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MERLIN Mailing Evaluation Readability and
Lookup INstrument
Mailers Technical Advisory Committee November
2001
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Business Mail Entry
Current Information

• 120 machines deployed as of November 5th
• Mail test results
• - 19.5 of mailings found with barcode
  errors
• - 4.8 of mailings found with presort
  problems
• - .89 of mail mailings found with shortpaid
  postage

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Schedule
Business Mail Entry

• Phase II
• BOG Approval October 2001
• 1003 Machines
• Deployment begins March 2002
• Deployment ends August 2003

• Phase 1
• BOG Approval August 2000
• 200 Machines
• Southeast/Southwest Areas
• Deployment began May 2001
• Deployment ends March 2002

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Business Mail Entry
Process Changes

• Software Upgrade - December 2001
• Criteria for Verifications
• Under 10,000 pieces - 1 in 6 - 500
  pieces
• Over 10,000 pieces - every mailing
  - 1000 pieces
• MERLIN generates sampling plan for tray,
  bundle and
• sack selection

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MERLIN
Business Mail Entry
Questions