004. Surface Visibility. Mission Statement.

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Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee October 27, 2004

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  1. Logistics Systems Mailer’s Technical Advisory CommitteeOctober 27, 2004 Surface Visibility

  2. Mission Statement Collect end-to-end data by linking multiple scans of a single asset to create visibility data to support planning, management, and optimization of the surface transportation network.

  3. Overview • Surface Visibility Components: • Uniquely Identifying Assets (sacks, trays, mail transport equipment, trailers) • Tracking Assets at key handoff points (arrival, departure, interim points) • Quality Checks (preventing mis-loads and mis-routings in real time) • Electronic Forms (automate data collection) • Decision Support (improved dock management and advance notifications)

  4. Deployment Schedule • Deployment activities have begun • Activation begins in March, 2005 and runs through October • 13 HASPs and 116 P&DC Facilities (78% of Surface Volume)

  5. Uniquely Identifying Assets • Containers • Permanent ‘license plate’ bar codes for all mail transport equipment • New bar coded placard for mail containers encode destination and routing information • Handling Units • Enhanced Distribution Label • Unique 24-Digit bar code • Trailers • Permanent ‘license plate’ bar codes for all postal owned and leased trailers/cargo vans

  6. ContainerLoad Trailer Load Trailer Depart TrailerUnload TrailerArrive Tracking Assets

  7. Quality Checks • Quality checks are built into the scanning process • As scans are collected, the destinations are verified • Handling unit to container • Container to trailer • The employee is notified of potential mis-loads • Reduces missent mail

  8. Electronic Forms • Electronic Forms will automate many of the manual procedures on the dock • Many values pre-populated • % loaded is calculated based on container scans • Arrival and departure times based on scans • Security seal is scanned; not keyed in • Electronic Forms eliminate redundant data entry – saving time and reducing errors

  9. Decision Support • Visibility information enhances operational decision making • Facilities have real-time view of container status on the dock: • Destination facilities receive advanced notification of inbound trailer status: • Containers by Type • Handling unit counts by mail class and type • Actual departure times, estimated time of arrival Red Boxes = Containers in process Yellow Boxes = Staged Containers Green Boxes = Loaded Containers

  10. Areas of Opportunity • Improve service performance • Track mail volume between processing plants • Enable optimization of the network • More efficient management of platform operations • Reduce transportation costs

  11. Mailer Participation • Placard bar code • Enhanced Distribution Label • Trailer bar code • Induction Manifest (pre-shipment notification) • Appointments in FAST

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