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Audit Reports

Aug
24
2015
Report Number:
MI-AR-15-006
Report Type:
Audit Reports
Category: Delivery / Mail Processing

Small Package Sorting System Performance and Functionality at the West Valley Processing and Distribution Center

Background

The Small Package Sorting System (SPSS) machine sorts packages that weigh 20 pounds or less and are processed at U.S. Postal Service facilities. The Postal Service saves labor costs as packages move from manual operations to the SPSS machine. The SPSS program is one of the major activities supporting Delivering Results, Innovation, Value, and Efficiency (DRIVE) Initiative 43 – Building a World-Class Package Platform.

What The OIG Recommended

We recommended management establish optimum runtimes and processed package volumes for each deployed SPSS
machine and establish a process for all non-deployed SPSS sites to maximize machine use and reduce manual parcel sorting.
We also recommended management establish a process to ensure that SPSS employee clock rings are properly completed
so labor costs can be accurately attributed and measured.

Report Recommendations

# Recommendation Status Value Management Response OIG Response USPS Proposed Resolution
1

R - 1 -- Establish optimum runtimes and processed package volumes for the currently deployed Small Package Sorting System site to maximize machine use and reduce manual parcel sorting.

Closed $0 Agree
2

R - 2 -- Establish a process to ensure that all Small Package Sorting System sites scheduled for deployment are able to achieve optimum runtimes and processed package volumes.

Closed $0 Agree
3

R - 3 -- Establish a process to ensure that Small Package Sorting System clock rings are properly monitored to enable tracking of labor savings.

Closed $0 Agree