AREA MAIL PROCESSING (AMP) FEASIBILITY STUDY
Pikeville, KY CSMPC to Charleston, WV P&DC

April 28, 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 Pikeville, KY Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) to the Charleston (WV) Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).  The proposal, which has a projected annual savings of $1,242,550, has been approved.  Implementation of this AMP is expected to be completed by January 2012.  There are no changes to the retail or business acceptance unit at the Pikeville 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.