Slide 1:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
PCC Workshop-in-a-box Logo in the far left top corner, under the USPS Logo.
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
The words included are:
FSS Redirection   
Module 4 
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Image Information:
At the far right bottom is a snapshot a stop sign with a arrow moving to the right above it.
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Notes:
Next I want to share some changes to the original strategy for FSS deployment.  The faltering economy impacted every organization, and the Postal Service has seen the effect on mail volumes.  
End of Slide 1.



Slide 2:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Flat Volume Trend
The words included are:
Flat volume decline FY 2009 -14%
FY 2005  – FY 2009
Flat volume decline 26%
14 billion fewer flats annually
Bar Graph:
At the far left is the numbers 20 - 60, in 5 point increments.
At the bottom is the years 2001 - 2009
(Vol is in Bil)
Blue bar graph is as follows:
2001:
58.2
2002:
57.8
2003:
51.7
2004:
52.4
2005:
53.9
2006:
53.8
2007:
52.4
2008:
46.4
2009 (This is a red bar):
39.9
End of bar graph.
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Notes:
(bullet)2008 base of 46.6 billion flats
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(bullet)FY 2009 – decline of 6.5 billion, 14% from FY 2008 base
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(bullet)Since 2005 (when program analysis for deployment was completed) flat volume has declined over 26%, or 14 billion flat mail pieces annually.
(bullet)We will be back at 1995 flat volume levels–39.4 billion
Presenter Notes: This slide has builds. 
End of Slide 2.



Slide 3:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Background - Phase 1 FSS  
Heading 2:
Original Model 2006
Words included:
Candidate Zone Criteria (2006) – 8,872 Zones
Minimum of 10 Routes Per Zone
Minimum 3,000 Delivery Points
Minimum of 7,500 Flats Per Zone
Highest Flats Per Delivery Point
Heading 3:
Concentrate FSS Machines
Words included:
Fewer Plants and Districts Rather Than Spread Them Across a Large Number of Plants and Districts  
Heading 4:
Forecast Machine Requirements 
Words included:
Hedge: Targeting 70% of Candidate Volume / Zones  
Heading 5:
Sequence 280,500 Flats Per Day Per FSS

The words included are:
Deployment
(square used as a bullet)100 FSS
(square used as a bullet)32 Sites
(square used as a bullet)1300 Zones
(square used as a bullet)Deploy a minimum of two FSS
(square used as a bullet)Flats per stop is the key metric
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Notes:
The phase 1 FSS program called for 100 FSS machines, deployed in 32 locations. This analysis was based on flats volumes for 2006 and prior where we processed approximately 54 billion flat mail pieces annually.   
End of Slide 3.



Slide 4:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Flat Volume Decline 2006 - 2008   
The words included are:
Original FSS Capacity Model (has a red arrow pointing to the year 2006 in the table below):
Table:
Table has:
7 Rows
3 Columns.
Table:
Row 1:
Column 1: (header)2006 
Column 2: (header)2007 
Column 3: (header)2008 

Row 2:
Column 1: 53.8 Billion
Column 2: 52.4 Billion
Column 3: 46.6 Billion

Row 3:
Column 1: Blank
Column 2: Flat Volume Decline -1.4 billion 
Column 3: Flat Volume Decline -5.8 billion

Row 4:
Column 1: Blank
Column 2: -2.6%
Column 3: -11.1% (red arrow points to row 5)

Row 5:
Column 1: Flat Volume Decline 2006 - 2008 = 7.2 billion
Column 2: Blank  
Column 3: Blank (red arrow points to row 6)

Row 6: 
Column 1: Flat Volume decline (Oct – July) 2009 - 13.8%  
Column 2: Blank 
Column 3: Blank

Row 7:
Column 1: 1,300 
Column 2: Zones Required to Support 100 FSS  
Column 3: 1,993 
End of table.
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Notes:
Focusing on the period from 2006, when the initial decisions were made on FSS location and machine quantities, through 2008, we lost over 7 billion flats. We had responded to the initial declines by adding additional zones or ZIP codes to the program, increasing from 1,300 to 1,900+. This would have allowed the machines to remain productive in the existing 32 locations.   
End of Slide 4.



Slide 5:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Flat Volume Decline  
The words included are:
(square used for a bullet)Significant and rapid declining volume makes over-deployment a possibility
2006	-   0.2%
2007	-   2.6%
Inadequate Volume 2008	- 11.1%
2009	- 14%
2010	   ???
Red arrow and the words: 
How low?
How permanent?
pointing to below:
(square used for a bullet)A run’s volume influences throughput - lower volumes create more runs
Highest Levels of Efficient Processing
At end of FY 2009 over 3,000 zones required to support 100 FSS
Target: 280,500 pcs fed avg day
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Notes:
However, the poor economy and the volume declines did not ease after 2008, and in fact accelerated in 2009.  It is difficult to forecast future volumes.
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It is important to understand how the declining volume and increasing zones impacts the FSS program.  As additional zones are added, it requires more runs on the machine, which lowers the hourly throughput rate. I will explain more about this on the next slide. 
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You may recall that we increased from 1,300 to 1,900 zones in 2008. With the 2009 declines it would have required 3,000 zones to support 100 machines in their original locations. 

