aintbleedinbrown
Well-Known Member
Everyone knows the current operations don't make sense. Having a guy load 1700-2000 pieces in 8 hours... I'm sorry 7.5 give or take after breaks etc is absolutely insane.
Do you think their current operation makes sense?
Everyone knows the current operations don't make sense. Having a guy load 1700-2000 pieces in 8 hours... I'm sorry 7.5 give or take after breaks etc is absolutely insane.
Honestly, Dave, I know nothing about their operation. Could be a small center with extra-rural, high mileage low SPC routes. Could be crappy-assed management trying to make do with less. Could be anything, and I really won't assume anything about the operation.
This is a full time preload in a boxline building. 99% of the boxline buildings at UPS are in buildings with a hub operation. That's why boxlines are so effective- they hold a large number of packages during the hub sort, so the don't have to be re-handled. That fairly typical. What's not typical is that this is a full time preload. If it was part time, you would just add loaders, and shorten the sort span. With a full time preload, you need to have enough load work for the preloaders to work 8 hours. That's why 6-8 cars per loader is the right number. I was a preload manager, many years ago in a full time preload and had one load position that loaded 9 cars. It's just math- how many packages divided by how many hours worked.Did I mention were a FT preload as well with a bunch of geriatrics. We run 79-82pph on a plan of 84 and average 100 misleads a day.
Hopefully, your operation has an operation report that let's you know daily the PPH for each loader. A full time operation is tough, because of the long hours, but because the packages are in the boxline for your loaders, it allows you to OJS to improve production.Everyone knows the current operations don't make sense. Having a guy load 1700-2000 pieces in 8 hours... I'm sorry 7.5 give or take after breaks etc is absolutely insane.
I work preload, we work 60-65 hours a week. What do you guys typically work and does anyone consider this normal.