MTAC Update

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• MTAC Update

Larry Goodman USPS Co-Chair
Dan Minnick Industry Co-Chair
November 6, 2002
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Todays Agenda
Dan Minnick

• Purpose Desired Outcome - Status
• Obstacles - Timelines

Larry Goodman

• PostalOne! Customer base - Activity
• Working With MTAC - PostalOne! Future

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Purpose
PostalOne!, as a continually developing
electronic window between the US Postal Service
the Industry, needs on-going communications
exchange to

• Allow industry to assist in guiding general
  direction
• Obtain industry input as to specific
  functionality applications
• Give industry advance insight of upcoming
  activities

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Desired Outcomes
Assist USPS in gaining 100 PostalOne!
implementation across industry

• Incorporate existing 60 Billion pieces already
  in Mail.dat format
• Add additional mail having Mail.dat potential
• Develop alternate tools for those for which
  Mail.dat is not appropriate

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Desired Outcomes Continued---
Assist USPS in comprehensively communicating
potential opportunities specific techniques for
optimum use of PostalOne!

• Past activities have included user workgroups
  focusing upon mail owner opportunities and small
  volume mail service providers

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Current Status
Current discussion activities include

• Enhancing Users Guide
• Develop Mailing Facilities Users group
• Develop Software Providers Users group
• Develop USPS Operations Users group

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Obstacles
Scale of Opportunity

• Number of mailing facilities
• Number of Permits and varying site-specific
  payment techniques (Anticipated resolution to be
  greatly enhanced by Permit System re-design

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Obstacles Continued ---
Internal USPS less-than-full understanding of
data PostalOne! can provide

• An education opportunity aimed at USPS
  management and team leaders
• In some USPS management cases, less than 90
  of all has no value

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PostalOne!
MTAC Update
Timeline
Ongoing The benefits of the MTAC PostalOne!
workgroup will be present until PostalOne! usage
is common-place that is,

• The workgroup has great value until such time
  as there are no more general communications and
  technical challenges to 100 participation other
  that those specific to individual users.

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PostalOne! Participants
WA
ND
MN
MT
33 Participants (BCSS)
VT
WI
SD
109 PostalOne! Sites
ME
OR
MI
NY
ID
NH
WY
50 Trans. Sites
MA
IA
NE
RI
PA
OH
CT
IN
IL
NJ
2500 Customers
NV
CO
UT
DE
WV
KS
MD
CA
MO
VA
KY
OK
TN
NC
AR
AZ
NM
SC
MS
AL
GA
GA
LA
TX
FL
Participant Location
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PostalOne! Sites
WA
ND
MN
MT
33 Participants
VT
WI
SD
ME
109 PostalOne! Sites
OR
NY
MI
ID
NH
WY
50 Trans. Sites
MA
NE
IA
RI
PA
OH
CT
IN
IL
NJ
2500 Customers
NV
UT
CO
DE
wVA
KS
MD
CA
MO
VA
KY
OK
NC
TN
AR
AZ
NM
SC
MS
AL
GA
GA
Transportation Site
LA
TX
PostalOne! Site
FL
Active PostalOne! and Transportation Management
Sites
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PostalOne! Customers
WA
ND
MN
MT
33 Participants
VT
WI
SD
ME
109 PostalOne! Sites
OR
NY
MI
ID
NH
WY
50 Trans. Sites
MA
NE
IA
RI
PA
OH
CT
IN
IL
NJ
2500 Customers
NV
CO
UT
DE
wVA
KS
CA
MD
MO
KY
VA
OK
NC
TN
AR
AZ
NM
SC
MS
AL
GA
GA
LA
TX
FL
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Current PostalOne! Activity

• 2,500 Mailing files transferred/week
• 1,000 Postage Statements generated/week
• 83 Million Estimated Postage Statement
  revenue/week
• 300 Million Pieces of mail/week
• Average weekly numbers for the month of October
  2002.

Business Customer
BMEU
Mailing file Transfers
Postage Statements
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Working with MTAC

• Started with a desire to partner with industry to
  improve overall process.
• Develop Standards
• Determine industry needs
• Develop Vision

Idea
MTAC
USPS Industry
Process Improvement
Industry Needs Solution Details
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Working with MTAC Example
Idea

• Electronic Postage Payment

USPS
Industry

• Adjusted file standards (eg update, etc.)
• - Developed solution details

PostalOne! Supports Electronic Postage Statements
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Working with MTAC Example
Idea

• Optimize Mail Induction

USPS
Industry

• - New file usage (transportation update)
• Discussed timing and exception issues
• - Detailed data elements determined

PostalOne! integrates with DSAS and adds
additional functionality.
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Working with MTAC Examples

• Additional examples
• Electronic Parcel verification
• Drop Shipment verification (e-8125 and scan
  technology)
• Mail Irregularity reporting
• Electronic Postage payment receipt information
• Mail.dat file validation and error messaging

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Working with MTAC Examples

• Additional examples
• Future Examples
• Supply Chain Integration
• Business Mailer Portal Functionality
• Account Management Functionality
• Information Status Functionality
• Post Mailing Analysis Requirements

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Working with MTAC

• Benefits of Workgroup
• Aids in automating key processes
• Ensures adoption of industry standards
• Increases value for all stakeholders
• Ensures reduction of costs

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PostalOne! Future

• Re-Engineering Permit
• Customer Information Account Management
• Process Improvements
• (BME, Operations, etc.)
• Data Exchange
• Measure
• Monitor
• Make Happen

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Thank You !Questions?