Postal Exam Study guide

24 hr clock (8 key indicators of clock) - Answer- 1. all carriers back by 1800 (6PM) 2. cancel 80% of collection mail by 2000 (8PM) 3. process outgoing primary-sort mail by 2300 (11PM) 4. process outgoing secondary-sort mail by 2400 (midnight) 5. clear managed mail program MMP 2400 -have zero MMP on hand by this time 6. assign commercial air/FedEx outgoing mail by 0230 7. process all dps 2nd pass mail by 0700 8. dispatch mail on time from plants to delivery units between 0400 and 0900 shipping services (5) - Answer- PME, PM, standard post, parcel return service, international mail mailing services (5) - Answer- FCM, periodicals, standard mail, package services mail (standard post, media mail, library mail), extra services shipping vs. mailing services - Answer- -shipping is where post office is competitive w/ other companies -mailing is where post office is market dominant and does not face other competitors post office partnership w/ FedEx and UPS - Answer- -partner w/ FedEx to save $1 billion in air transportation costs -improved PME and PM services -since 2002 ------------------------------------------------- UPS- partnered w/ to provide airline transport for mostly FCM directives (what are they, name 3) - Answer- -postal polices/procedures designed to improve business 1. manuals 2. handbooks 3. publications manuals used most (5) - Answer- domestic mail manual, international mail manual, administrative support manual , postal operations manual, employee and labor relations manual handbooks - Answer- more detailed info about what in Postal Service manuals publications - Answer- not as extensive as handbooks/manuals but provide supplements that cannot be fully addressed by handbooks/manuals; task specific documents i.e. Pub 52 Hazardous Mat how do