September 14, 2011, our PostMaster General Pat Donahoe announced that the USPS would be performing a study of 252 processing facilities around the country.  The purpose of the study is to identify potential closures and/or consolidations.  It's no secret that the USPS is on hard times, and closing a facility here and there should come as no shock to those practical industry insiders.  If you ran you're own business and couldn't afford to keep slower and less efficient facilities open, you would probably close them too.

However, this is a sensitive issue, especially for those U.S. Representatives responsible for the USPS facilities in their district (and the jobs that go along with them).  Everyone agrees that it is the right thing to do, but politics must come into play and that also shouldn't surprise anyone.  

 More importantly, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY MAIL?  For those of you who monitor your mail's performance and care when your prospects and customers receive mail, this is a big deal.  Sourcelink's MultiTrac program can assist with understanding how your mail is traveling through the network and gain a greater appreciation of how much longer (if any) it's taking to deliver.  Schedule a free demo of our MultiTrac program with Rich Cicha at  (856) 685-3601, or at rcicha@sourcelink.com

You can also hop over to our website (www.sourcelink.com) to view some video demos.