Objective Our objective was to evaluate the throughput and productivity performance of the U.S. Postal Service’s 33 deployed Small Package Sorting System (SPSS) machines. Since 2015, the Postal Service has deployed 33 SPSS machines costing over $141 million. The SPSS machine was designed to provide automated package sorting capability, alleviate existing processing capacity shortfalls, and…
[maxgallery id=”46705″]Employees at the Pontiac, MI, Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center are more connected because of a new engagement initiative. Supervisors and employees gather each day in the facility’s “meet and greet” area to discuss facility operations. Morning meetings, for example, include a recap of the previous day’s performance and the goals for the next…
PRC Press Release – May 4, 2016 Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2015 Annual Performance Report and fiscal year 2016 Performance Plan. The Commission is statutorily required to review the Postal Service’s goals and make findings as…
Press Release – July 7, 2015 Washington, DC – In a report issued today, the Postal Regulatory Commission examines the Postal Service’s fiscal year 2014 program performance report and fiscal year 2015 performance plan. The Commission is mandated by statute to review the Postal Service’s goals and make findings as to whether the Postal Service…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Each year, the Postal Service must submit to the Commission copies of its most recent Annual Performance Report and Annual Performance Plan. On December 27, 2013, the Postal Service filed its fiscal year (FY) 2013 Annual Performance Report (FY 2013 Report) and FY 2014 Annual Performance Plan (FY 2014 Plan). In this report,…
