USPS OIG Report: Manual Flats Processing at Tucson P&DC

Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by 21cpw

Background The Postal Service’s Tucson P&DC is in the Arizona District of the Western Area. During fiscal year (FY) 2019, it manually processed 12.2 million letters, 2.6 million flats, and 6.5 million parcels. Mail is processed manually when its dimensions or address quality prevent it from being processed on mail processing equipment. It is much…

USPS OIG Report: Manual Flats Processing Operations at Birmingham P&DC

Posted on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 by 21cpw

Background The Birmingham P&DC is in the Alabama District of the Southern Area. During fiscal year (FY) 2019, it manually processed 50.8 million letters, 5 million flats, and 855,000 parcels. Mail is processed manually when its dimensions or address quality prevent it from being processed on mail processing equipment. It is much more cost effective…