Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) A career development program for mid-level, non-executive managers who are identified as potential successors in Corporate Succession Planning.
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Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader – USPS Definition
Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader (AFCS/OCR) A machine with many components that culls, faces, and cancels through a series of automated operations First-Class Mail lettersize pieces received primarily from collection mail. The machine first culls or removes pieces that are too thick, too stiff, too long, or too tall. It then reads… Continue reading Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader – USPS Definition
Advanced Facer Canceler System 200 – USPS Definition
Advanced Facer Canceler System 200 (AFCS 200) A major upgrade to the Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader (AFCS/OCR) that retains all the functionality of the AFCS/OCR and adds image-based indicia detection, a switchback module that switches trail-oriented mail to lead orientation, a POSTNET barcode printer, and a two-tier 12-bin stacker module. The… Continue reading Advanced Facer Canceler System 200 – USPS Definition
Advance Deposit Account – USPS Definition
Advance Deposit Account A liability account into which a mailer deposits funds that are maintained by USPS to pay for future services used by the mailer such as permit imprint mailings, Business Reply Mail pieces, postage due mail, or Periodicals. Also called trust fund account.
Advanced Dispatch – USPS Definition
Advanced Dispatch A dispatch of mail made early enough to arrive at the destination facility before the critical entry time for that facility.
Advanced Computing Environment – USPS Definition
Advanced Computing Environment (ACE) A systematic and cost-effect approach to manage information technology (IT) infrastructure by centralizing acquisition, development, and maintenance. ACE includes applications and data, information technology services, and information technology infrastructure, along with technical information, design rules, configuration details, and procedures appropriate to transition from centralized to distributed computing.
Adult Signature – USPS Definition
Adult Signature A Competitive Ancillary Service that requires the recipient of the mailpiece to be 21 years of age or older. The service has two options: (a) Adult Signature Required, in which anyone 21 years of age or older at the delivery address may sign for the mailpiece; and (b) Adult Signature Restricted Delivery, which… Continue reading Adult Signature – USPS Definition
Administrative Support Manual – USPS Definition
Administrative Support Manual (ASM) A directive that contains policy and procedures for various administrative and support functions. These include postal organization, audits and investigations, communications, relations with other organizations, facilities and equipment, support services, supply management, and information resources. It is one of the policy manuals.
Administrative Support Facility
Administrative Support Facility (ASF) A single-function organization that typically serves the entire organization and reports directly to Headquarters (e.g., an accounting service center).
AdjustPay – USPS Definition
AdjustPay A Web-based application that enables a supervisor to review an employee’s history of paid hours and to authorize a limited number of payroll adjustment changes.