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Pallets

Pallets. Background. Cost $ 38M FY08 (YTD) 900,000 plastic; Additional 480,000 plastic Aug.1; 400,000 pressed wood; 1.3 M wood slatted $ 40M FY07 1.9 million pallets National MTESC Inventory on 8/1/08 48,000 plastic 11,000 pressed wood 17,000 wood slatted . Group Participants.

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Pallets

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  1. Pallets

  2. Background • Cost • $ 38M FY08 (YTD) • 900,000 plastic; Additional 480,000 plastic Aug.1; 400,000 pressed wood; 1.3 M wood slatted • $ 40M FY07 • 1.9 million pallets • National MTESC Inventory on 8/1/08 • 48,000 plastic • 11,000 pressed wood • 17,000 wood slatted

  3. Group Participants Industry Phil Thompson - Leader Erv Drewek Don Harley Chris Lien Joyce McGarvey Anita Pursley Wendy Smith Ernie Rojas Kevin Vance Phillip Warren Mike Winn USPS Angie Burns - Leader Sara Abiusi Debbie Cataldi Krista Finazzo Jim Hardie Terry Knupp Cindy Mallonee Chris Oronzio Mary-Anne Penner

  4. Objectives • Identify pallet requirements by site (completed) • Communications & awareness • Minimize leakage & report results • MTE Inventory Control System • Verification receipt of quantity MTE provided • On Line status monitoring

  5. Results of GPS device • Embedded GPS tracking devices in pallet test yields results: • newspaper printing plant and printing warehouse used USPS pallets to store supplies for their operations • uncovered 1,500 more postal pallets stored at the printer’s Maryland facility

  6. Progress Report • Workgroup meetings - 4 • MTE Inventory Control System • Overview given 7/1/08 • Requirements for Phase I approved • On schedule for development early 2009

  7. Current Status • Round up • 1st - 50,000 pallets • 2nd – Ongoing effort • Alternative pallet types • Testing of lower cost plastic pallets with tracking devices (GPS) • Pallet approved • 16 lb. pallet – delivery begins August 1 • Supplier will continue to ramp-up production capability

  8. 16 lb. nest able pallet

  9. Next Steps • Continue development of Inventory Control System • focus on industry practice of pallet usage not related to the induction of mail • USPS is: • Purchasing 480,000 plastic pallets (8/4 – end of year) • meet DMM requirements • nest able • lower cost • lighter weight (16 lb.)

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