1 INTRODUCTION P OSTAL A UTOMATED R EDIRECTION S YSTEM First Article Test Site = Central Florida District Mid-Fl Plant Orlando Plant Mid-Fl CFS Unit CFD

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INTRODUCTION

P OSTAL

A UTOMATED

R EDIRECTION

S YSTEM

First Article Test Site = Central Florida District

• Mid-Fl Plant• Orlando Plant• Mid-Fl CFS Unit• CFD Delivery Offices• Tampa REC

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PERSPECTIVE

43 Million Change-of-AddressOrders

4.3 Billion Machineable UAA Letters

$1.9 Billion Spent on UAA Processing

POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

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PROCESSES AUTOMATED BY PARS

• Change-of-Address Forms Processing

• UAA Redirection Processing (Forwards)

• Postal Service UAA Endorsement Application (RTS)

• Form 3547 Address Change Notification


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KEYS TO SUCCESSPOSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

• Provide Service to Improve Customer Satisfaction

• Automate

• Operational Efficiency

• Remove Mechanized Terminals

• Save Work Hours and Complement

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TOTAL ANNUAL WORK HOUR SAVINGS

• PHASE-1 Savings– Function 1 – Mail Processing 80 K– Function 2 – Carriers 120 K – Function 4 – Delivery Unit Clerks 920 K– Function 4 – CFS 2.0 M

• Costs– Maintenance 27 K– Training 34 K– Remote Encoding Centers 270 K

• Net Work Hour Savings 2.8 M


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PARS PROGRAM SCHEDULE

• Contract Award - Phase I June 2002

• First Article Testing Sept – Nov 2003

(Mid-FL P&DC)

• Start Deployment Nov 2003

(53 PDC/86 CFS/20 REC)

• CFPS Deployment Sept – February 2004

• Finish Deployment – Phase I August 2004

• Full Deployment - Phase II March 2006


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First Article TestFAT Equipment Installation (2 weeks)

= August 18 – August 31

FAT MP Equipment Modifications and Training (2 weeks)= September 1 – September 14

FAT Contractor Siemens Pre-Test Period (2 weeks)= September 15 – September 28

FAT USPS PreTest @ September 29th (2 weeks)= arrival of test crews, 20-25 people

PARS USPS First Article Test @ 4 weeks= October 13 – November 7

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First Article Test CIOSS OperationFAT live test period @ Oct 13th - Nov 7th (4 weeks)

• 200 daily volume with PARS Interception• 16k Seeded Test pieces• Carrier Identified volume from selected AO’s• RTS volume from selected AO’s• CFPS/CFS Operations & REC COA keying

MID-FLORIDA PARS TestingPOSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

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Siemens Area

HQ Maint Area

Visitors Area

Siemens Room

DEL/OPS/CSVC Test Team Room& Verification Area

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NEW EQUIPMENT AT P&DCS• CIOSS Machine

– Modified DBCS Phase 2-5 – Additional 24’10”– DIOSS, BCS Processing

• Software Enhancements to Existing MPE– AFCS, OSSBCS– MLOCR– DBCS

• Image Handling and Database

Intercept Capability

AFR – Advanced Forwarding ReaderRIC – Redirection Image ControllerFSU – Forward Storage UnitCARS – Change of Address Record Server


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RETURN TO SENDER MAIL• Carrier Identifies Machineable RTS Mail

• RTS Mail Dispatched Using Separator Cards With RTS Placards

• CIOSS Staging Area For RTS Image Lift Mode

• CIOSS RTS Image Lift Run

• CIOSS Staging Area For RTS Label Mode

• CIOSS Label Mode Run

• Pull Rejects and Dispatch Mail

Postal ServiceEndorsements


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CARRIER CONFIRMED FORWARDS

• Carrier Identifies Machineable Forward Mail

• Dispatch Mail to The Plant With Forward Placards

• CIOSS Staging Area For FWDS Image Lift Mode

• CIOSS FWDS Image Lift Run

• CIOSS Staging Area For FWDS Label Mode

• CIOSS Label Mode Run

• Pull Rejects and Dispatch Mail

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INTERCEPT MAIL

• COA Mail Captured on Most Automation Letter Machines

• ISS Modes Flow to CIOSS Label Mode

• DBCS Intercept Flow to CIOSS Image Lift Mode

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DBCS #11, ready for the CIOSS modification

