PCES Roundtable FSS Update

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Flats Sequencing System (FSS) Overview
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Agenda

• Flats Sequencing System (FSS) at a Glance
• FSS Video
• Background Flats Strategy
• Deployment Timeline
• FSS Equipment Processing Strategy
• FSS Program Status Results
• Mailing Industry Impacts
• Conclusion Questions

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Flats Sequencing System Overview
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The Strategic Transformation Plan
Reduce the cost of meeting universal service
obligations by focusing on major cost drivers,
especially delivery operations. Fully capture
improvements from existing equipment and
technology and target new investments to further
drive productivity gains.
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USPS Salary Benefits 54 Billion
Source 2007 Annual Report
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What is Flat Mail?
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What is Delivery Point Sequencing?
Technology Places Mail Pieces into Exact Order of
Delivery
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Lets Take a Step Back
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Manual Sequencing for Delivery
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DPS Letters
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Letter Mail Technology (City) DPS Trend
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Annual Flat Volume
52 Billion Flats FY 2007 (RPW)
Periodicals 17
Standard Mail 75
First-Class 7
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Replicate Letter Mail Success for Flats
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FSS Benefits

• Substitute Technology for Manual Labor
• Manage Delivery Growth
• Reduction in Future Delivery Vehicles
• Reduction in Facility (Delivery Unit) Space Needs
• Improve Processing Performance and Service
• End-to-End Visibility
• Create Lowest-Combined-Cost System

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FSS Deployment Timeline
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Phase 1 Deployment 100 Systems

• 28 Districts
• 32 Processing Facilities (FSS Locations)
• 27 Existing Processing Centers
• 5 New Facilities
• 2 - 5 Systems per Facility
• 1,800 Zones

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Phase 1 FSS Deployment Sites
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Phase 1 FSS Deployment Sites
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Questions