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    Innovative solution for official mail

    Innovative solution for official mail

    Photo By Kenji Thuloweit | Steve White, Clancy JG International, scans a package at the Edwards AFB Official Mail...... read more read more

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, UNITED STATES

    12.06.2018

    Courtesy Story

    412th Test Wing Public Affairs   

    The Official Mail Center utilized a simple, inexpensive expansion of technology to change the game for packages and official mail on base.

    The official mail center was processing and recording packages and accountable mail manually on paper logs. The manual log process was time consuming and prone to error. Their solution was to expand on the capabilities of existing technology to allow the exploitation of data already captured by bar codes created by the package origin source.

    The automated package tracking innovation decreased processing time by 450 percent and saved 1,400 man-hours of manual logging per year.

    For under $10,000, this system increased efficiency and eliminated losses while auto notifying costumers of deliveries. Through automation of accountable mail and packages, the Official Mail Center has complete control and visibility of internal movements and a complete chain of custody for every piece of accountable mail and packages.

    The official mail center handles almost all mail to units on Edwards including Airmen in the dormitories.

    Innovative solutions that increase efficiency, save precious man-hours, and provide valuable data as part of the process are exactly what innovation is all about.

    What’s your innovative idea to revolutionize your work area?

    - By Crystal Linhardt, 412th Test Wing Hustle Squad Innovation Team

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    Date Taken: 12.06.2018
    Date Posted: 12.06.2018 18:11
    Story ID: 302510
    Location: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, US

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