AREA MAIL PROCESSING (AMP) PROPOSAL SUMMARY
Palatine, IL P&DC to Carol Stream, IL P&DC

Date:  2/2/10

The Postal Service conducted an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study and determined that efficiency and productivity would be improved by transferring the outgoing mail processing operations from the Palatine, IL Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) to the Carol Stream, IL P&DC.  The proposal, which has a projected annual savings of $9,467,610, has been approved.  Implementation of this AMP is expected to be completed by July 2010.  The Palatine facility will continue to process mail sent from other areas for delivery in their service area.

The Postal Service must continually evaluate the opportunity to improve productivity and increase efficiency while maintaining excellent service.  The transfer of the outgoing mail from Palatine to Carol Stream provides significant savings and allows us to accomplish our goal of making better use of our resources.