Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Any business can use usps.com

Any business can use usps.com

An upholstery company, a cleaning service, a dairy farm, marinas, charter boats, and bed and breakfasts.

That’s a short list of the different kinds of companies Western New York postmasters have targeted with Play the Zone business presentations — proving that any customer can benefit by using usps.com for their shipping and mailing needs.

“There’s more interest in usps.com than I ever anticipated,” says Sodus Point, NY, Postmaster Nancy Roloson.

Stockton, NY, Postmaster Shannon Culver agrees. “It was surprising to learn which types of businesses were interested,” she says.

Batavia, NY, Postmaster Jeff Ellingham sold an eBay customer on usps.com and set up a meeting for him with a postal account manager. “Usps.com saves both me and my customer time and money,” says Ellingham.

Play the Zone continues through March 11. Go to uspsbusinessconnect.com/ to register or check the scoreboard.

USPS: JUST A CLICK AWAY

From: USPS.com
JUST A CLICK AWAY. Millions of consumers and businesses are doing the smart thing and taking advantage of usps.com’s full array of services. And the Postal Service hopes to add more to the millions during usps.com Week, March 7-11. Post Offices around the country will be inviting customers to usps.com demonstrations to show that almost anything they can do at the Post Office they can do online.

USPS: EVERY DAY HEROES

From USPS.com :
EVERY DAY HEROES. Letter carriers are on the street in every community in America every day. They’re often first to sight a fire, a lost child, an accident, a crime or other situation. Through daily deliveries, carriers become familiar with the communities they serve and can notice changes in routine that might spell trouble. When recognized for their efforts, they’re most often humble. “They don't think they've done anything out of the ordinary, yet they are heroes,” says Postmaster General Jack Potter. “We take a lot of pride in our citizenship.”

UPS Canada Celebrates 30 Years

UPS in Canada
UPS Canada first opened for business in the basement of a Toronto hotel on February 28, 1975. Glenn Smith, the company's first president, directed UPS Canada's delivery fleet, which consisted of a single package car delivering in downtown Toronto.

Today, the company has more than 6,500 employees in 54 facilities across the country, and provides service to every address in Canada, the United States, and more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. UPS Canada also plays a key role in the timely and accurate importation and clearance of packages through Canada Customs for all modes of transportation, regardless of whether the shipment is carried by UPS or another carrier.

UPS: Careful Route Planning Yields Environmental Benefits

Effectively and efficiently serving 7.9 million customers a day takes a lot of planning.

Delivery routes need to be designed to avoid time-consuming and unnecessary overlaps. Drivers must know their territory and their communities. And, millions of packages must be tracked. By avoiding unnecessary driving and carefully planning the best way to approach daily deliveries, UPS reduces vehicle emissions and saves fuel.

UPS has implemented several tools to help optimize routes. These include:

Driver Mapping
Delivery vehicles in certain areas are periodically equipped with portable Global Positioning Satellite systems and computers that map every inch they travel over the course of a week. The computer data is then examined for overlapping or inefficient routes. Then, UPS fine-tunes certain routes. Not only does this increase drivers’ productivity, it also improves fuel conservation and reduces emissions.

Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD)
The DIAD is a hand-held computer that electronically records delivery information, including recipient signature, and eliminates the formerly required 59 million sheets of paper a year. Currently, UPS drivers in 38 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, Japan and most of Western Europe, use the DIAD.

Dispatch Planning System
UPS has implemented the Dispatch Planning System (DPS) to maintain addresses and create delivery and pick-up plans. Also, the system helps simplify sorting and loading, ensuring that packages and letters reach their destination in the most efficient way possible.

Operating Procedures
UPS drivers are trained to always turn off their package car when they stop for a delivery, never idling at the curb or in a driveway. Even if the driver is out of the truck for a few seconds, the vehicle is always turned off.

UPS Investing To Build Facilities, and Logistics Network In China

SHANGHAI, Feb. 9, 2005 -

As part of an aggressive effort to further link China to markets around the globe, UPS (NYSE:UPS) has opened three new warehouse and distribution centers in Shanghai, Suzhou and Futian and is executing plans to open another 20 facilities in major cities over the next two years.

The new facilities, each of which is strategically located adjacent to vital manufacturing centers, expands to more than 40 the number of logistics centers operated in China by UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The supply chain management arm of UPS now plans to open 10 facilities in 2005 and another 10 in 2006.

UPS Supply Chain Solutions facilities in China are designed primarily to distribute textile/apparel, high-tech, automotive and consumer goods for both export and import.
“The aggressive expansion of our logistics infrastructure allows our customers greater and quicker access to more of China than ever before,” said Bob Stoffel, senior vice president, UPS Supply Chain Group. “Strengthening the logistics links between China and global markets is critical to both China and companies doing business in China.

“By expanding this reach,” Stoffel continued, “UPS brings extensive supply chain expertise, quality and capabilities to more Chinese businesses, which will further improve transit times, visibility and service levels for international trade.”

In Shanghai , the new 160,000-square-foot facility is in the Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone. Also in Shanghai , UPS has three additional distribution centers for a total of approximately 400,000 square feet, including a large ocean container freight station, a sizeable airfreight facility at Pudong Airport and a customs office in downtown Shanghai.

In Futian, the new 240,000-square-foot bonded warehouse and full distribution center also is located in a Free Trade Zone. In Suzhou, the 66,000-square-foot facility was designed specifically for high-tech customers.

UPS has served the logistics needs of clients in China since 1988 and UPS Supply Chain Solutions’ offerings now include freight forwarding, order and inventory management, shipment preparation, cross-dock operations, critical parts distribution, service parts logistics, international trade management, customs brokerage and domestic transportation services. UPS’s expanded facility and transportation network will accelerate the movement of components and finished goods to and from the rapidly emerging provinces of China, especially in the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze Delta River regions.

In addition to the logistics network, UPS has an extensive intra- China international express network. By the end of 2005, UPS will have direct control over its international express operations in 23 business locations across China covering more than 200 cities, which account for more than 80 percent of China’s GDP.

In November, UPS began flying the first six of 12 new flights to China with MD-11 service to Shanghai , where the company’s Greater China office is located. The new flights will triple the current service from six to 18 flights a week. As part of that award, UPS plans to begin in April the first non-stop service in the industry between the United States and Guangzhou and also to establish a Shanghai air hub in 2007. UPS has filed with the U.S. Transportation Department for three additional flights to start in 2006. And last month, UPS introduced a nationwide toll-free customer service hotline in China .

“Our commitment to China extends beyond new buildings and air lanes,” added Mike Eskew, UPS chairman and CEO. “We recently took steps to expand the capacity of our air network by placing orders for 10 Airbus A380 freighters and 11 Boeing MD-11 freighters. We also are investing in technology and in training our people to offer a supply chain and package delivery capability that is second to none.”