AREA MAIL PROCESSING (AMP) FEASIBILITY STUDY
Bristol, VA P&DF to Johnson City, TN P&DF

April 25, 2011

The Postal Service conducted an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study and determined that efficiency and productivity would be improved by transferring the mail processing operations from the Bristol, VA Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) to the Johnson City, TN P&DF.  The proposal, which has a projected annual savings of $2,469,810 has been approved.  Implementation of this AMP is expected to be completed by October 2011.  There are no changes to the retail or business acceptance unit at the Bristol facility.

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