# Presentation: 757498

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**PRESORT OPTIMIZATION**
***Issue #11***
**WORK GROUP LEADERS**
**Joe Lubenow****	****	****	****Marc McCrery  **

***Industry******	******	******	******            USPS***

## RECENT SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

**Initiatives to increase pallet and decreased sack utilization**
**Co-packaging of automation and presorted flats within the same STD or PER package**
**Options to reduce letter trays**
**Allow certain Mixed mail on BMC pallets in order to reduce residual mail**
**Improved prep requirements for “fletters”**
**Enhanced prep for BPM flats**
**Formalized prep requirements for flat-sized pieces in letter trays**

## CURRENT STATUS/INITIATIVES

_**5-Digit Package Scheme for Flats**_
**Developed list of ZIPs that can be combined**
**by mailers in “5-digit scheme” packages**
**based on AFSM 100 Incoming Secondary**
**distribution**
**Had extensive discussions with the industry through MTAC**
**Postal Bulletin notice published Dec. 26****th****, effective Jan. 9****th****.**
***Will reduce package handlings and costs for the Postal Service***

## CURRENT STATUS/INITIATIVES

**5D  54656**

**5D  54657**

**5D  54664**

**5D SCH  54656**

**AFSM 100**
**INC SEC**
**SORT PLAN**

- _5-Digit Package Scheme for Flats_

**Before**

**After**

## CURRENT STATUS/INITIATIVES

_**5-Digit Package Scheme for Flats**_
**Includes approximately 6000 ZIPs in 1756 combinations**
**Approximately 30% of packages are 5D**
**Only for AFSM 100 compatible Periodicals, Standard, and BPM flats**
**Restricted to Auto and co-packaged Auto and Presorted **
**Optional use, but required with 5% merging option beginning April 30, 2003**
**OEL ****→  *******************SCH 5-DIGIT 12345**
**Presented through an electronic labeling list**
**Example benefit: 2M plus piece mailing, 7% decrease in total packages, which equates to over 12K packages **

## CURRENT STATUS/INITIATIVES

_**3-Digit Containers of Value**_
**Restrict the preparation of the 3-digit **
**containers to 3-digit ZIPs for which the**
**contents are actually distributed in 3-digit**
**opposed to SCF operations**
**Worked to develop consensus within postal HQ and field operations and through MTAC**
**Postal Bulletin notice published Dec. 26****th****, effective Jan. 9****th****.**
***Will reduce containers and associated costs for the Postal Service***

## CURRENT STATUS/INITIATIVES

- 670

- 670, 671

- 671

- SCF Wichita KS 670

- _3-Digit Containers of Value_

**Never **
**Prepare**

**Never **
**Prepare**

- 672

## CURRENT STATUS/INITIATIVES

_**3-Digit Containers of Value**_
**Approximately 160 3D ZIPs w/o value**
**Required for Periodicals, Standard and BPM pallets beginning April 30, 2003**
**Optional for Periodicals and BPM sacks**
**Presented in L002 using an indicator**
**Example benefit: 2M plus piece Periodical mailing ****→**** 2% decrease in pallets, which equates to 40 pallets**

## FUTURE GOALS

**Full merging (CR/5D) of non-AFSM 100 compatible flats for dispatch to delivery units**
**Explore modifying the standards for “OELs”  and presort stickers in preparation of advanced package sorting equipment **
**Increase the combining of letter mail trays from multiple mailings on pallets**
**Optional 5-digit prep for STD irregular parcels, but with basic rates for former 5-digit pieces**
**Explore palletization for First-Class Mail**
**Jointly pursue flats prep enhancements with Product Redesign and Engineering **
**Cost-based rates**
**Alternate flats container**

## WRAP-UP

**QUESTIONS??????**