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<blockquote data-quote="pretzel_man" data-source="post: 319102" data-attributes="member: 927"><p>TRPL:</p><p> </p><p>Very good questions. Some answers below.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: sienna">Are you saying that the "averages" used in our center are from OUR center's average and not a national average?</span></p><p></p><p>Yes and No... Lets take walks for an example. There is a national allowance for walking. Last time I measured it, it was based on a 2.78 miles per hour pace.</p><p> </p><p>This is pretty fair, since the "average" person walks at 3 MPH.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, like you say, some people are older and may walk slower. Some walks are up hill, some are with heavy packages or with many packages.</p><p> </p><p>The 2.78 MPH "average" is a decent "average", but depending on the situation, it may not be valid for every individual situation.</p><p> </p><p>Now, this national "average" allowance does get some customization for each area and center. When a time study is taken, the walk distance is measured for each stop.</p><p> </p><p>The average walk distance for each unit is measured. Therefore one unit may have more or less walk time allowed depending on the distances measured.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, each center would have somewhat of a different amount of time allowed for walking depending on the distances measured.</p><p> </p><p>So, back to my original point. The way "averages" work, the measure may not be applicable to an individual driver. Or it may not be applicable to an individual day.</p><p> </p><p>However, because a center has lots of drivers, when you add up all the inaccuracies for individuals, they kinda "average" out.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, time studies are more accurate for a whole center than they are for an individual driver.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: sienna">Is this for a given route or a given driver? I am a swing/cover driver, should they transport MY O/U from one route to the next or should I be measured on the route I am on in a given day? Some weeks I may run five different routes. Either way, it could be like comparing Apples and oranges.</span> </p><p></p><p>Great question. I think each dispatcher does it differently. I will bet that they use the O/U for the route you cover.</p><p> </p><p>I've never seen a writting rule on this, but because the system stores the O/U for the route, I would guess they use that.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: sienna">P-Man I'm not targeting YOU, just the system.</span></p><p><span style="color: sienna"></span></p><p>I appreciate that. The system is imperfect, but at least its a system. Until a better one comes along, we should use this one as best we can.</p><p> </p><p>I think the problem we have is that people try to portray it as if the system were perfect. This makes the imperfections seem even larger.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>P-Man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pretzel_man, post: 319102, member: 927"] TRPL: Very good questions. Some answers below. [COLOR=sienna]Are you saying that the "averages" used in our center are from OUR center's average and not a national average?[/COLOR] Yes and No... Lets take walks for an example. There is a national allowance for walking. Last time I measured it, it was based on a 2.78 miles per hour pace. This is pretty fair, since the "average" person walks at 3 MPH. Of course, like you say, some people are older and may walk slower. Some walks are up hill, some are with heavy packages or with many packages. The 2.78 MPH "average" is a decent "average", but depending on the situation, it may not be valid for every individual situation. Now, this national "average" allowance does get some customization for each area and center. When a time study is taken, the walk distance is measured for each stop. The average walk distance for each unit is measured. Therefore one unit may have more or less walk time allowed depending on the distances measured. Therefore, each center would have somewhat of a different amount of time allowed for walking depending on the distances measured. So, back to my original point. The way "averages" work, the measure may not be applicable to an individual driver. Or it may not be applicable to an individual day. However, because a center has lots of drivers, when you add up all the inaccuracies for individuals, they kinda "average" out. Therefore, time studies are more accurate for a whole center than they are for an individual driver. [COLOR=sienna]Is this for a given route or a given driver? I am a swing/cover driver, should they transport MY O/U from one route to the next or should I be measured on the route I am on in a given day? Some weeks I may run five different routes. Either way, it could be like comparing Apples and oranges.[/COLOR] Great question. I think each dispatcher does it differently. I will bet that they use the O/U for the route you cover. I've never seen a writting rule on this, but because the system stores the O/U for the route, I would guess they use that. [COLOR=sienna]P-Man I'm not targeting YOU, just the system. [/COLOR] I appreciate that. The system is imperfect, but at least its a system. Until a better one comes along, we should use this one as best we can. I think the problem we have is that people try to portray it as if the system were perfect. This makes the imperfections seem even larger. P-Man [/QUOTE]
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