Appendix C  Acronyms Postal Terms   ADV Average Daily Volume AIR Automated Impact Report AMP Area Mail Processing AMS Address Management System APWU American Postal Workers Union AVP Area Vice President BDS Biohazard Detection System BMEU Business Mail Entry Unit BSN Business Service Network CET Critical Entry Time CT Clearance Time CSM Customer Satisfaction Measurement DAR Decision Analysis Report DM District Manager DMM Domestic Mail Manual EAS Executive Appointment Schedule ELM Employee and Labor Relations Manual EXFC External First-Class Measurement FCM First-Class Mail® FHP First Handling Pieces HQ Headquarters HCR Highway Contract Route LDC Labor Distribution Code MDO Manager Distribution Operations MPE Mail Processing Equipment MVS Motor Vehicle Service NAI Network Alignment Implementation NAPS National Association of Postal Supervisors NAPUS National Association of Postmasters United States NATPH Non-Add Total Piece Handling NLP National League of Postmasters NPMHU National Postal Mail Handler Union OGP Outgoing Primary PC Performance Cluster PCES Postal Career Executive Service PER Periodicals PIR Post Implementation Review POM Postal Operations Manual P&DC Processing and Distribution Center P&DF Processing and Distribution Facility PRI Priority mail PSVC Package Services PVS Postal Vehicle Service REC Remote Encoding Center SCF Sectional Center Facility SDO Supervisor Distribution Operations SSD Service Standard Directory STD Standard Mail STO Supervisor Transportation Operations SVP Senior Vice President TPH Total Piece Handling VMF Vehicle Maintenance Facility ZIP Zone Improvement Plan Postal Data Systems   ADM Accounting Data Mart AMS Address Management System CAPE Capital and Program Evaluation CPMS Collection Point Management System EDW Enterprise Data Warehouse eFMS Electronic Facilities Management System eMARS Electronic Maintenance Activity Reporting Scheduling System FAST Facility Access and System Tracking FDB Facilities Database HCES Human Capital Enterprise System LURS Labor Utilization Reporting System MODS Management Operating Data System NASS National Air and Surface System SVWeb Surface Visibility TCSS Transportation Contract Support System TIMESWeb Transportation Information Management Evaluation System VITALS Vehicle Information Transportation Analysis Logistics System VMAS Vehicle Management Accounting System WebCOINS Web Complement Information System WebEOR End of Run WebMODS Management Operating Data System WebODIN ODIS/RPW Information Network WebROADS Web REC Operations Analysis Database System Mail Processing Equipment   AFCS Advance Facer Canceller System AFSM100 Automated Flat Sorting Machine AFSM-Ai Automated Flat Sorting Machine Automatic Induction AFSM ATHS Automated Flat Sorting Machine Automatic Tray Handling System AFSM–ATHS-Ai Automated Flat Sorting Machine Automatic Tray Handling System-Automatic Induction APPS Automated Package Processing System CIOSS Combined Input Output Subsystem CSBCS Carrier Sequence Bar Code Sorter DBCS Delivery Bar Code Sorter DBCS-OSS Delivery Bar Code Sorter/Output Subsystem DIOSS Delivery Bar Code Sorter Input/Output Subsystem FSS Flats Sequencing System FC/MICRO MARK Flat Canceller/MicroMark Letter Canceller RCS Robotic Containerization System HSTS High Speed Tray Sorter HSUS High Speed Universal Sorter LCTS Low Cost Tray Sorter LCUS Low Cost Universal Sorter LIPS Linear Integrated Parcel System MLOCR-ISS Multiline Optical Character Reader - Input SubSystem MPBCS-OSS Mail Processing Barcode Sorter - Output SubSystem SPBS Small Parcel and Bundle Sorter UFSM Universal Flats Sorting Machine