MTAC Workgroup 93 Streamlining Verification Bob Galaher, USPS Debbie Cooper, Quebecor

1. MTAC Workgroup 93 Streamlining VerificationBob Galaher, USPSDebbie Cooper, Quebecor November 02, 2006 Washington DC

2. Agenda • MTAC WG 93 Mission • Design & Concept Testing Sub-Group Goals • Testing Status • Open Opportunities • Wrap Up • Questions

3. Streamlining VerificationMTAC Workgroup 93 • Mission Statement: • Determine how the USPS and the Industry can leverage existing or guide future technological solutions into the mailing life cycle that can enhance the verification and induction processes. • Three Task Teams (Subgroups): • Vision Team - complete • Barcode Team - complete • Concept Design & Test - finalizing • Develop and design concept • Test and assess

4. Design & Concept Testing Goals • Define processes for automated verification of Standard and Periodical mail using barcodes (pallet/bundle). (Complete) • Develop, guide, and assess a “proof of concept” pilot for an electronic 8125 business capability. (Complete) • Finalize open business/technical issues and submit findings and recommendations (Finalization process)

5. eDropShip Pilot Test • Pilot Obstacles Phase 2 • Source data issues with discount validations (WG 106) • Barcode scanning issues (IMAQ, USPS Eng) • Business processes should be realigned to accommodate existing and emerging needs • Hard copy no barcodes • Barcodes for FAST • Barcodes for e8125 • Pilot Objectives Phase 2 • Create electronic 8125 (discount validated) – On going • Process Surface Visibility scan information – On going • Find and resolve gaps in functionality and business process –On going

6. Open Issues • Plan Finish – Mar 2006 • Define Vision (Sept 2005) • Barcode Analysis (Nov 2005) • Design, Implement, and Pilot Concept (Mar 2006) • Extended to Oct 2006 • Will close by end of Nov • Tasks • Assign functional areas to manage open business issues • Assign functional areas to manage technical issues • Identify process to facilitate information and data access*

7. Open Issues • Mixed Loads (PostalOne! and Surface Visibility) • Barcoded placards for eDropship and FAST • Industry needs to provide all barcoded data • Application changes to process • Develop “exceptions” solution (i.e. Extras) • Hard copy and non-barcoded placards • Evaluate current business processes (USPS) • Discount Validations (MTAC WG 106) • PostalOne! encountering same issues as Industry in determining correct entry for discounts • Improve the access, accuracy, and timeliness of business information used to support the drop shipment process i.e. Drop Ship Product, Label List, FAST data

8. Open Issues • Pallet Placard Scanning • Ability to scan through pallet stretch wrap • Scanner Capabilities (IMAQ) • Pallet Preparation with Stretch Wrap (USPS Eng) • Pallet preparation – short pallets • Loss of placard visibility – particularly as they are stacked • Evaluate impact • Evaluate placard placement possibilities (USPS and Industry)

9. Open Issues • Develop approach for information access relative to the drop shipment business process • The group agreed to a data specific approach to solve the information sharing needs for supply chain roles involved in the drop shipment process. • Identified conceptual model to enable multi-parties to access and update data across the business process • Will document the proposed solution and provide to other MTAC groups facing same challenge

10. Wrap UP • Next Steps • Submit Data Access Proposal • Report final findings • Sunset Design and Concept MTAC 93 group • Complete MTAC Work Group Close Out Statement by Nov 2006.

11. Questions?