The reduction of processing operations on Saturday will ultimately provide annual maintenance savings of $12.2 million, or 150 full-time equivalent positions. Savings are based on the reduction of custodial, mechanic and electronic technician support.
The Postal Service will update software and reschedule maintenance support to accommodate five-day changes. Sort program system software currently being tested will provide the tools needed to separate and process selected mail groups efficiently on Saturday.
Post Office operations support includes validation of point-of-service software. Maintenance function changes will include the reduction of daily preventative maintenance and daily cleaning wherever operations are curtailed.
Currently, 45 Postal Service applications require modifications to software code or data processing. Starting now, application changes for various administrative functions are projected to take up to six months to implement.
