Daniel Shin
Urban Infrastructure
14 March 2012
Communications Infrastructure
Postal Systems
When Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general of the United States Postal Service in 1775, he was part of a communications system like no other. Although it would take a very long time for mail to get from point A to point B, it started a phenomenon for the courier service. Communicating and delivering tangible items domestically and internationally throughout the world for personal and business reasons has gotten better and faster through cutting-edge technology since the start of the business but still lacks a true mean to efficiency. Although being one of the United States’ dominating couriers, the USPS is in close competition with private carriers such as United Parcel Service and Federal Express.
Elements and Connections
The United States Postal Service is an independent organization of the United States government responsible for providing postal services in the United States domestically and internationally. Post offices and distribution centers are scattered everywhere, especially in every major towns occupying some of the most centralized urban places across the United States. The products and services it provides are P.O. boxes, first-class and domestic mail, and international mail all through logistics. The main elements of the USPS are local offices, processing and distribution centers, workers, automated package processing systems, computer systems, and vehicles. The connection of each element of the USPS is crucial to its operating function in means of rationalization.
The USPS direct mailing systems in the processing center serves two purpose: to divide mail into letters, flats, and packages and deliver it to its destination within a reasonable time frame. Processing letters begins by entering the advanced facer canceller system which uses cameras to take pictures of envelopes while zipping by like dogs on a race track. These... [continues]
Urban Infrastructure
14 March 2012
Communications Infrastructure
Postal Systems
When Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general of the United States Postal Service in 1775, he was part of a communications system like no other. Although it would take a very long time for mail to get from point A to point B, it started a phenomenon for the courier service. Communicating and delivering tangible items domestically and internationally throughout the world for personal and business reasons has gotten better and faster through cutting-edge technology since the start of the business but still lacks a true mean to efficiency. Although being one of the United States’ dominating couriers, the USPS is in close competition with private carriers such as United Parcel Service and Federal Express.
Elements and Connections
The United States Postal Service is an independent organization of the United States government responsible for providing postal services in the United States domestically and internationally. Post offices and distribution centers are scattered everywhere, especially in every major towns occupying some of the most centralized urban places across the United States. The products and services it provides are P.O. boxes, first-class and domestic mail, and international mail all through logistics. The main elements of the USPS are local offices, processing and distribution centers, workers, automated package processing systems, computer systems, and vehicles. The connection of each element of the USPS is crucial to its operating function in means of rationalization.
The USPS direct mailing systems in the processing center serves two purpose: to divide mail into letters, flats, and packages and deliver it to its destination within a reasonable time frame. Processing letters begins by entering the advanced facer canceller system which uses cameras to take pictures of envelopes while zipping by like dogs on a race track. These... [continues]
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