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MTAC Workgroup #115FSS Mail Prep and EntryMTAC Workgroup #115

FSS Mail Prep and Entry

Krista Finazzo, Postal Co-ChairJoe Schick, Industry Co-Chair

January 2008

Krista Finazzo, Postal Co-ChairJoe Schick, Industry Co-Chair

January 2008

2

Last telecon January 14

January 28 met at Dulles Plant

● Discussion and FSS tour

Status

3

Create lowest-combined-cost system

Match mail preparation requirements to FSS processing needs

Manage impact on mailer’s processes

Maintain sufficient pallet volume

Enable future growth of flats mail

Focus

4

FSS scheme bundles

Auto-ready FSS pallets

Preparation for Optimal Induction

5

FSS scheme, combining carrier route

Straps only

No counter-stacking

Bundle thickness to maximize mail into ACTs

Bundle Preparation

6

Bypass APPS

Enable auto induction

● FSS auto-ready pallets

More efficient manual FSS prep

Maintain sufficient pallet volume

Pallet Preparation

7

One FSS sort-scheme

Multi-FSS sort-schemes

● All sort-schemes for one FSS machine

All FSS sort-schemes

● All sort-schemes for all FSS machines

Pallet Preparation Concepts

8

Pallet Test

Auto-Ready Finished Product

9

Telecon in February

● Begin to develop recommendations

Evaluate next steps

Workgroup Status