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® Intelligent Mail Update
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® 2 Agenda Program Update Move Update Requirements Reminders Issues Release 3 (what’s coming) Full Service Verification Update Business Mail Entry Update
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® 3 Program Highlights ●$1.4 Billion in revenue for Full Service ●5 Billion Full Service pieces processed January Price Change (1/4/10) ●Successfully implemented January Price Change Release 3 (3/14/10) ●Testing in Progress Release 4 (TBD) ●SOX Lockdown [April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010] ●Minimal Changes if any after Release 3 until January 2011 Program Update
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® 4 On-Boarding Trend
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® Full Service Postage Statements Full Service Customer Sites Approved For Production 298 Full Service Postage Statements Finalized 51,027 Total Piece Volume for Full-Service 5,048,442,821 6
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® Full Service Postage Statements 7
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® Move Update
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® Move Update Looking Good 10
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® Move Update Looking Good 11
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® Move Update Compliance and USPIS Investigations Two separate and distinct issues Move Update Compliance applies to individual mailings ●Verification /Acceptance based upon Performance Based Verification (PBV) ●MERLIN captures image; data analysis at AMS Memphis USPIS Investigations focus on systemic issues ●Basis of investigation from a variety of sources ●Various sources of data to assist investigation 12
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® Requirements Reminder
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® Requirement Reminder Barcode readability tolerance is 90% for POSTNET & Intelligent Mail® Barcodes on March 15, 2010 May 2011 – Only Intelligent Mail® Barcodes qualify for automation discounts
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® MERLIN Barcode Readability January 3, 2010 to Febuary 2, 2010 Barcode Type Mailings 90% and Over Percentage 90% and Over Mailings 80- 89% Percentage 80-89% Mailings Under 80% Percentage Of Mailings Under 80%Total Percentage Of Mailings POSTNET Letters1456494.27%2221.44%6644.30% 15,45067.75% IMb letters701495.38%1441.96%1962.67% 7,35432.25% TOTAL letters 21,57894.62% 3661.60% 8603.77% 22,804 POSTNET Flats131992.69%362.53%684.78% 1,42361.76% IMb Flats81792.74%404.54%242.72% 88138.24% TOTAL Flats 2,13692.71% 763.30% 923.99% 2,304
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® 16 Issues CFS Software Update impact upon ACS Data ●Impacted ACS information delivery from Jan. 13 – Feb. 1 ●Mailers may have received Traditional ACS or Form 3579 ●Recovered data and adjusting billing accordingly Issues List Tray Barcode (Default) Placeholder Large File Performance ●Performance Impacts for Large Files Intelligent Mail Range (IMR) Records
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® 17 Performance Time01/25 - 01/31% Last Week% Cumulative Count of Job ID11,324100.00%N/A Sum of 00:00:00-00:04:5910,23990.42% Sum of 00:05:00-00:09:595324.70%95.12% Sum of 00:10:00-00:29:593903.44%98.56% Sum of 00:30:00-00:59:59860.76%99.32% Sum of 01:00:00-01:59:59420.37%99.69% Sum of 02:00:00-03:59:59170.15%99.84% Sum of 04:00:00-07:59:5940.04%99.88% Sum of 08:00:00-11:59:5980.07%99.95% Sum of 12:00:00-23:59:5960.05%100.00% Sum of 24:00:00+00.00%100.00%
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® 18 IMR Range Records Large volume of single-piece or small range IMRs Impacts Full Service validation processing Impacts processing of Full Service ACS information Interim solution – Provision Full Service data via NCSC ACS delivery processes March Release Validation Removal Formed subgroup under MTAC 122 to explore options
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® 19 Release 3 Statement of Ownership BMC to NDC Mail.dat ●New Mail.dat File Processing Client Automatic update for batch users ●Mail.dat - Receipt Process ●Pending Periodicals weighing more than 16 ozs ●Full Service Bound Printed Matter ●Correct Mailing Agent Display ●Detached Address Labels ●Validations