Presenter note: This slide has builds. 
End of Slide 5.



Slide 6:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Processing Efficiency     
The words included are:
(square used for a bullet)Flats per stop is the key metric for identifying efficient machine runs
(square used for a bullet)FSS throughput performance improves as run volume increases  (~15 min of fixed time per run)

Table:
Table has:
11 Rows
3 Columns.
Table:
(Throughput vs. # Machine Runs)
Row 1:
Column 1: (header)Runs 
Column 2: (header)Throughput
Column 3: (header)Daily Vol (17hr)

Row 2:
Column 1: 5
Column 2: 16,835
Column 3: 286,195 (red arrow pointing to row 3)

Row 3:
Column 1: 6
Column 2: 16,568   
Column 3: 281,656

Row 4:
Column 1: 7
Column 2: 16,301
Column 3: 277,117


Row 5:
Column 1: 8
Column 2: 16,033  
Column 3: 272,561


Row 6: 
Column 1: 9 
Column 2: 15,766 
Column 3: 268,022

Row 7: 
Column 1: 10  
Column 2: 15,499 
Column 3: 263,483(red arrow points to row 8 with -8% above it)

Row 8: 
Column 1: 11 
Column 2: 15,232 
Column 3: 258,944

Row 9: 
Column 1: 12 
Column 2: 14,964 
Column 3: 254,388

Row 10: 
Column 1: 13 
Column 2: 14,697 
Column 3: 249,849

Row 11: 
Column 1: 14
Column 2: 14,430
Column 3: 245,310( -13% next to this row and column)
End of table.
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Notes:
This chart demonstrates that the throughput (pieces sequenced per hour of run time) improves when we use fewer runs to process larger volumes. This is as a result of about 15 minutes of fixed time to finalize one run and begin processing the next run. The more flats for each stop (or address), the less zones and runs that are required, and the greater the efficiency of operation. 

As the sites had to select more zones to process on FSS in order to try to meet the anticipated daily volume of 280,500 pieces, they were bringing in more zones with LOWER average flats per stop, which resulted in more runs, causing throughput to deteriorate. 
End of Slide 6.



Slide 7:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Redirection Team Objective  
The words included are:
(square used as a bullet)Determine Phase 1 at-risk sites 
(diamond used as a bullet)Inadequate volume
(diamond used as a bullet)Efficient processing / pieces per delivery stop (PPD)
(square used as a bullet)Determine candidate, alternative Phase 1 sites
(diamond used as a bullet)Space availability
(diamond used as a bullet)Cost for space readiness (investment)
(diamond used as a bullet)Cost for operating variances  (i.e., single site locations)
(diamond used as a bullet)Improved efficiency potential
(square used as a bullet)Recommend a redirection plan
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Notes:
Given these flat volume trends and the increasing number of zones planned for the machines, the only prudent thing to do was a complete review of all locations and machines to ensure we do not over-deploy any location.

As sites were identified as having inadequate volumes or low pieces per delivery, other locations were reviewed to determine where space was available that could be readied at a reasonable cost and where the candidate zones had higher pieces per delivery. This review waived the earlier restriction on not deploying a single machine to a site.

The Redirection Plan that was developed included space reviews with workroom floor layouts for the potential sites to ensure the equipment could be accommodated. 
End of Slide 7.



Slide 8:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: FSS Redirection – Fewer FSS   
The words included are:
There is a table.
Table has:
14 Rows
5 Columns.
Table:
*Aliso Viejo CA & Atlanta NDC removed from phase 1 list  
Row 1:
Column 1: (header)Area 
Column 2: (header)Phase 1 FSS locations that will receive less FSS
Column 3: (header)Original Phase 1 Planned FSS  
Column 4: (header)Number of FSS to be Redirected 
Column 5: (header)Remaining Number of  FSS at the location  

Row 2:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Richmond VA P&DC 
Column 3: 4 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 3

Row 3:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Greensboro NC P&DC  
Column 3: 2 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 1

Row 4:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Raleigh NC  P&DC
Column 3: 2
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 1

Row 5:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Columbus OH FSS Annex  
Column 3: 3
Column 4: 1 
Column 5: 2

