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USPS Manifesting Made Easier
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USPS Manifesting Made Easier
What is a Manifest Mailing System? A manifest mailing system is an automated, computer-supported system that allows a mailer to document postage and fees for all pieces in a mailing paid via permit imprint. Each piece in a manifest mailing is labeled with a unique identification (ID) number. The manifest lists each piece by ID number and shows the amount of postage claimed for that piece. The pieces may be identical or nonidentical in weight. More than one class of mail may be reported on the manifest. The mailer simply submits the manifest, a postage statement, and the mail to the designated drop off point at their local post office. The manifest is randomly checked for accuracy, and if all is in order, the total postage amount shown on the manifest is deducted from an advance deposit account held by the mailer and the mail is dispatched.
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Postage Statements
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The Year Paper Postage Statements Begin to Disappear
Most mailers and mail owners do not realize that there is a quiet revolution taking place that promises to eliminate the need for paper postage statements within a very short period of time, and Window Book's DAT-MAIL and Post Master clients are poised to reap the amazing rewards! For some time, large mailers who use PostalOne!® have been able to do electronic postage payment for Standard Mail without paper postage statements.
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Easy way to Manage Postage
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Tired of Losing Money to Unreconciled Postage Accounts?
Managing postage funds can be a complex process that is poorly served by conventional accounting programs and often requires too much time and energy to do properly. Not managing postage properly can result in cash flow problems and a loss of profits. Though spreadsheets and custom databases help, these solutions rarely give mailers the degree of control that a program designed specifically for the industry can accomplish.
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Increase Your Revenue with Software
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Utilizing Software Solutions to Increase your Profitability
As the economy lags and mail volume declines, increased operational efficiencies can mean the difference between just barely surviving and thriving. Luckily, a wealth of post-presort software tools exist to make mailing operations run more efficiently and profitably. Postal statement generation and editing tools allow mailers of all sizes to electronically build their postal documentation to match their mailings and easily update them with changes. Beyond statement generation tools, a whole realm of software tools exist that support freight and logistics planning, postage accounting, mail tracking, container label gener- ation and postal special services. Mailers should consider the many functionalities of software when looking for post- presort software tools.
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The Benefits of Mail.dat
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Mail.dat: Are You Missing this Critical Link?
Mail.dat® files, when paired with software that reads and manages these files, allows mailers to get the most from their mail production and postage information by sharing that data with internal and external systems.
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Mailer's Technical Advisory Committee
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What is MTAC?
MTAC is an acronym for the United States Postal Service Mailers Technical Advisory Committee. MTAC is a venue for the USPS to share and disseminate technical information with mailers. It is also a forum for mailers to make recommendations and advise the USPS on matters concerning mailing-related products and services, in order to enhance customer value and expand the use of these tools for mutual benefit.
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Five Essential Strategies to Automate Business Mail
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Business Mail Automation
In the age of information, most tasks completed in the workplace are done with a click of a mouse. Recognizing this, the United States Postal Service® has created a series of web-based postal solutions to streamline the mailing process by automating postal paperwork. In order for businesses to take advantage of this automation and make mailing operations quicker and more efficient, they should follow five essential strategies.
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What is Mail.dat?
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IDEAlliance Standard 130-1995
Mail.dat is the standard embraced by a significant portion of the mail production industry and the US Postal Service. Mail.dat is a relational database of nineteen "connected" files describing each characteristic that can exist within a mailing. As such, the standard has contributed to important gains in efficiency, economy, and strategy enhancement.
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History of Mail.dat
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IDEAlliance's (then GCA) first effort, the Production Container Summary, detailed a mailing by container, content and rate to facilitate Third Class transportation pool planning for destination entry
The concept was soon expanded to all classes as The Enhance Production Container Summary. During that period, the mailing industry further recognized a need for package level detail. The mailing industry had learned that the relatively simple environment of a few years ago, and it's specific solution, had been quickly outdated by rising expectations of what can and should be.
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Why is Mail.dat Critical
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The importance of Mail.dat®
Knowing mail preparation in advance of actually applying the names and addresses to the mail pieces and entering the mailing enables the mailing facility to better plan their mail operation and optimize the transportation of the mail.
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Who Uses Mail.dat
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Many companies, businesses, and individuals have taken the full advantage of the opportunity to use Mail.dat and derived the benefits thereof.
Benefit opportunities exist within distribution planning, eliminating hardcopy documentation, production planning & inkjet coordination, seed name tracking, dynamic entry scheduling for Periodicals, archiving, and participating in the USPS' electronic platform - PostalOne!®
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The National Postal Forum
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The National Postal Forum: April 2-5, 2006 - Orlando, Florida
Stop by the Window Book booth at The National Postal Forum in April! The National Postal Forum is the premier educational event/experience and tradeshow available to mail professionals today. Now that the Forum only takes place once a year, attendance and participation at this event is more important than ever.
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PostalOne!/FAST Scheduler Web Services Testing
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What is PostalOne!/FAST Scheduler Web Services Testing?
PostalOne!/FAST Scheduler Web Services Testing is a service for corporations that are ready to move beyond online scheduling to electronic submission of appointments using Web Services. The two-phase testing effort allows these corporations to verify their readiness to submit appointments in the FAST production environment using Web Services.
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Postal Package Partner Intro
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What is Postal Package Partner?
Postal Package Partner (PPP) is a software program that makes shipping by Priority Mail, Express Mail, Package Services and First-Class parcels easier and more cost effective. It allows you to print shipping labels, calculate postage and special service fees, manifest and print management reports for these classes of mail.
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