1 / 9

FLAT MAIL PREPARATION OPTIMIZATION Issue #81 MTAC February 24, 2005

FLAT MAIL PREPARATION OPTIMIZATION Issue #81 MTAC February 24, 2005. Recently Completed Initiatives. Full merging of UFSM 1000 flats CR and 5D combined on all 5D and L001 pallets according to new standards in M045 Reallocation of Firm bundles

lucie
Download Presentation

FLAT MAIL PREPARATION OPTIMIZATION Issue #81 MTAC February 24, 2005

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. FLAT MAIL PREPARATION OPTIMIZATION Issue #81 MTAC February 24, 2005

  2. Recently Completed Initiatives • Full merging of UFSM 1000 flats • CR and 5D combined on all 5D and L001 pallets according to new standards in M045 • Reallocation of Firm bundles • 5D FIRM bundles no longer contribute to 5% limit for merging • Three-digit bundle scheme for flats (L008) • Non-sacked Periodicals now eligible to be entered at DDUs

  3. Recently Completed Initiatives • New Labeling List L009 • Consolidates origin processing of MXD/residual flat volumes from approximately 100 ADCs down to 32 processing locations • No preparation changes other than the labeling for Mixed ADC bundles (modified OEL destinations) and Mixed ADC sacks • Effective early February, required use by May 15, 2005

  4. Major Initiative - APPS – Address Visibility / Readability • Federal Register Notice • Label on top piece must be visible • Banding – if cannot be positioned away from address block, clear strapping must be used • Shrinkwrap – haze recommendation (70%), with no seams or other obstructions over the address block • Position – address cannot be on the smallest side of the bundle • Optional bundle label can be used • Gathering input from the industry in order to shape the ultimate requirements

  5. Near-Term Initiatives • Reductions in Sacks • Eliminate shrink-wrap requirement for bundles on BMC pallets • Allow non-Sacked STD ECR to be entered at DDUs • Mixed/residual bundles placed on ADC and SCF pallets prepared for one of the 32 locations

  6. Near-Term Initiatives • Reductions in Sacks • ADC pallet protection • Lower required and optional minimum weights for last pallet level, for example, required at 250 lbs, optional at 100 lbs if dropshipped.

  7. Longer Term Sack Reduction Initiative • Allow flats to be entered at destinating plants outside of sacks • Bedloaded bundles • Tubs • Reintroduction of the Mixed/Residual Pallet • Would significantly reduce sacks • Pallets would be labeled to the 32 mixed processing locations, most equipped with APPS

  8. Future Initiative – Combined Preparation of Mixed Classes • Options → Co-Palletization and Co-Mailing • Working with interested parties within the industry to model the impacts of co-mailing • The industry interest is primarily with the co-mail option based on the potential workshare incentives • The results of the modeling, anticipated by the next MTAC, will be used to gauge interest in a test with live mail.

  9. Questions??

More Related