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® 20 Release 3 Mail.XML ●Mail.XML 8.0B Changes ●New Mail.XML message support for MLOCR Customer Mail Report Summary ZIP Destination Report ●Update container information Add, change, cancel container (logical or physical) data for Mail.XML or Mail.dat based eDoc ●Improved validation error reporting ●Ability for owners and preparers to get appointment closeout data ●FAST support for CRID based identification/authorization
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® 21 Full Service Verification Update Feedback on Full Service Mailings via Microstrategy Reports Key Compliance Issues: ●Barcode Uniqueness ●CSA Verification ●Mailer ID Accuracy ●Service Type Code Accuracy ●Appointment Accuracy ●Mail Owner/Mail Preparer Accuracy
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® 22 Full Service Verification Update Provisioning Full Service Compliance Issue to Mailers – Microstrategy Reports ●Improved Performance on Reports (limiting detail data) ●Provisioning Detailed Data ●Review Reports with Mailers Establish Compliance Quality Bar ●Analyze data for Threshold Determination ●Establish Non-Compliance Remediation Update Verification Processes
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® 23 Business Mail Entry Compliance Impacts all Areas of Mail Acceptance – BMEU, DMU, and Facility Induction Strengthen Business Process Financial Controls Validate Existing Business Processes Communicate Process Compliance Standards Monitor and Improve
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® 24 Business Mail Entry Compliance Key Financial Controls ●Revenue Reporting Controls Postage Statement Completeness Drop Shipment Documentation Completeness ●Ensure Acceptance Process Compliance ●Ensure Mail Entry (Induction) Compliance Origin Mail Induction Destination Mail Induction (PVDS) ●Revenue Completeness - Is everything accounted for?
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® 25 Business Mail Entry Compliance Controls Compliance ●Postage Statements Mailer and USPS sections Completed and Accurate Accounts Active and Funded Statements Processed Timely Adjustments Processed Timely and Accurate ●Drop Shipment Documentation Completeness Mailer and USPS sections Completed Accurately ●Verifications Conducted as Required
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® BMEU / AO Check In Check Mailing into PostalOne! – Hardcopy or eDOC Clerk clerk performs Initial (cursory) review of mailing Determine what verifications are required Staging If no space constraints: Arrival, Verification, Hold, Cleared If space constraints: General, Cleared Verification Perform in-depth verifications as required Perform additional verifications per SOP Record results and finalize statement Cleared Affix 3607 Move to Clearance Area Reconciliation Assign individual and backup Review dashboard for unfinished jobs, clear jobs. Record reasons for unfinished jobs Sign and date Reconciliation Report Business Mail Entry Compliance 26
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® DMU Check In Check Mailing into PostalOne! – Hardcopy or eDOC Clerk clerk performs Initial (cursory) review of mailing Determine what verifications are required Staging Staged Production Inventory Verification Perform in-depth verifications as required Perform additional verifications per SOP Record results and finalize statement Clear Observe Truck/Release Mail 8125 Reconciliation Assign individual and backup Review dashboard for unfinished jobs, clear jobs. Record reasons for unfinished jobs Sign and date Reconciliation Report Business Mail Entry Compliance 27
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® Streamlining Hard Copy Postage Statements Starting March 15, 2010, the Postal Service will no longer fill out the USPS® section of a hard copy postage statement nor round-stamp the document Mailers encouraged to go online to view their mailing activities and retrieve processed postage statements. Upon request, a customer may obtain a hard copy receipt of the postage statement or Statement of Mailing/ Weighing and Dispatch Certificate, PS Form 3607, after acceptance and verification are completed.
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® Streamlining Hard Copy Postage Statements Federal Register Proposal Closes Feb 25 13 comments received to date Mailers and service providers ● It’s about time! ● Fabulous idea ● Our clients prefer the round stamp ● How do we access our client’s information? Implementing March 15
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