Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Postal Service had workforce shortages while package volumes were surging, causing service performance for packages to suffer. In response to this critical situation, and to achieve its goal of expanding its share of the package delivery market, the Postal Service purchased and deployed new package sorting machines, including the…
November 3, 2022 The Postal Service is continuing to install state-of-the-art package sorting machines, part of the Delivering for America plan to modernize the organization. The small delivery unit sorter, also called an SDUS, can process 2,000 packages, weighing up to 30 pounds each, an hour. These machines process packages 12 times faster than manual…
April 27, 2021 The Postal Service has announced key network infrastructure investments to meet the evolving mailing and shipping needs of the American public and business customers ahead of the 2021 holiday season. The initiatives — part of Delivering for America, the organization’s 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence — will include:…
Objective Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service’s Expansion of Package Sorters capital investment achieved expected savings and performance metrics. As ecommerce continues to grow at a rapid pace, the package delivery market has created opportunities for the Postal Service to increase revenue. The Postal Service manually processes and sorts over 1.5…