Workroom floor ready for 25’ addition

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Move OSS #1 off the workroom floor

Move OSS #3 into vacant #1 slot

Move Patch-up & Maint Cage

Move OSS #4 to CIOSS area (temp)

Install DBCS-EC

Install DBCS #17

Move DBCS #15

Move OSS #4 from CIOSS slot

Move DBCS #11 & turn 180o

Install FAT CIOSS mod.

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Install:FCS, KFP,Scanner,

#1 CIOSS#2 CIOSS

Excess:All 13 Mech.Terminals,Non-Mechs, 3547 printer

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PARS - Mid-FL Plant Issues

• TRAINING• RBCS / PARS IMAGE MANAGEMENT• PARS FAILURE CONTIGENCY, CIOSS/CFPS• MAIL PREP, Plant/Delivery Units• Local “Waste” Mail Procedures• SEPARATOR CARDS• OPERATING PLAN• PARS MAIL - TO DELIVERY UNITS

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MPE INTERCEPT• DBCS (to Image)• ISS, OSS, AFC (to Label)

• CIOSS IMAGE LIFT MODE • Oper 091 - RTS• Oper 093 - Carrier Identified Forwards• Oper 095/096 - rescan/other

• CIOSS LABEL MODE• Oper 092 - Intercepted FWDs• Oper 098 - Carrier Identified Forwards• Oper 099 - RTS

PARS - Mid-FL Plant Mailflows

Future new flows from DDC Interception

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MID-FLORIDA CFS and CFPS UnitC hange-Of-Address

F orms

P rocessing

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C omputerized

F orwarding

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PARS Changes for CFS Unit

• Removal of All Mechanized Workstations

• Mailflows between CIOSS Plant Operations

• COA Forms Scanning and Rejects keying

• 3982 Labels for “Moved/Hold” Addresses

• CIOSS Rejects and Parcels FFT keying

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Determine Complement Impact for CFS Unit

• LDC-49 Volume and Workhour Staffing Analysis

• DAR Analysis Period

• CFS LDC-49 Complement History

» Bottom-line Annual Workhour Savings = 87,300 hrs

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CFS Arrival Profiles

• RTS and COA Carrier Identified– 327 Inbound Dock CT 19:35

• Mail Prep = 21:35– ORL Inbound Dock CT 23:30

• Mail Prep = 01:30

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• COA Intercept, Originating– 327 OGP CET 23:20, CT = 00:20 – ORL OGP CT = 00:40, MFL Arv = 01:50

• COA Intercept, Destinating– 327 AADC, Committed CT = 04:15 – ORL AADC, Committed CT = 04:00 – Mid-FL HASP, CT = 15:00– ORL DDCs, CT = 08:00 (pending)

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Arrival ProfilesRTS/Identified - COA Intercept

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A - 327 CollectionsB -328 CollectionsC - 329/347 CollectionsD - 327 OGPE - ORL OGPF - 327 AADCG - ORL AADCH - 327 HASPI - ORL DDC

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3982 Label Generation• Labels are Printed in

Carrier Route ID Order

• Labels without a Carrier Route ID are Printed Last

• Each Zone Ends with a Zone End Label

• Dispatch by CT, with No-Record volumes

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CFPS/CFS Operating Plan

• CFS Operations– 12:30 CFS Crew

• FFT volume processing• Lead Clerk, scans/KFP available volume

– 21:00 CFS Crew• Completes FFT volumes• Preps Incoming, COA forms, EXFC intercept• Scanning/OSW/KFP/3982 print crew• Finalizes CIOSS Forwards rejects

– CIOSS Operations 09:00am - 01:00 am

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1 INTRODUCTION P OSTAL A UTOMATED R EDIRECTION S YSTEM First Article Test Site = Central Florida District Mid-Fl Plant Orlando Plant Mid-Fl CFS Unit CFD