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Mail Technical Advisory Committee Workgroup 142

Industry Sponsor - Wendy SmithIndustry Co-chair – Tom Underkoffler

USPS Co-chair – Robert Raines

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Issue Statement Using the framework of Start-The-Clock (STC) events established

for letters and flats; establish start-the-clock events that are consistent across all commercial market dominant parcel categories including:

• Standard Mail parcels/NFMs • First-Class Mail parcels • Package Services (BPM parcels, Media & Library Mail) • Parcel Select • Priority Mail• For competitive products we will only share STC methodology

All induction methods are to be covered:• Drop Ship at NDCs and SCFs• Drop Ship at DDU• Entry at Business Mail Entry Units• DMU Entry with USPS Transportation• DMU Entry with Mailer Transportation

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STC: Nested ContainersNested Containers Start the Clock (STC) = Container Scan at

USPS Facility via use of 99M

Origin and Destination Entry : Entry at Post Office with BME Entry at NDC or P&DC/F with BME Detached Mail Unit DDU/Post Office Entry

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Option - Assumed Nested Containers Mail in ‘known’ containers but not in a specific container:

Research feasibility of building logic to reconcile containers received:

All containers present STC = container scan. Concept currently being evaluated:

Add a second header record (H2) for container barcodes associated with manifest

Manifest must be transmitted before tendering shipment to USPS

All containers NOT present STC = first enroute scan on pieces.

Note: Scope of project will be evaluated to determine if it is feasible and can be done in a cost effective and timely manner (Jan. 2012).

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STC: Non – Nested Containers Non – Nested Containers STC = First Enroute Scan on Pieces

Origin and Destination Entry : Entry at Post Office with BME Entry at NDC or P&NC/F with BME Detached Mail Unit

Destination Entry – DDU / Post Office:

STC = AAU scan at time of carrier route distribution

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First-Class Mail, Standard Flats, Periodicals, Package Services Proposed National CAT/CETs have been identified for operational scenarios involving induction method, mail class, and preparation

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CAT/CET: First-Class, Standard, Periodicals, Package Services

First-Class Standard PeriodicalsPackage Services

Non-Co-Located 1500 1500 1500 1500Co-Located 1800 1500 1500 1500

No Separation 1900Working 2000Presort 2100

Presort Assigned 2200Hub - STC 2400Hub - THS 0200P

NDC, ADC, SCF 1600 Listed Below 1600

DDU 1600 1600 1600

No Bundle Sort Needed

5-Digit/Scheme Container

N/A 1100

Bundle Sort Needed3-Digit and Up

ContainerN/A 800

No Bundle Sort Needed

5-Digit/Scheme Container

N/A 1700

Bundle Sort Needed3-Digit and Up

ContainerN/A 1600

Mail Class

N/A

N/A

N/A

Periodical Destination

CET

Non-FSS

FSS N/A

N/A

N/A N/A

Drop-ShipDestination

Origin

BMEU

Mailer and USPS

TransportedN/A

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Customer Service Agreements (CSAs)Market Dominant CETs will be used to determine STC day.

Competitive CETs will be used to determine STC day unless a CSA is

negotiated with the local facility.

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Origin / Destinating Start the Clock for Commercial Mail – Parcels / Packages

MailerOrigin Entry

99m Placard ScanIdentifies containers ready for USPS:- Non-Nested Containers - Assumed Nesting- Nested Containers

Origin Post Office With BME

99m Placard Scan- Non-Nested Containers NOT STC - - Identifies container USPS received.- Assumed Nesting -- is STC if all containers are present- Nested Containers – STC for each container

Local PO with BME Entry

Yes

NO

Yes

Origin P&DC BME Entry

Local Mail

All containerspresent

Yes

Origin NDC BME Entry

Containers Nested

Container scan STC

Load scan at PO

Origin Enroute Scan (STC for Non-Nested

Pieces)

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

Containers Nested

Origin Enroute Scan (STC for Non-Nested

Pieces)

Container scan STC

NO

Yes

USPS Transportation

Origin P&DC/F (SCF & ADC)

with BMEUnload Scan at

P&DC

Unload Scan at P&DC

Mailer transportation

Mailer Scan 99m

Placard

Origin Enroute Scan (STC for Non-Nested

Pieces)

Origin NDC (ADC) with BME

Yes

NO

Unload Scan at PO

All containerspresent

NO

YesContainers AssumedNesting

NO

Yes

Container Load scan at P&DC/F

Containers AssumedNesting

NO

Yes

Containers Nested

Container scan STC

NO

Yes

Unload Scan at P&DC

All containerspresent

NO

YesContainers AssumedNesting

NO

Yes

Container Load scan at

NDC

Mailer Destination

Entry

Mailer Scan 99m

Placard

DDU Dropship

Yes

NO

All containerspresent

Containers Nested

Container scan STC

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

Unload Scan at PO

Containers AssumedNesting

NO

Yes

Destination Delivery Unit

or Post Office

(DDU)

AAU Scan @ Carrier Distribution = STC for Non-Nested Pieces

AAU Scan for

one piece at arrival

Processing Complete

Out for Delivery

DELIVERED(Acceptable Delivery Event)

All containerspresent

Containers Nested

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

Containers AssumedNesting

NO

Yes

DSCF Dropship

Yes

NO

Destinating P&DC(SCF)

Enroute Scan (STC for Non-Nested

DSCF Pieces)

Container Load scan at P&DC/F

Container scan STC

Unload Scan at P&DC (SCF)

Unload Scan at P&DC (SCF)

All containerspresent

Containers Nested

NO

NO

Yes

Yes

Containers AssumedNesting

NO

Yes

Destinating NDC (ADC)

Enroute Scan (STC for Non-Nested

Pieces)

Container Load scan at P&DC/F

Container scan STC

Unload Scan at NDC (ADC)

Cross Dock Containers

NO

Yes

New scan – not yet determined the type of scan

to be used.

Currently an optional scan - scanner is

‘capable’

Unload Scan at STC

Container scan STC

Container scan Start the Clock (STC)

Note:

Unload scans & container scans may (in some cases) be the scan scan – for easy identification of Start the Clock events the scans are always shown in the flow chart as separate events.

NO

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Start-the-Clock - Market Dominant vs. CompetitiveMarket Dominant Start the Clock

Nested = container scan Non-Nested = first enroute scan or Arrival at Unit Scan at Post Office

Mailer specific data will be available for review Industry level data available at aggregate level

Competitive Existing Internal measurement will remain unchanged Diagnostic reports will be developed using Market Dominant STC

rules Mailer specific data will be available for review Performance will not be reported publicly

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MTAC 142

Timeline Current 99M Capability

• Shipping Services Manifest File v1.6 allows nesting of packages to 99M container barcodes (IMcb) and tray/sack barcodes (IMtb)

Package to container link provided by customers in files to USPS Package level unload / load event information extracted back in the Shipping

Services Extract File v1.5 format

November 2011• Final MTAC readout for Work Group #142 • 99M Use Optional• Specific 99M scan event verbiage will be the same as that

used for package level unload/load event information

January 2012• Provide cost/benefit of assumed nested containers

September 2012 (Tentative)• New Extract File v1.6 to include the respective 99M barcode

number in the scan event records for each package barcode (PIC)

Implemented after inaugural Product Tracking System – II Deployment Will include scan events for container barcode scans

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Next StepsItems for other workgroups or future enhancements Provide cost/benefit of assume nested containers (Jan. 2012) STC / measurement of returns for future WG Delineation of physical versus logical scans for future WG

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QUESTIONS?