Canada Post has selected Intermec to equip more than 8,000 of its foot-based postmen with CN50mobile computers in order to provide timely delivery to customers while helping eliminate manual
paper processes.In 2009, Canada Post delivered 11 billion letters to 15 million residential and businessaddresses. With the new deployment, the postal operator aims to meet the delivery operationsrequirements for all traceable items.
The CN50 is part of Canada Post’s personal data terminal (PDT) solution that is being used toavoid paper-based delivery scan recording processes. It is in line with the company’stransformation programme to modernise its postal network.
Through its EA21 scanner and powerful 3G radio technologies, the CN50 will communicate with theCanada Post Central Delivery Information Application to provide streamlined data capture anddelivery processes.
In order to ensure real-time upload of scanned data, it will be necessary to eventually equipall letter carriers with a PDT capable of transmitting information through a high-speed reliablecellular network, Intermec said in a statement.
“As part of Canada Post’s Postal Transformation initiative, the PDTs will be leveraged todeliver real-time parcel visibility and improve productivity of letter carriers, deliveringsustainable ROI,” said Peter Duncan, Director Engineering Product Tracking Processes and Systems ofCanada Post. “The Intermec CN50 provides stronger data capture and communication capabilities thanour existing handheld solutions, and will help increase our savings and improve the end customerexperience.”
“Customers continue to validate that the CN50 is the highest-performance mobile computer in itsclass and that it continues to make game-changing transformations for our customers,” said PatByrne, President and CEO of Intermec. “We are confident that Canada Post will not only increasemonetary savings but significantly improve the customer experience by providing faster morereliable transactions.”
