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Standard Mail Sub Group
MTAC WG #114May 7, 2007
What is ADVANCE?
The ADVANCE Notification and Tracking System is a web-based Postal application. ADVANCE was developed to facilitate the delivery and tracking of “non-automated” USPS Standard Mail and Periodicals with specific in-home delivery windows.
ADVANCE provides mailer delivery performance
reports and data for each mailing.
Mailers must meet certain requirements for the USPS to post ADVANCE mailings on the Web.
FREEFREE Service – (No Fee)
Standard and Periodicals mailers can register for ADVANCE by contacting the USPS
National Customer Support Center (NCSC) @
1-800-238-3150 or 1-877-640-0724
or via the Internet @ http://advance.usps.gov
Mailer sends NCSC (Memphis) detailed information regarding upcoming mailing including an image of the mailpiece (8 days before in-home window).
NCSC processes the mailing information before sending the information to the appropriate Delivery Unit.
When the mailpiece arrives at the Delivery Unit, the date the mailing was located is entered by the Delivery Unit supervisor.
As the delivery event occurs, the Delivery Unit enters when the delivery began and when it was completed.
Using this process, the District and Area offices can track the mailing to ensure receipt and delivery at the Delivery Unit.
Performance Measurement
Delivery
Completed
(Date)(Date)
Delivery
Begins
(Date)(Date)
Locate
Mailing
(Date)(Date)
ADVANCE
Tracking
Minimum Pieces(Non-
AutomationCompatible)
National 300,000
Area 150,000
District 75,000
5-Digit ZIP 50
Mailers must mail a minimum of 300,000 non-automation compatible pieces per national mailing.
Mailers must mail a minimum of 150,000 non-automation compatible pieces per intra-Area mailing. An intra-area mailing is a mailing that is sent to only one Postal area.
Mailers must mail a minimum of 75,000 non-automation compatible pieces per District.
Mailers must meet a threshold of 50 pieces per carrier route within a participating 5-digit ZIP Code for national or intra-area ADVANCE tracking.
No. of Registered Mailers - 200
(reference handout)
(*as of May 4, 2007)
Upload ADVANCE Detail File
ADVANCE
Detail File Includes: All 5-Digit Participating ZIP Codes All 4-Digit Carrier Route Info. Number of Pieces Per Carrier Route
ADVANCE
Image File Choice Requirements: jpeg - jfif complaint
Windows or OS/2 bit map
gif CompuServe Graphics Interchange
USPS OVERSIGHT
No Response
Late (Pieces)
PQ2 FY07( Jan-Feb-Mar )
Total#
Sites
Area Calculated
% Logged-In
VOC %
TimelyData Entry
VOC %
On-TimeDelivery
National 7219 98.9% 96.1% 98.0%
Capital Metro 610 98.4% 95.0% 98.3%
Eastern 1053 99.7% 98.0% 98.4%
Great Lakes 819 99.5% 96.0% 99.1%
New York Metro 602 98.8% 96.6% 98.8%
Northeast 581 98.0% 94.9% 98.9%
Pacific 731 98.7% 96.2% 98.9%
Southeast 961 99.0% 95.1% 95.8%
Southwest 813 98.7% 96.0% 96.9%
Western 1049 98.8% 96.5% 97.1%
Publishers want to be successful.
The Postal Service wants to be successful.
ADVANCE will track delivery performance for Standard Mail and Periodicals and assist with the identification of operational issues that will help both parties succeed and avoid or reduce unnecessary costs.
USPS Headquarters:USPS Headquarters: Alexis Broadhurst-Ross ADVANCE National Program Manager
Delivery Systems, Delivery Operations (202) 268-3765
alexis.broadhurst-ross@usps.gov
Capital Metro Area:Capital Metro Area:Susan Pierce
Delivery and Retail AnalystNorthern VA DistrictCapital Metro Area(703) 698-6669susan.m.pierce@usps.gov
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