USPS OIG: Management Alert – Substantial Increase in Delayed Mail Audit Report

Introduction The purpose of this alert is to bring to your attention the need to immediately address the timeliness of mail processing following the January 5, 2015, service standard revisions. These revisions were expected to affect about 14 billion pieces of total mail volume and up to 16 percent of First-Class Mail®. These revisions enabled…

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Have New Service Standards Impacted First-Class Mailers?

Project Title: Timeliness of First Class Mail Flats Start Date: June 16, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: December 2015 In 2011, based on dramatically declining mail volumes and the subsequent excess capacity in its mail processing network, the Postal Service announced plans to revise its service standards, which would enable it to streamline its mail…

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Delivery Dichotomy – Phase II Network Consolidation’s Impact on Delivery of Mail

(September 5, 2014) Since the Postal Service announced their plan to move forward with Phase II of Network Consolidation, I’ve been asked by a number of people how it will impact the delivery of mail (Market Dominant Products). The answer, according to the USPS: First Class Mail will lose overnight delivery (with a few exceptions)…

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