# Presentation: 807532

## August 3, 2006

***Improving the Drop Shipment Process***

***August 3, 2006***

## Agenda

- Preparing for Fall Mailing Season
- Customer Web Based Training
- FAST August Release
- Delivery Unit Deployment
- Next Steps

## Preparing for Fall Mailing Season

- FAST will provide information via the customer telecoms on Fall Mailing Season preparation:
- FAST is gathering input
- from mailers on issue facilities from last year
- from Processing Operations to obtain Fall Mailing Season plans
- FAST will provide reports on facilities that have
- Increased Slot and Volume Capacity
- Increased declines to appointment requests
- FAST will hold bi-weekly calls with areas to discuss:
- FAST will Review changes by Areas to:
- Increase Volume Capacity
- Increase Slot Capacity
- Monitor increases in declined Web Services appointment request
- USPS will review this information bi-weekly with mailers

**Notes:**
This was the original slide – no facility names.

## Customer Web Based Training

- USPS Customers can now access a web based training course to learn about the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system.
- The training course includes information about:
- Facility Profile and Drop Entry Point Information
- Drop Shipment Appointment Creation and Management
- Scheduler and Corporate Rating
- Reporting
- Available Resources and Reference Materials
- The FAST Customer Web Based Training Course is available for download on the _[https://fast.usps.com](https://fast.usps.com/)__ website._
- Click on resources and importation information.
- A handout on details about accessing the Web Based Training is available in the back of the room.

## FAST August Release

- FAST will have a maintenance release end of August including the following items:
- Reports’ selection criteria will allow searching for only plants and BMCs
- Delivery Unit Deployment Enhancements
- No Slot Capacity Constraints – Scheduling limitations by receiving hours
- New Recurring Appointment Performance Report
- Recurring Appointment Decline Email Notification
- Appointment Calendar Report enhancement
- Allow Percent over Maximum Volume Capacity
- Closeout Data Report search by Shipment Appointment Request ID (SARID)
- Show SV scanned indicator for each appointment
- The Mail Direction file format will be available via the “All” download option for the Drop Shipment File Downloads in the Resources Section

## Delivery Unit Deployment

- Remaining Delivery Units where destination entry discounts are available will be activated in early FY 2007
- Pilot to validate the activation and communications process will begin in 9/2006
- Pilot will consist of the Connecticut and Massachusetts Districts
- Communications:
- USPS will begin sending out delivery unit deployment communications on the timeline for national activation
- USPS will provide handouts to mailers at the BMEUs to give new mailers information on registering with PostalOne! and FAST training
- Benefits include:
- Improved visibility of drop shipments
- Reduction in phone calls to delivery units
- Better start the clock based on arrival and electronic information

## Next Steps  

- Meeting scheduled in August to discuss streamlined mailer rating rules