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decision/analysis partners (d/ap) offers a complete set of postal operations design services from simple mechanization to full automation,
and the transition from one state to the other. 邮政服务咨询的能力 These services include:
Sort and Distribution Planning & Analysis
- Defining sortation strategies & schemes for lettermail, parcels & flats, including delivery sequencing and other labor-saving options,
- Performing alternative network analyses, hubs, transportation modes, timed services.
Operations Analysis and Levels of Automation
- Throughput requirement analysis to determine automation and mechanization needs
- Conducting "What If" analyses on levels of automation, depth of sort, type, number and location of sortation centers, and computing return on investment,
- Alternative network configurations under various automation levels for parcel and letters,
- Labor & operations cost analyses.
Equipment Selection
- Establishing equipment requirements, and analyzing equipment trends, configurations and options,
- Assisting with equipment solicitation, procurement strategy and proposal evaluation.
Plant Design
- Space planning, functional allocation of space within an existing facility, estimation of space requirements, facility consolidation,
- Detailed facility design, machine and material handling system layout, CAD layouts,
- Transition planning
- Proposal evaluation (see technology evaluation)
- Emphasis on
- Environmentally sound design - lower energy consumption
- Maintenance and operations cost minimization
- Equipment logistics life cycle
Concept of Operations Documents - Operational Procedures
- Development of concept of operations (ConOps), Required Operational Capability and Projected Operational Environment documents,
- Manpower forecasts, contingency plans,
- Space planning, functional allocation of space within an existing facility, estimation of space requirements, facility consolidation,
- Detailed facility design, machine and material handling system layout, CAD layouts.
Delivery Operations
- Delivery concept of operations - Processing/Delivery Interfaces,
- Route design and analysis, address management, supervisory training, oversight.
Postal Application Suite
d/ap provides a number of custom postal applications, including
- Location-based iPad address management and route verifier
- Pallet and bundling optimization package
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