June 14, 2023 PostOfficeReview.org, a new platform dedicated solely to the review of the United States Postal Service (USPS) locations nationwide, announced its official launch today. The website, founded by Jim Mastrangelo and Bob Vidra, allows users to share their experiences at more than 31,000 USPS locations nationwide. The inspiration for the site came from…
September 21, 2021 (RISC-WP-21-010) The Postal Service’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system attempts to quickly resolve a customer inquiry without transferring the caller to a customer care agent. Between fiscal year (FY) 2018 and the first eight months of FY 2021, the IVR system’s containment rate – the rate of calls not transferred to agents…
Background This report presents the results of our audit to assess management’s corrective action to address mail delivery issues for customers serviced by the Cimarron Hills Station . The Cimarron Hills Station is in Colorado Springs, CO, in the Colorado/Wyoming District, Western Area. This audit was initiated at the request of Congressman Doug Lamborn, 5th…
Objective Our objective was to assess Function 4 operational efficiency in the Suncoast District. U.S. Postal Service financial systems track customer service operations as Function 4 operations. Function 4 includes customer service activities of employees at post offices, stations, and branches involved in distribution of mail, retail window, and miscellaneous administrative operations. Hurricane Irma hit…
December 13, 2017 (RARC-WP-18-003) The Postal Service could make the delivery survey more representative of the general population and validate the survey’s scale to ensure its accuracy. Survey results showed dissatisfaction is highest among small and medium business customers, centralized delivery recipients, and 25-34 year olds. Customers most frequently commented on misdelivery, delivery time, delivery…
Background A contract postal unit (CPU) is a retail establishment under contract to the U.S. Postal Service to provide postal services to the public. The objective of the CPU program is to reduce customer wait time in post offices, retain and increase Postal Service market share, reduce operational costs, improve customer satisfaction, and grow retail…
May 12, 2014 (RARC-IB-14-002) “Big Data” — large, complex datasets combined with sophisticated, powerful analytics — is helping transform science, research, and many industries by providing a level of insights previously unavailable at unprecedented speed. For businesses in particular – including the mail and shipping industries – the knowledge gained from the real-time analysis of…
