1. ® MTAC User Group 007 MTEOR Enhancements July 23, 2013

2. 2 Today’s Objectives  Overview of MTAC User Group (UG) 007  Brief history of MTEOR  New buy information  Phase 2.a overview  Future enhancements

3. 3 Overview of MTEOR User Group TimelineOngoing OriginatorsDavid Williams and Todd Black Co-LeadersSteve Colella and Nancy Paradice PurposeThe purpose of the group is to bring together existing MTEOR users to identify and recommend opportunities for future enhancements to the MTEOR program. Objectives1.Gain an understanding of any MTEOR program constraints and ease of use issues through the user perspective. 2.Recommend future enhancement initiatives for the MTEOR program that will improve the user experience, including communications, ease of use, and reporting. 3.Review and build upon the recommendations from MTAC Work Group #153: “Mailer MTE Inventory Tracking and Reporting Process”.

4. 4 MTEOR’s Path Phase 1 Sep. 5, 2012 MTEOR-Mailer  MTESC Mailers Ordering Phase 1.a Oct. 25, 2012 MTEOR-Mailer  Order Catalog  New Transportation Screens  Replicate Order  Withdraw Order Reasons Phase 1.b Dec. 10, 2012 MTEOR-Mailer  Backorder Function  Holiday Order Schedule Phase 2 Apr. 15, 2013 MTEOR-Mailer & MTEOR-Plant  MTESC Mailer Inventory Reporting  USPS Plant Ordering Phase 2.a (Pilot) Oct. 7, 2013 MTEOR-Local Mailer  Local Mailers and MTESC Mailers Ordering from Postal Plants

5. 5 Did you know? $266,017,112 worth of MTE ordered through MTEOR 26,503 orders placed through MTEOR 434 Mailers registered for MTEOR $240 million spent in FY 2012 & 2013 on MTE Launched September 5, 2012 *Data current as of July 22, 2013 *Information is specific to MTEOR Mailer Application (mailers served from MTESC)

6. 6 New Buy Information/Inventory National inventories continue to remain substantially higher than SPLY as we receive New Buys and collect excess inventory from the field in preparation for the Fall Mailing Season.

7. 7 New Buy Quantities In support of inventory management efforts, over 32M pieces of MTE were purchased in FY13. EIRS NumberDescriptionFY13 Purchased Qty 01VM#1 Sack 3,800,000 75EEMM Sleeves 1,988,000 74EEMM Tray (Plastic) 4,599,808 74ESFEMM Tray (Solid Fiber) 386,880 78PFlat tubs 1,995,840 75HHalf Sleeves 2,921,625 74HHalf Trays (Cardboard) 1,071,000 74HPHalf Trays (Plastic) 838,240 74HSFHalf Trays (Solid Fiber) 435,240 01VIInternational Sacks 352,500 75MM Sleeves 3,240,000 74PMM Tray (Plastic) 6,988,760 74SFMM Tray (Solid Fiber) 10,920 65PLPlastic Pallet 3,300,000 65WWood Pallets 755,160 Total 32,683,973 * Quantities are provided in pieces. Total quantity will be delivered by 9/30/13.

8. 8 Phase 2.a Overview  What is it? ● Phase 2.a provides the ability to order MTE from Postal plants  Who does it impact? ● MTESC Mailers – Mailers who currently order MTE from the MTESC will have the option to either order directly from the MTESC or pick up from a Postal plant ● Local Mailers – Mailers who only pick up MTE from Postal Plants will use MTEOR to request MTE

9. 9 Phase 2.a Timeline  Pilot will launch at 3 Postal plants beginning October 7, 2013 ● Santa Ana P&DC ● Indianapolis P&DC ● South Jersey P&DC  Phased roll-out for all Mailers will take place one Area at a time beginning early 2014

10. 10 Future Enhancements  Below are some potential enhancements planned for the MTEOR application: ● Customer Reports – Templates are still being defined and are open for discussion ● Messaging ‘Module’ on MTEOR Homepage – Various updates will be shared with users via messages (i.e. known system issues; MTE supply updates, etc.) ● Order History – Order history will be expanded to 10/15/30 days. Users will eventually be able to export up to 13 months of order history ● Withdraw Capabilities - When a user withdraws an order, the screen will be automatically updated to show the available transportation and ‘Modify’ will be added as an order status

11. 11 MTEOR Webpage: http://ribbs.usps.gov/mteor MTEOR Help Desk: Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.(CST) Phone: 1-866-330-3404 Email: mteor@usps.gov