Row 6:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Springfield MA NDC 
Column 3: 5 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 4

Row 7:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Aliso Viejo CA P&DC* 
Column 3: 3 
Column 4: 3
Column 5: 0

Row 8:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Sacramento CA P&DC  
Column 3: 3 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 2

Row 9:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Van Nuys CA FSS Annex 
Column 3: 4 
Column 4: 1 
Column 5: 3

Row 10:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: Atlanta GA NDC* 
Column 3: 4
Column 4: 4
Column 5: 0

Row 11:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: Orlando FL L&DC  
Column 3: 4 
Column 4: 2
Column 5: 2

Row 12:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: Denver CO P&DC
Column 3: 5
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 4

Row 13:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: West Valley AZ L&DC 
Column 3: 5 
Column 4: 2 
Column 5: 3

Row 14:
Column 1: Blank
Column 2: Total 
Column 3: 44 
Column 4: 19 (this is circled with a red circle)
Column 5: 25
End of table.
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Notes:
Two sites were removed from the phase 1 list – Aliso Viejo CA and the Atlanta NDC. Ten sites will be receiving fewer FSS machines than originally planned. Typically only 1 machine is redirected from each site, but Orlando and West Valley are redirecting two.   
End of Slide 8.



Slide 9:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: FSS Redirection – New FSS Locations  
The words included are:
There is a table.
Table has:
15 Rows
5 Columns.
Table:
*Mid-Island P&DC is an existing phase 1 FSS location and will get a 4th FSS
Row 1:
Column 1: (header)Area 
Column 2: (header)New FSS Facility 
Column 3: (header)Original Phase 1 Planned FSS  
Column 4: (header)Number of FSS to be Deployed to facility 
Column 5: (header)Total number of  FSS at the facility 

Row 2:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Charlotte NC L&DC  
Column 3: 0 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 1

Row 3:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Linthicum MD IMF  
Column 3: 0 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 1

Row 4:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Philadelphia PA NDC
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 1

Row 5:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Philadelphia PA P&DC
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 2 
Column 5: 2

Row 6:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Rochester NY L&DC
Column 3: 0 
Column 4: 2
Column 5: 2

Row 7:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Mid-Island NY P&DC * 
Column 3: 3 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 4

Row 8:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Stamford CT P&DC  
Column 3: 0 
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 0

Row 9:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Westchester NY P&DC  
Column 3: 0 
Column 4: 1 
Column 5: 1

Row 10:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: San Francisco CA ISC 
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 2
Column 5: 2

Row 11:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: Atlanta GA L&DC  
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 2
Column 5: 2

Row 12:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: North Metro GA P&DC 
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 2
Column 5: 2

Row 13:
Column 1: SW
Column 2: North Houston TX P&DC 
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 1
Column 5: 1

Row 14:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: St. Paul / Eagan MN P&DC 
Column 3: 0
Column 4: 2
Column 5: 2

Row 15:
Column 1: Blank
Column 2: Total 
Column 3: 3
Column 4: 19 (this is circled with a red circle)
Column 5: 22
End of table.
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Notes:
The 19 machines that have been redirected will be going to these locations. We have 6 locations that will receive a single machine. Note that Mid-Island NY P&DC is not a new location. They were already receiving 3 machines in phase 1, with a 4th one planned for phase 2.  However, the facility was already built out for 4, so we will make them whole in phase 1.  
End of Slide 9.



Slide 10:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: FSS Redirection – New Deployment Plan
The words included are:
There is 2 tables.
Table 1 has:
22 Rows
3 Columns.
Table:
*Mid-Island P&DC is an existing phase 1 FSS location and will get a 4th FSS
Row 1:
Column 1: (header)Area 
Column 2: (header)FSS Location 
Column 3: (header)# of FSS

Row 2:
Column 1: CM 
Column 2: Charlotte NC L&DC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 1 

Row 3:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Curseen-Morris DC 
Column 3: 2 

Row 4:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Dules VA P&DC
Column 3: 4

Row 5:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Greensboro NC P&DC
Column 3: 1

Row 6:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Linthicum MD IMF (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 1 

Row 7:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Raliegh NC P&DC
Column 3: 1

Row 8:
Column 1: CM
Column 2: Richmond VA P&DC
Column 3: 3 

Row 9:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Columbus OH FSS Annex  
Column 3: 2 

Row 10:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Philadelphia PA NDC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 1


Row 11:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Philadelphia PA NDC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 2

Row 12:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Rockchester NLY L&DC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 2

