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USPS Implements New Program to Transform Way Mail Is Processed at Plants

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An effort involving the collaboration of unions and management is underway at plants across the country to transform the way USPS processes the mail. It’s called Lean Mail Processing and includes a certification program.

Pacific Area VP Dean Granholm and Network Operations VP David Williams at the Lean Mail Processing certification ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Margaret L. Sellers P&DC.

Part of the Network Optimization DRIVE initiative, Lean Mail Processing is being implemented at 76 plants throughout the network. To date, the South Jersey P&DC, the site of a lean processing pilot, and the Margaret L. Sellers P&DC in San Diego District have earned certifications. The program will expand to the remainder of processing facilities beginning in January.

A plan is certified when it fully implements the following 11 steps:

  • Value stream mapping
  • 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
  • MTE management
  • Parcel sorter staging
  • Letter staging
  • Flats staging
  • Manual Flats
  • Reduction of parcel rework
  • Improvement of dock operations
  • Signage and visual management
  • Material handling projects

“Our plants will see better service performance, lowered costs and increased employee satisfaction as their work accomplishes more without wasted effort,” said MLS Senior Plant Manager Larry Belair.

20 thoughts on “USPS Implements New Program to Transform Way Mail Is Processed at Plants”

  2. USPS should’ve tried “dangling the carrot” in front of the “horses” instead of the “drivers!” The reason the USPS can’t institute a “pay for performance” program is because there’s no integrity in managment. All the gravy would go to cousins, nephews and sisters-in laws!

  3. The only thing that needs “leaning” in the USPS is the eas/mgmt ranks.

    RIF vast numbers of both, and watch both profits and efficiency rise.

  4. Should of went that extra mile to sell your Transform implements.

    All PSE will have blue badges and supervisors candycane badges.

    Get them scratching their heads and their balls for Christ sake! Are their no Irish left in the Post Office?

  5. Hey Captain Jackass! Do you have managers who let employees work 3 hours a day and get paid for 8? What office do you work at you worthless piece of shit?

  8. More useless horseshit that will not mean anything. Putting down yellow tape, fucked signs, moving one pile of shit to another pile. Same dumb fuck managers in charge who are skull fucked and don’t know anything what a joke. PLease

  9. Add one more step an you bozo can fully implement the Serenity prayer into your certified bullshit optimization network drive. You clowns are gonna need it,

    Your days of sugar coating….gone!

    Start the RIF….

  10. Jus watchin Gomer Pyle, eating sawndwishces…..gooooohleey, shazzzam, outt-oh….kepp ya al postet on what happens to Ensign Pulver, or Mister Roberts…or..Sgt CARTER, or Goober, or Andy Taylor…or barney FIFE,,, where is carol burnett and tim conway,, or Harry Tud-Hill….

  13. Jesus Tap-dancing Christ, the Job Justification Specialists have really outdone themselves this time! A special round of applause goes out to the previous commentors; they are all spot on!

  15. more crap to justify the existence of the office & clipboard people. new names, new acronyms, same crap. workers know how to get the job done – LET THEM!

  16. “We’ve gotta protect our phoney-baloney jobs, gentlemen, we must do something about this immediately!”

  18. Postal mgmt: “Here’s our new plan. The mail will be delayed, not worked, shredded in fss, and sent to the wrong offices.
    Yes, the new plan is the same as the old one.

    Any questions ?”

  19. Anything so the union slugs produce even less exertion in the 3 hours they work each 8 on the clock.

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