Utah has most of the equipment needed for such a system but, without centralization, lacks the mail volume needed to operate the equipment efficiently. Duplication of other mail related services may also be reduced by centralization. Our review of major state mail services found that the state maintains mail processing equipment at each major service center. An example of this duplication is equipment used to insert letters in envelopes, called inserters. Each of the three major centers has an inserter and perceives the need for updated equipment.
None has the inserting volume necessary to justify new equipment purchases on their own.
A second example of duplication is in mail courier services. Both Central Mail and Human Services have mail pick-up and delivery routes for the state's office buildings. A number of these routes are duplicative. Route elimination and consolidation is possible. Before Centralization Can Occur.