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Stan dard Mail Color Codes and

In-Home Dates

August 6, 2008

Chris Oronzio

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Service Standards for Standard Mail

Destination Entry

DBMC 5 Days to DeliveryDSCF 3 Days to DeliveryDDU 2 Days to Delivery

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Color Coding

Supports service standards

Matches a specific color to a day of the week

Guides the sequence for mail processing,dispatch and delivery

SUNSATFRITHUWEDTUEMON

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Color Code Policy

New policy issued June 17, 2008

Nationwide implementation required nolater than August 29, 2008

Compliance audits scheduled between

August 29 and September 30, 2008

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Delivery Color Codes

Applied todestination enteredStandard Mail

2-5 days to delivermailing

Identified bystandardized tags

RECEIPT

DATE:

TIME:

(VIOLET)

STANDARD

FOR

DELIVERY

Jacksonville FL BMC

MAIL

TUESDAY

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General Principles

Delivery color codes are based ondestination entry, day and time of receipt

16:00 is national critical entry time (CET) for

palletized shipments

12:00 is national CET for bedloads

Day 0 reflects day of arrival

Holidays will not change application ofcolor codes

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Delivery Color Codes for DBMC

WEDNESDAYGREENFRIDAY

TUESDAYORANGETHURSDAY

MONDAYBLUEWEDNESDAY

MONDAYBLUETUESDAY

SATURDAYPINKMONDAY

FRIDAYYELLOWSUNDAY

THURSDAYVIOLETSATURDAY

FIVE DAY

DELIVERY

COLOR CODE

APPLIED

DAY OF

RECEIPT

DBMC (ASF) Drop Shipments

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Delivery Color Codes for DSCF

MONDAYBLUEFRIDAY

MONDAYBLUETHURSDAY

SATURDAYPINKWENESDAY

FRIDAYYELLOWTUESDAY

THURSDAYVIOLETMONDAY

WEDNESDAYGREENSUNDAY

TUESDAYORANGESATURDAY

THREE DAY

DELIVERY

COLOR CODE

APPLIED

DAY OF

RECEIPT

DSCF Drop Shipments

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General Principles

Redirected drop shipments retain servicestandard of original destination entry

3 day service for SCF redirected to BMC

2 day service for DDU redirected to SCF

Standard Mail will be delivered according to

committed day of delivery indicated by colorcode

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In-Home Dates

PLEASE DELIVER TUES 8/12

Requested In Home 8/22 -8/23/08

Postmaster: please deliver

between 9/4 - 9/6

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In-Home DatesPrinted request on mailpiece for delivery on

specific day(s)

Postal Service will continue to honor IHDs

No standardized IHD requirements in DMM

Mailpieces lose IHD identity during processing

IHD mail will not be warehoused

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In-Home DatesMailers will manage IHDs by aligning drop

shipments and service standards

Identify targeted date of delivery

Schedule FAST appointment linking entry and CET

IHDs should be 3 days or less

Plan delivery on the second day of a 2-day window

Plan delivery on the second day of a 3-day window

Plan delivery within the first 3 days of IHD

windows exceeding 3-days

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In-Home Dates IHD issues will be identified in PostalOne!

- Electronic Mail Improvement Reporting- (eMIR)

Early delivery of IHD mailing

Late delivery of IHD mailing

Delayed IHD mailing based on color code

Business Service Network

Issue investigation and resolution

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Service Standards for Standard MailPredictable delivery is a goal for both the

mailing industry and Postal Service

Collaboration in MTAC 120 to synchronize Service standards

CETs

FAST appointments

In-home dates

Color codes for delivery

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Conclusion

We will achieve theservice standards forStandard Mail

We will achievesuccess by continuingto work together

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QUESTIONS?