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GGD-78-59 1 (1978-05-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxhe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCIJMENT 3ESUME 05(7- (B1386421 I 1/,=i s Grim Outlook for the gnitea States Postal Service's National bulk Mail System. GGD-78-59; B-114874. May 16, 1978. 33 pp. + 7 appendices t13 pp.). Report to Rep. Charles H. Wilson, Chairman, House Ccmuittee on Post Office and Civil Service: Postal Personnel and Modernization Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: General Government! Other General Government (806). Organiation Copcerned: Postal Service. Congressional .levance: House Committee on Post Office ani Civil Service: Postal Personnel and Modernization Subcommittee. Rep. Charles 0. Wilson. The Post&1 Service's national bulk mail system became fully operational during 1976. The system ccnists of 21 bulk mail centers located throughout the country. Each center is a distribution point where mail originating or coming into an area is sorted and then transported to either another center, a sectional facility, or a large post office. Findings/Conclusions: The Service's parcel post rates have not been competitive, and delivery performance continues to be untimely and inconsistent. As a result, major mailers generally prefer the Service's principal competitor fcr supplying delivery services. These factors have contributed to a general decline in parcel post volume. Prcblens during the startup period, primarily parcel damages and sorting errors, threatened the survival of the system. Parcel damage is no longer a serious problem, but consistent damage statistics are needed. The nonmachinable mail rolume is large, and nonmachinable parcels are often delayed. Reprocessed mail has been reduced, but it is still a problem. Transportation limitations continue, especially reliance on railroads which increases shipping times. The bulk mail system is approaching the point where it may be more economical tu adopt alternative means to move bulk mail. These alternatives need to be evaluated. (RRS)

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