# Presentation: 704950

**Importance of**
**Address Element Correction**

**Jan Caldwell**
**Manager, Address Management**

**MTAC Meeting**
**Washing DC, October 28, 2004**

## The Postal Service has stated it will raise the goal of DPS performance to 85% by the end of the year

**ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II**

## In FY2003, USPS licensees were able to ZIP+4 code 317 billion of the 336 billion addresses processed. 
Roughly 5% or 19 billion addresses were unable to be ZIP+4 coded. 

- Roughly 5% or 19 billion addresses were unable to be ZIP+4 coded.

**ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II**

## In FY2003, USPS licensees were able to Delivery Point Validate (DPV) 304 billion of the 336 billion addresses processed. 
Roughly 9.5% or 32 billion addresses were not able to DPV Confirm.

- Roughly 9.5% or 32 billion addresses were not able to DPV Confirm.

**ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

| 
Total Addresses Processed: | 
336 Billion |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 
Total Addresses ZIP+4 Coded: | 
317 Billion | 
94.43% |
| 
Total Addresses Unable to ZIP+4 | 
19 Billion | 
5.57% |
| 
Total Addresses ZIP+4 Coded That DPV Confirmed: | 
304 Billion | 
90.47% |
| 
Total Addresses Processed That Did Not DPV Confirm: | 
32 Billion | 
9.53% |

**Data Derived From Analysis of 20,000+ Mailer Files **

**ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

- 	The Mailing Industry, specifically the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), has requested the Postal Service provide a more convenient way to correct “bad addresses” based on carrier knowledge.

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

- In June 2003, the Postal Service implemented a WEB based application to utilize Delivery Force KnowledgeTM in resolving Change of Address (COA) records that do not match a delivery point.
- The Electronic Uncoded Address Resolution System (eUARS)

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

- Existing eUARS resolved 3,936,712 of 4,359,387 (90%) NCOA records over the past 12 months.
- Addition or Correction of Address Elements for record
- Addition or Correction of AMS data
- Delivery Unit did not recognize customer/address
- On average 4,100 records per District, or 7.8 records per ZIP Code per month were resolved.

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

**Introducing AECII**

- A New Service that enables the mailing industry to submit “bad addresses” through the eUARS application for resolution based on Delivery Force KnowledgeTM.
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## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

**AECII**
- Electronic process provides more convenient method for list updates than existing manual list correction service, while providing greater quality.
- Historical correction data prevents redundancy in regards to multiple records representing the same address – reducing workload.
- Provides central source for distribution, tracking, and billing.

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

- In FY2003, Address Element Correction, the existing all computerized program, resolved 7.6 million of 24.5 million addresses (31%).
- The remaining 16.9 million unresolved bad addresses are prime candidates for AECII.

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

**Benefits to USPS**
- Increased automation performance closing gap on uncoded mail and increasing DPS
- Labor savings through cost avoidance in cased letter mail
- Demonstrates USPS commitment to meet mailing industry needs

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

## ADDRESS ELEMENT CORRECTION – STEP II

**Benefits to Mailing Industry**
- Automation Discounts for records previously not ZIP+4 coded.
- Increases value of list – UAA reduction
- Reduces dependency on carrier knowledge

**GOOD AS ADDRESSED**

***Thank You***

**Notes:**
Thank you!