Handbook F-101 Revision: Accounting Data Mart Report to Calculate POS Retail Floor Stock Limits

Effective immediately, section 14-2.3 of Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, is revised to reference the report in the Accounting Data Mart (ADM) titled “Excess Retail Floor Stock (SPLY Qtr)”. This report is used to pro­vide POS offices with authorized 2-week floor stock levels based on prior year sales. For compliance purposes, the report also provides a comparison of daily retail floor stock inventory with authorized levels for a selected period.

To access the report in the ADM, select Account­ing>Shared Reports>SAFR>Segmented Inventory Account­ability>Excess Retail Floor Stock (SPLY Qtr).

Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures (FAP)

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14 Segmented Inventory Accountability

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14-2 Retail Floor Stock

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14-2.3 Retail Floor Stock Limits

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[Add a paragraph to the end of section 14-2.3 to reference ADM to read as follows:]

Use the Excess Retail Floor Stock (SPLY Qtr) report in the Accounting Data Mart (ADM) to calculate retail floor stock limits and to monitor compliance. To access the report in the ADM, select Accounting>Shared Reports>SAFR>Seg­mented Inventory Accountability>Excess Retail Floor Stock (SPLY Qtr).

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We will incorporate this revision into the next updated version of Handbook F-101 available on the Postal Ser­vice™ PolicyNet website:

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(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)