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TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Tom Day Vice President, Engineering. VISION. Automate. Corporate Automation Plan - Phase II. Bringing Automation Full Circle. 2. AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. Letters Flats Packages & Bundles Material Handling

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TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

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  1. TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Tom Day Vice President, Engineering

  2. VISION Automate Corporate Automation Plan - Phase II Bringing Automation Full Circle 2

  3. AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT • Letters • Flats • Packages & Bundles • Material Handling • Integration through effective use of Data 3

  4. DBCS BCS MLOCR CSBCS LETTERS The Vision AFCS 4

  5. FLATS The Goals • Improve current flats operations • Increase customer participation in worksharing • Explore flats delivery point sequencing • Explore delivery point packaging for flats and letters

  6. 80 12 % % Overview FLATS AFSM100 UFSM1000

  7. PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT EFFORT FLATS Research & Development Flats Sequencing System [FSS] Delivery Point Packager [DPP]

  8. AutomatedPackageProcessingSystem PACKAGES/BUNDLES Automate Twin Cities Metro Hub, Minneapolis MN 8

  9. Singulate, Scan, Induction Unit PARCELS Automate Washington Bulk Mail Center

  10. MATERIAL HANDLING Improve • Integrated Dispatch and Receipt (IDR) • Robotic Container System (RCS) • Low Cost Tray Sorter (LCTS) • Automated Airline Assignment (AAA) • Semi-Automatic Scan-Where-You-Band (SASWYB) • Automatic Tray Sleever (ATS) • Automatic Tray Unsleever (ATU) • Automatic Flat Tub Lidder (AFTL) • Automatic Flat Tub Unlidder (AFTU) • Automatic Banders (Mosca & Signode) • Tag Blaster 10

  11. USE OF DATA Optimize • Mail Processing Infrastructure – Phase II • Transaction Concentrator Replacement • Surface Visibility – Phase I • IDR w/Surface Visibility (24-digit Tray Label) • Mobile Data Collection Device Replacement • Intelligent Mail – Coding Strategy 11

  12. TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES Conclusion Activity Timeline Program2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Advanced Facer Canceller System Upgrade Letter Recognition Enhancement Program MLOCR Replacement Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS) Wide Field-of-View Camera Replacement AFSM 100 Feeder Enhancement Automatic Tray Handling System (ATHS-100) Flat Identification Code Sort (FICS) Flat Remote Encoding System (FRES) Flats Recognition Improvement Program (FRIP) Flats Sequencing System (FSS) Delivery Point Packaging (DPP) PARS for Flats Automatic Tray Handling System(ATHS-1000) Automated Package Processing Systems (APPS) Parcel Singulation (SSIU) Universal Sorter Integrated Dispatch & Receipt (IDR) Powered Industrial Equipment Tracking Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)

  13. Bringing Automation Full Circle TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 13

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