Multichannel Merchant--The U.S. Postal Service's $1.5 billion flats sequencing system (FSS) equipment hasn't lived up to expectations, according to Ruth Goldway, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. During her Tuesday session, "How the Postal Regulatory Commission Thinks," at the fourth annual National Catalog Forum, presented in Washington June 21-22 by the American Catalog Mailers Association, Goldway said the PRC has questioned the FSS projected savings for years. "We've been giving them the benefit of the doubt and were hopeful about it." The USPS has said the implementation of FSS machines would improve efficiencies and control costs by automating the sorting of flat mail. The Postal Service believed FSS will eventually enable it to sort flat mail in carrier walk sequence at speeds of 16,500 pieces per hour. But the FSS implementation process started slow and has been stalled thanks to the decline in flat mail volume and the financial condition of the Postal Service. Most ACMA Forum attendees believe the Postal Service's costing methodology regarding Standard Mail flats is flawed. Read more!
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