Facilities Data Base (FDB) Phase II MTAC Meeting November 6, 2003
Page 1 Facilities DataBase (FDB) – Strategic Goals One valid source of Postal facility information for mailers and the Postal service Comprehensive accurate inventory of Postal facilities Consistent address, facility characteristics, products and services pertaining to a facility
Page 2 FDB Data Comprehensive accurate inventory of 40,000 Postal facilities Established unique Facility ID -Permanent identifier for each facility -Supports information linking across postal information systems Track facility categories ‾Customer Service (Delivery, Retail, SCF) ‾Mail Processing (Plants, Mail Processing Annex, PMPC) ‾Network Facilities (BMC, AMC,HASP) ‾Other (Warehouses, Field Offices, Engineering, etc) Consistent address information Static facility characteristics (Lobby config, directions, access restrictions, dock/loading detail, etc.) Products/Services – products/services offered, pertinent product/service data, service hours, etc. FDB fully operational – April 2004
Page 3 Today AMS Drop Ship Web Facility Profile Survey Facility Inventory List & Addresses Supplemental Facility Characteristic Data Mail Content Accepted at a Facility Business Implications: Disjoint systems maintaining the same data Systems owned by different business customers One system contains DMM policy; the other reflects reality Lag time for creation and ship of Drop Ship Product adds to data discrepancy issue WebDSAS Maintain facility inventory & addresses Accepts online updates to supplemental facility information Accept drop ship appointments Accept product content acceptance data Memphis Network Operations Drop Ship Product
Page 4 Inspection Service (Security) Facilities Database WebDSAS Phase I – December 15, 2003 FMSWin AMS Leased/Owned Properties Facility Inventory & Addresses Delivery Operations: Customer Service Facility Data Inspection Service: Facility Security Data Facility Inventory & Addresses Supplemental Facility Characteristic Data Drop Ship Web Mail Content Accepted at a Facility Consistent, current, & accurate facility inventory, addresses, and supplemental facility data Accept drop ship appointments specifying mail content detail External Mailers Business Implications: Drop Ship Product Memphis
Page 5 Facilities Database Web Drop Ship Phase II – February 2004 FMSWin AMS Leased/Owned Properties Facility Inventory & Addresses Delivery Operations: Customer Service Facility Data Inspection Service: Facility Security Data External Mailers Consistent, current, & accurate facility inventory, addresses, and supplemental facility data Accurate reflection of mail content accepted at facility Redesigned user interface Accept drop ship appointments specifying mail content detail More timely Drop Ship information available via online download Feedback from mailers on data integrity and business impact Capability to download Drop Ship data Business Implications: Online access to comprehensive drop ship information