DOCKET SECTION
USPS-ST-46
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20268.0001
Postal
Rate and Fee Changes,
1997
DIRECT TESTIMONY
OF
MARC A. SMITH
ON BEHALF OF
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Docket
No. R97-1
DIRECT TESTIMONY
OF
MARC A. SMITH
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH
My name is Marc A. Smith. Please see my testimony,
I
October 1 7rh for my autobiographical
USPS-ST-45,
filed
sketch.
8
9
PURPOSE
OF TESTIMONY
10
I am sponsoring
11
proceeding:
12
LR-H-1 11
the following
library reference
as my testimony
Dropship Savings in Periodicals
in this
and Standard (A)
13
14
I hereby incorporate
this document
into my testimony by reference.
15
associated
with this library reference
16
information
can be obtained from the specific library reference and the sources
17
cited below.
is as described
below.
The purpose
Additional
18
19
LR-H-111
Dropship
Savings
in Periodicals
and Standard
(A)
20
21
This library reference
updates the destination
22
estimates for both Periodicals
and Standard
23
update of the non-transportation
24
last presented
25
MC96-2 by witness Seckar, USPS-T-2,
26
library reference
Mail (A). For Periodicals,
cost avoidance
in Dockets Nos. MC951
entry cost avoidance
for both Regular and Nonprofit
by witness Byrne, USPS-T-l
respectively.
updates the transportation
1
this is an
For Standard
and non-transportation
1, and
Mail (A), this
cost
1
avoidances
for both Regular and Nonprofit last presented
2
1 by witness Acheson,
3
PRR-7.
This testimony
4
USPS-T-g,
in Docket Nos. MC95
and MC96-2 in library reference
is identical to that of witnesses
5
Docket No. MC951,
6
changes discussed
7
new input data and due to the changes
8
mail processing
9
Bradley, USPS-T-14.
Acheson and Bryne in
and witness Seckar in Docket No. MC96-2, except for the
at pages 8-l 5 of LR-H-1 11, which are mostly associated
costs as proposed
in the development
by witnesses
We considered
Degen, USPS-T-12,
making improvements
11
Table 2 to include ADCs and ASFs and updating the productivities
12
with container
13
time.
16
17
and
to the methodology
of Acheson,
15
with
of volume variable
10
14
USPS LR-
Bryne and Seckar by modifying the model depicted at Appendix A,
handling.
associated
However, these efforts were stopped due to lack of
DOCKET SECTION
USPS-ST-46
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20268.0001
Postal
Rate and Fee Changes,
1997
DIRECT TESTIMONY
OF
MARC A. SMITH
ON BEHALF OF
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Docket
No. R97-1
DIRECT TESTIMONY
OF
MARC A. SMITH
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH
My name is Marc A. Smith. Please see my testimony,
I
October 1 7rh for my autobiographical
USPS-ST-45,
filed
sketch.
8
9
PURPOSE
OF TESTIMONY
10
I am sponsoring
11
proceeding:
12
LR-H-1 11
the following
library reference
as my testimony
Dropship Savings in Periodicals
in this
and Standard (A)
13
14
I hereby incorporate
this document
into my testimony by reference.
15
associated
with this library reference
16
information
can be obtained from the specific library reference and the sources
17
cited below.
is as described
below.
The purpose
Additional
18
19
LR-H-111
Dropship
Savings
in Periodicals
and Standard
(A)
20
21
This library reference
updates the destination
22
estimates for both Periodicals
and Standard
23
update of the non-transportation
24
last presented
25
MC96-2 by witness Seckar, USPS-T-2,
26
library reference
Mail (A). For Periodicals,
cost avoidance
in Dockets Nos. MC951
entry cost avoidance
for both Regular and Nonprofit
by witness Byrne, USPS-T-l
respectively.
updates the transportation
1
this is an
For Standard
and non-transportation
1, and
Mail (A), this
cost
1
avoidances
for both Regular and Nonprofit last presented
2
1 by witness Acheson,
3
PRR-7.
This testimony
4
USPS-T-g,
in Docket Nos. MC95
and MC96-2 in library reference
is identical to that of witnesses
5
Docket No. MC951,
6
changes discussed
7
new input data and due to the changes
8
mail processing
9
Bradley, USPS-T-14.
Acheson and Bryne in
and witness Seckar in Docket No. MC96-2, except for the
at pages 8-l 5 of LR-H-1 11, which are mostly associated
costs as proposed
in the development
by witnesses
We considered
Degen, USPS-T-12,
making improvements
11
Table 2 to include ADCs and ASFs and updating the productivities
12
with container
13
time.
16
17
and
to the methodology
of Acheson,
15
with
of volume variable
10
14
USPS LR-
Bryne and Seckar by modifying the model depicted at Appendix A,
handling.
associated
However, these efforts were stopped due to lack of