Confirm/PLANET Codes

MTAC Summary

Confirm Program Office703-292-3920

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MTAC Work Teams

Pre-Shipment Team• Evaluates issues as they relate to Pre-Shipment

Notifications and PLANET Code usage and establish targets and processes for promoting accurate Pre-Shipment Notifications.

Scan Performance Team• Evaluates issues relating to equipment and scan

performance (“Start-the-Clock” scans and MPE scans). Addresses data accuracy issues such as invalid operation codes, invalid dates, and invalid facility IDs.

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MTAC Work Teams

Reports Team• Recommends and evaluates enhancements to

Shared Reports. Substantial improvements to Shared Reports for Confirm data on the way.

Training Team• Recommends and collaborates on Confirm training

goals for USPS and Mailers. New training curriculum in development for FY 2004.

Futures Team• Explores new uses for Confirm and PLANET Code

and devises implementation strategies.

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Pre-Shipment Team

Respond to need for Pre-Shipment Notification Quality Metrics

Two Options:

1. Consolidator ships. Either mailer or the consolidator communicates the shipment information to CONFIRM.

2. Consolidator creates the CONFIRM data (EMD or Mail.dat) to pass to CONFIRM.

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Scan Performance Team Develop Standard Scan Performance Metrics Scan Rate Performance Qualifiers

– Accurate PLANET & POSTNET Codes

– Valid Destination ZIPs

– Automated Zones

Scan Performance Definitions– Destination Confirm vs. Origin Confirm

– Scan Expectation Guidelines by Class, Shape and Presort

Scan Data Quality Items & Metrics– Facility ID

– Operation Code

– Scan Date/Time

– Complete PLANET & POSTNET Code

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Reports Team

Enhanced Shared Reports

Phase I deployment in Fall 2003

Enhanced business rules and analytical features

Longer retention & Trend Analysis

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Training Team

Enhanced Confirm Web Site

Enhanced Customer Guide

Standardization of Procedures

Confirm Certification Process

Major Areas of Focus

– Pre-Shipment Quality

– Mailpiece Preparation & Induction

– Raw Data and Shared Reports interpretation

– On-line Certification/Training Module

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Futures Team

Future innovations discussed include

–Mail Bar Code Readability

–4 State Barcode

–“License Plate” Architecture

–Database Architecture

–Collaboration with IMAQ’s One Code Vision