Row 13:
Column 1: EA
Column 2: Trenton NJ P&DC 
Column 3: 3

Row 14:
Column 1: GL
Column 2: Carol Stream IL P&DC 
Column 3: 2


Row 15:
Column 1: GL
Column 2: Fox Valley IL P&DC 
Column 3: 2

Row 16:
Column 1: GL
Column 2: Indianapolis IN MPA
Column 3: 2

Row 17:
Column 1: GL
Column 2: Palatine IL P&DC 
Column 3: 3

Row 18:
Column 1: GL
Column 2: SE MI Metroplex  P&DC 
Column 3: 2

Row 19:
Column 1: GL
Column 2: South Suburban IL P&DC 
Column 3: 2

Row 20:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Middlesex-Essex MA P&DC 
Column 3: 4

Row 21:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Mid-Island NY  P&DC 
Column 3: 4

Row 22:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: New Jersey MDC 
Column 3: 4
End of table 1.
Under table 1 is the words:
(square bullet)19 FSS planned for redirection
(square bullet)42 FSS sites vs. 32 sites
(square bullet)12 new locations (red checkmark next to this bulleted text.)
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Table 2 has:
22 Rows
3 Columns.
Table:
*Mid-Island P&DC is an existing phase 1 FSS location and will get a 4th FSS
Row 1:
Column 1: (header)Area 
Column 2: (header)FSS Location 
Column 3: (header)# of FSS

Row 2:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: NW Boston MA P&DC  
Column 3: 3

Row 3:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Providence RI P&DC 
Column 3: 3 

Row 4:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Springfield MA NDC
Column 3: 4

Row 5:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Stamford CT P&DC (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 1

Row 6:
Column 1: NE
Column 2: Westchester NY P&DC (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 1 

Row 7:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Anaheim CA P&DC
Column 3: 2

Row 8:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Herbpeck Annex (Los Angles)   
Column 3: 2 

Row 9:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Moreno Valley CA DDC
Column 3: 2 

Row 10:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Sacramento CA P&DC 
Column 3: 2


Row 11:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: San Francisco CA ISC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 2

Row 12:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: San Jose CA P&DC 
Column 3: 4

Row 13:
Column 1: PA
Column 2: Van Nuys CA FSS Annex 
Column 3: 3

Row 14:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: Atlanta GA L&DC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 2


Row 15:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: North Metro GA P&DC (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 2

Row 16:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: Orlanda FL L&DC 
Column 3: 2

Row 17:
Column 1: SE
Column 2: South Florida L&DC 
Column 3: 5

Row 18:
Column 1: SW
Column 2: North Houston TX P&DC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 1

Row 19:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: Denver CO P&DC 
Column 3: 4

Row 20:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: Kansas City MO P&DC 
Column 3: 2

Row 21:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: St. Paul / Eagan MN P&DC  (There is a red checkmark in this column.)
Column 3: 2

Row 22:
Column 1: WE
Column 2: West Valley (Phoenix) AZ L&DC 
Column 3: 3
End of table 2.
Under table 2 is the words:
(square bullet)2 sites removed from original plan
(diamond used as an bullet)Aliso Viejo CA & Atlanta NDC
(square bullet)1 additional FSS planned for Mid Island  
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Notes:
This slide shows the full deployment of 100 machines, grouped by area, and the red checkmarks note the 12 new locations. This brings our total to 42 FSS sites. 
End of Slide 10.



Slide 11:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Redirection Next Steps 
The words included are:
(bullet)Finalizing revised deployment / installation schedule   
(bullet)Finalizing Zones (est. 2,238)
(dash)Original 32 FSS sites – zones no longer planned
(dash)New FSS sites – zones planned for new locations
(bullet)Starting operational planning for new FSS sites 
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Notes:
A revised schedule is being finalized to include the redirected sites.  The FSS sites are revisiting the FSS Zone listing to remove zones that are no longer planned for inclusion in the program and the new redirected sites are finalizing their zone listings.  They are also beginning to plan for the operational changes involved in implementing FSS. 

You may recall that our original 32 FSS sites were going to have to expand to 3,000 zones to allow for the 2009 volume declines.  However, with the 19 redirected machines providing more pieces per delivery, we estimate that we will have only 2,238 zones.   
End of Slide 11.



Slide 12:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
Has the heading: Updated - Information Source
The words included are:
(bullet)RIBBs “All things FSS”
(bullet)New Phase 1 FSS Plan
(bullet)Phase 1 Zone Listing
(bullet)Change to Original FSS Locations
(bullet)New FSS Locations
(bullet)Phase 1 FSS Deployment Schedule by Machine (as soon as available)
http://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=flat  
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Notes:
To stay current on FSS news, tune in to RIBBS to the All Things FSS page. You will find links to presentations, posters, fact sheets and Frequently Asked Questions.   
End of Slide 12.



Slide 13:
United States Postal Service Logo in the far left top corner.
The words included are:
Questions  
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End of Slide 13.