Postal Penance
In the interests of catalogers, newspapers, periodicals and other marketers who favor flats, the application of FSS technology is vital. “The only way we can keep rates affordable, and keep rates at or under the rate of inflation with the new law, is to continue to apply technology and process in order to keep delivery costs down,” stated USPS Deputy Postmaster General and COO Patrick Donahoe at a recent postal symposium. By this summer, a total of 33 facilities will have the flat-sorting machines, and the service is expected to expand thereafter. Other noteworthy USPS goals outlined in the plan include reducing costs by $1 billion annually, reducing energy use in its facilities by 20 percent within five years, and adopting more recycled and recyclable products. There are also plans to improve online services, like the online change-of-address form, and to cut in half by 2010 the amount of undeliverable-as-addressed mail—which costs $1 billion a year to process.
- People:
- Ed Gleiman
- Places:
- U.S.