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Appendix G 

Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADC: area distribution center

ASF: auxiliary service facility

BMEU: business mail entry unit

BSN: Business Service Network

D&P: drop-and-pick

DADC: destination area distribution center

DATS: Daily Appointment Tracking Sheet

DDU: destination delivery unit

DMM: Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual

DMU: detached mail unit

DNDC: destination network distribution center

DSCF: destination sectional center facility

eMIR: Electronic Mail Improvement Reporting

eVS: Electronic Verification System

FAST: Facility Access And Shipment Tracking

NASS: National Air And Surface System

NDC: Network Distribution Center

ONDC: origin network distribution center

OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P&DC: Processing and Distribution Center

PED: past event/expiration date

PIHD: past in-home date

PSVC: Package Services

PVDS: plant-verified drop shipment

SCF: Sectional Center Facility

SDO: supervisor distribution operations

STO: supervisor transportation operations

SV: Surface Visibility

TIMES: Transportation Information Management Evaluation System

VOA: vehicle operations analyst

YMS: Yard Management System




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