OIG Report: Mail Processing Variance Model

Background The U.S. Postal Service established its Mail Processing Variance (MPV) model in fiscal year (FY) 2011 to measure annual mail processing operational performance and efficiency. The MPV model is a management tool that calculates mail processing productivity by dividing total mailpieces handled by workhours. The MPV model calculates national annual targets by excluding the…

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USPS OIG: Can the Postal Service increase its mail processing productivity?

Project Title: Mail Processing Variance Model Start Date: Monday, November 14, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: May 2017 The U. S. Postal Service has about 265 mail processing facilities nationwide. Mail processing is an integrated group of operations required to sort and distribute mail for dispatch and eventual delivery. The Postal Service calculates productivity for…

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