1 INTRODUCTION P OSTAL A UTOMATED R EDIRECTION S YSTEM First Article Test Site = Central Florida District Mid-Fl Plant Orlando Plant Mid-Fl CFS Unit CFD Delivery Offices Tampa REC

2 PERSPECTIVE 43 Million Change-of-Address Orders 4.3 Billion Machineable UAA Letters $1.9 Billion Spent on UAA Processing POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

3 PROCESSES AUTOMATED BY PARS Change-of-Address Forms Processing UAA Redirection Processing (Forwards) Postal Service UAA Endorsement Application (RTS) Form 3547 Address Change Notification POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

4 KEYS TO SUCCESS POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS) Provide Service to Improve Customer Satisfaction Automate Operational Efficiency Remove Mechanized Terminals Save Work Hours and Complement

5 TOTAL ANNUAL WORK HOUR SAVINGS PHASE-1 Savings –Function 1 – Mail Processing 80 K –Function 2 – Carriers 120 K –Function 4 – Delivery Unit Clerks 920 K –Function 4 – CFS 2.0 M Costs –Maintenance 27 K –Training 34 K –Remote Encoding Centers 270 K Net Work Hour Savings 2.8 M POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

6 PARS PROGRAM SCHEDULE Contract Award - Phase IJune 2002 First Article Testing Sept – Nov 2003 (Mid-FL P&DC) Start Deployment Nov 2003 (53 PDC/86 CFS/20 REC) CFPS Deployment Sept – February 2004 Finish Deployment – Phase IAugust 2004 Full Deployment - Phase IIMarch 2006 POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

7 First Article Test FAT Equipment Installation (2 weeks) = August 18 – August 31 FAT MP Equipment Modifications and Training (2 weeks) = September 1 – September 14 FAT Contractor Siemens Pre-Test Period (2 weeks) = September 15 – September 28 FAT USPS September 29 th (2 weeks) = arrival of test crews, people PARS USPS First Article 4 weeks = October 13 – November 7

8  First Article Test CIOSS Operation FAT live test Oct 13th - Nov 7th (4 weeks) 200 daily volume with PARS Interception 16k Seeded Test pieces Carrier Identified volume from selected AO’s RTS volume from selected AO’s CFPS/CFS Operations & REC COA keying MID-FLORIDA PARS Testing POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

9 Siemens AreaHQ Maint AreaVisitors AreaSiemens Room DEL/OPS/CSVCTest Team Room & Verification Area

10 NEW EQUIPMENT AT P&DCS CIOSS Machine –Modified DBCS Phase 2-5 –Additional 24’10” –DIOSS, BCS Processing Software Enhancements to Existing MPE –AFCS, OSSBCS –MLOCR –DBCS Image Handling and Database Intercept Capability AFR – Advanced Forwarding Reader RIC – Redirection Image Controller FSU – Forward Storage Unit CARS – Change of Address Record Server POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

11 RETURN TO SENDER MAIL Carrier Identifies Machineable RTS Mail RTS Mail Dispatched Using Separator Cards With RTS Placards CIOSS Staging Area For RTS Image Lift Mode CIOSS RTS Image Lift Run CIOSS Staging Area For RTS Label Mode CIOSS Label Mode Run Pull Rejects and Dispatch Mail Postal Service Endorsements POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)

12 POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS) CARRIER CONFIRMED FORWARDS Carrier Identifies Machineable Forward Mail Dispatch Mail to The Plant With Forward Placards CIOSS Staging Area For FWDS Image Lift Mode CIOSS FWDS Image Lift Run CIOSS Staging Area For FWDS Label Mode CIOSS Label Mode Run Pull Rejects and Dispatch Mail

13 POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS) INTERCEPT MAIL COA Mail Captured on Most Automation Letter Machines ISS Modes Flow to CIOSS Label Mode DBCS Intercept Flow to CIOSS Image Lift Mode

14 DBCS #11, ready for the CIOSS modification Workroom floor ready for 25’ addition

15 Move OSS #1 off the workroom floor Move OSS #3 into vacant #1 slot Move Patch-up & Maint Cage Move OSS #4 to CIOSS area (temp) Install DBCS-EC Install DBCS #17 Move DBCS #15 Move OSS #4 from CIOSS slot Move DBCS #11 & turn 180 o Install FAT CIOSS mod. Move CIOSS #1 to CFS Move DBCS #15 to CFS for CIOSS #2 mod

16 Install: FCS, KFP, Scanner, #1 CIOSS #2 CIOSS Excess: All 13 Mech. Terminals, Non-Mechs, 3547 printer

17 PARS - Mid-FL Plant Issues TRAINING RBCS / PARS IMAGE MANAGEMENT PARS FAILURE CONTIGENCY, CIOSS/CFPS MAIL PREP, Plant/Delivery Units Local “Waste” Mail Procedures SEPARATOR CARDS OPERATING PLAN PARS MAIL - TO DELIVERY UNITS

18 MPE INTERCEPT DBCS (to Image) ISS, OSS, AFC (to Label) CIOSS IMAGE LIFT MODE Oper RTS Oper Carrier Identified Forwards Oper 095/096 - rescan/other CIOSS LABEL MODE Oper Intercepted FWDs Oper Carrier Identified Forwards Oper RTS PARS - Mid-FL Plant Mailflows  Future new flows from DDC Interception

19 MID-FLORIDA CFS and CFPS Unit C hange-Of-Address F orms P rocessing S ystem C omputerized F orwarding S ystem

20 PARS Changes for CFS Unit Removal of All Mechanized Workstations Mailflows between CIOSS Plant Operations COA Forms Scanning and Rejects keying 3982 Labels for “Moved/Hold” Addresses CIOSS Rejects and Parcels FFT keying

21 Determine Complement Impact for CFS Unit LDC-49 Volume and Workhour Staffing Analysis DAR Analysis Period CFS LDC-49 Complement History »Bottom-line Annual Workhour Savings = 87,300 hrs

22 CFS Arrival Profiles RTS and COA Carrier Identified – 327 Inbound Dock CT 19:35 Mail Prep = 21:35 – ORL Inbound Dock CT 23:30 Mail Prep = 01:30 A B C D E COA Intercept, Originating – 327 OGP CET 23:20, CT = 00:20 – ORL OGP CT = 00:40, MFL Arv = 01:50 COA Intercept, Destinating – 327 AADC, Committed CT = 04:15 – ORL AADC, Committed CT = 04:00 – Mid-FL HASP, CT = 15:00 – ORL DDCs, CT = 08:00 (pending) F G H I

23 Arrival Profiles RTS/Identified - COA Intercept 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 A Oper Plan C.T. BCDE I GHF A CollectionsB -328 CollectionsC - 329/347 CollectionsD OGPE - ORL OGPF AADCG - ORL AADCH HASP I - ORL DDC

Label Generation Labels are Printed in Carrier Route ID Order Labels without a Carrier Route ID are Printed Last Each Zone Ends with a Zone End Label Dispatch by CT, with No-Record volumes

25 CFPS/CFS Operating Plan CFS Operations –12:30 CFS Crew FFT volume processing Lead Clerk, scans/KFP available volume –21:00 CFS Crew Completes FFT volumes Preps Incoming, COA forms, EXFC intercept Scanning/OSW/KFP/3982 print crew Finalizes CIOSS Forwards rejects – CIOSS Operations 09:00am - 01:00 am

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