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Seamless Acceptance, Performance-Based Verification Implementation, Benefits, Obstacles and Feedback

Ty Taylor, JC Penney

Pritha Mehra, USPS

MTAC 117

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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

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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

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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 117 - Subgroups

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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

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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

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By/For Information in Electronic Documentation

Uniqueness of Intelligent Mail Barcode

Container Placard Issues

Tray Labels

Barcodes & eDOC

Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC

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IM Tray Label Proposal

Barcodes & eDOC

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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