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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. These services include:
Distribution Planning
- Defining sortation strategies & schemes, including delivery sequencing and other labor-saving options,
- Performing alternative network analyses, hubs, transportation modes, timed services.
Levels of Automation
- 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.
Equipment Selection
- Establishing equipment requirements, and analyzing equipment trends, configurations and options,
- Assisting with equipment solicitation, procurement strategy and proposal evaluation.
Postal 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.
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
- Enterprise-wide modeling tool
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