USPS has implemented a new wireless Intelligent Mail Device (IMD) system. It’s part of a continuing effort to stay competitive in the parcel business and provide real-time scanning and tracking for customers. IMD Wireless uses Bluetooth technology to pair an Intelligent Mail Data Acquisition System scanner with a cell phone, making it possible for employees to continue scanning as usual while improving service levels. The IMD wireless device — which clips to a carrier’s belt — transmits scanning information every 15 minutes to the postal network. With this technology, employees no longer have to wait until the end of the day to download scanning data. Also, customers know where their mailpieces are in the postal network in near real time. And it will assist supervisors in monitoring the location and time-management of carriers, since the upload location can be tracked and verified. The Chief Information Officer group has worked closely with Delivery and Post Office Operations to deploy over 100,000 IMD wireless devices and plans to have 173,000 in use by mid-September
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:40:13 +0000
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