1 Seamless Acceptance, Performance- Based Verification Implementation, Benefits, Obstacles and Feedback Ty Taylor, JC Penney Pritha Mehra, USPS MTAC 117

2  Identify obstacles  Define benefits  Identifying feedback elements, reports and reconciliation process  Define tolerances  Identify communication and education processes  Raise system wide awareness of the value the Intelligent Mail Barcode will bring to address quality Desired Results

3  Implementation Obstacles  Intelligent Mail Barcodes Generation and Application  Intelligent Mail Barcode  Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode  Intelligent Mail Container Barcode  Electronic Documentation Options  Vendor Solutions  Mail.dat, Web Services, Postage Statement Wizard  Unique Piece, Unique Tray, Unique Container  By/For and Mailer ID  Establish sub-work groups for obstacles Identified Obstacles

4  Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDoc  Industry Co-Chair: Charley Howard, Jody Berenblatt  USPS Co-Chair: Margaret Choiniere, Uni Han-Norton  Web Services  Industry Co-chair: Lisa Bowles  USPS Co-chair: Dana Nacke  Pallet Separation for Origin Mail Subgroup  Industry Co-Chair: Sharon Harrison  USPS Co-chair: Joel Walker  MLOCR  Industry Co-Chair: Steve Krejcik  USPS Co-Chair: Karen Zachok MTAC Subgroups

5 Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC Barcodes & eDOC  Team leads  Jody Berenblatt,  Charley Howard,  Margaret Choiniere,  Uni Han-Norton  Objective  Work with software vendors, service providers and mail owners to define the strategies for achieving the mail preparation requirements for the Intelligent Mail barcodes and electronic documentation

6  IDEAlliance Initiatives  Published Mail.dat specification v08-2  Additional Fields to support Full Service  Ranging at Container Level  Two Piece File Definitions  PDR Mail.dat (part of 08-2)  PDR Mail.xml (to be published)  Transaction Messaging TM spec version 2.2 (to be published in March)  Brokering Data to Multiple Parties (Cast of Characters)  Joint Scheduling/ Standalone Content  FAST Forecast Information Barcodes and eDOC Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC

7  By/For Information in Electronic Documentation  Uniqueness of Intelligent Mail Barcode  Container Placard Issues  Tray Labels Barcodes & eDOC Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC

8 IM Tray Label Proposal Barcodes & eDOC

9 Web Services  Team leads  Lisa Bowes  Dana Nacke  Objective  Develop requirements for a client-side application to support transfer of Web Services electronic mailing information to the USPS. Identify gaps and resolutions to promote the adoption of Web Services and enable to completion of Web Service solution by software vendors

10  Finalized upload process  Obtain feedback on USPS Specifications  Compiled List of Enhancements  Review mail preparation requirements for Basic, and Full Service  Develop specifications for Enhancements  Review Transaction Messaging for integration Web Services

11 Origin Palletization  Team leads  Sharon Harrison  Joel Walker  Objective  Define optimal strategies and business processes for pallet separation of Origin entry mail.  Develop processes that improve service, reduce handling costs, and leverage Intelligent Mail technology

12  Origin separations must be software-driven  Use existing labeling lists and follow the established update process  Develop new labeling list to identify the Surface Transfer Center network  Publish Origin Mail and First-Class Mail pallet standards in the DMM  Consolidate mail at DMUs after verification Origin Palletization Considerations

13 MLOCR  Team leads  Steve Krejcik  Karen Zachok  Objective  Define optimal strategies for utilization of the Intelligent Mail Barcode, Intelligent Tray barcode and Intelligent Container barcode in the MLOCR industry both for application on the physical mail and for communicating in electronic documentation using Mail.dat or Web Services.

14  Define rate structure & make-up rules  Mailer ID Definition  Challenge to Profile Every Customer  Mail Owner’s ID in mailpiece  Permit Indicia Management  Reject Management  Address correction feedback Working Issues MLOCR

15  Uniqueness Criteria  Delivery Point ZIP as part of Unique ID  Dynamic tray sort to containers impossible  Vendors need solution for tray/container data  IMB requirements for machinable & no reads?  Appointment Clarity  Green border on container barcode  Container & Pallet Compilation in Mail.dat Working Issues MLOCR