TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICETECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Tom DayVice President, Engineering

Tom DayVice President, Engineering

VISION Automate

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• Letters

• Flats

• Packages & Bundles

• Material Handling

• Integration through effective use of Data

AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

LETTERS

AFCS MLOCR BCSDBCS

CSBCS

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The Vision

The GoalsFLATS

Improve current flats operations

Increase customer participation in worksharing

Explore flats delivery point sequencing

Explore delivery point packaging for flats and letters

OverviewFLATSAFSM100 UFSM1000

80% 12%

Research & DevelopmentFLATS

Flats Sequencing System[FSS]

Flats Sequencing System[FSS]

Delivery Point Packager[DPP]

Delivery Point Packager[DPP]

PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTPARALLEL DEVELOPMENT EFFORT

Automate

AutomatedPackageProcessingSystem

PACKAGES/BUNDLES

Twin CitiesMetro Hub,Minneapolis MN

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PARCELS Automate

Singulate, Scan, Induction Unit

Washington Bulk Mail Center

ImproveMATERIAL HANDLING

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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

OptimizeUSE OF DATA

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• 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

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES ConclusionActivity Timeline

Program 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Advanced Facer Canceller System UpgradeLetter 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 FlatsAutomatic 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)

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