Mail Delivery Schedule Change-020613 ()
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Mail Delivery Schedule Change-020613 ()
TITLE OF PRESENTATION (24PT. ARIAL, BOLD, ALL UPPERCASE) Subtitle Press Event (20pt. Arial, Bold, Title Case) February 6, 2013 FOOTER (10PT. ARIAL, BOLD, GREY, CAPS) Today’s Announcement New Delivery Schedule 2 Adapting to America’s Changing Mailing Habits First-Class, Single-Piece Volumes 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 Volume in Billions of Pieces 2011 2012 3 Ongoing Financial Challenges $15.9B loss in FY2012 $11.1B default in FY2012 to the United States Treasury for Retiree Health Benefits $15B borrowing authority exhausted Liquidity very low 4 Aggressive Cost Reduction Since 2006 Reduced career workforce by 193,000 positions – without layoffs Reduced annual cost base by $15B Consolidated more than 200 mail processing facilities 5 Changes to Mail Delivery New Delivery Schedule • Six Days of Package Delivery • Five Days of Mail Delivery • Begins the week of August 5, 2013 6 6 New Delivery Schedule Components Package Delivery Post Offices (P.O.) Mail Delivery • Monday – Saturday package delivery service continues • Post Offices remain open on Saturdays • Monday – Friday mail delivery service • Mail delivered to P.O. Boxes on Saturdays 7 Package Business Growth Rising Demand for Package Delivery Driven by eCommerce Growth 8 Survey Research: Five-Day Mail Delivery Seven out of Ten Americans Support a Five-Day Mail and Package Delivery Schedule Higher support likely with six days of package delivery Sources: Gallup Poll, March 26, 2010 ● New York Times/CBS News, June 27, 2012 ● USA Today, March 17, 2010 ● Washington Post, March 30, 2010 9 Preparation and Timing Our Commitment Business Mailers Residential Customers Employees 10 New Delivery Schedule: Projected Cost Reduction Approximately $2B in annual cost reduction Reduction of approximately 45 million Work hours annually 11 Timeline March Release detailed implementation plan Feb Mar Feb. 6 Initial notification of new delivery schedule Apr Week of August 5 Implementation of new delivery schedule March - August Webinars/outreach with business mailers May June July Aug March - August Customer communication 12 Conclusion Achieves Savings • Saves approximately $2B annually • Consistent with five-year plan • Speeds return to financial stability Meets Customer Needs • Maintains Saturday package delivery and Post Office access • Customers supportive of change • Helps preserve affordability of mail Postal Reform Legislation Needed • Delivery change is one part of a larger strategy • More flexibility is needed to support a sustainable business model 13 TITLE OF PRESENTATION (24PT. ARIAL, BOLD, ALL UPPERCASE) Subtitle (20pt. Arial, Bold, Title Case) FOOTER (10PT. ARIAL, BOLD, GREY, CAPS)