Posts Tagged ‘APC’
What are we doing with your blog feedback?
Posted by strat75 | Filed under Engineering
After blogging for several months, the Office of Inspector General wants you to know how it’s going. So far, we’ve posted seven blogs (including this one) and received more than 100 comments. There have been a number of thoughtful observations about the Postal Service, and the Mail Transport Equipment blog actually led to a tip [...]
Tags: APC, automated postal center, feedback, kiosks, pallets
A New Kind of Post Office?
Posted by rburghart | Filed under Uncategorized
The Woodfield Station located in Schaumburg, Illinois is an innovative, new retail environment that tests the limits of how the United States Postal Service interacts with customers and sells products and services. Dubbed the “Retail Learning Lab,” this completely redesigned post office serves as a testing ground for new products, new methods of serving customers, [...]
Tags: APC, products, retail, service
Self-Service Mail Technologies
Posted by Snaps | Filed under Cost Revenue, Engineering, Network Optimization, Sales and Service
The Automated Postal Center (APC) is a self-service kiosk typically placed in Post Office lobbies to provide customers with a convenient alternative to the full-service counter. APCs offer customers a wide range of postal products, services, and information.
Based on the user’s direction via touch screen and PIN pad, APCs can weigh and rate letters, flats, [...]
Tags: APC, automated postal center, mailing 24/7, mailing kiosk, mailing label, scale, self-service mail center, stamps, vending machine