Who cares the numbers aren't real. The faster you learn that the better off you'll be. 1st priority is your safety everything else is 2nd.Would appreciate insight from other operations on how dial in sort to attain pph. Constructive comments welcomed.
Numbers are real. Maybe not always attainable...but they are, at minimum, a point of reference. As a public company, we have a fiduciary responsibility to our shareholders. We have vested interests in our retirement plans and own stock holdings.
And why not brainstorm with other locations to do a better job? I care. I'm proud of the job I do and, like other areas of my life, I enjoy learning how to do things better. I'm not afraid to ask for help or seek wisdom from others who are successful.
I'm sorry a bad apple has ruined the barrel for many of you. Allow me my delusions of my employees working safely, knowing their methods and using them, being engaged and working as a team and being successful at it.
It's something like packages processed divided by hours worked. So if you process 2000 packages using 4 hours of sort time you attained a 400pph. We have a spreadsheet in my center where you just input all your numbers and out comes the PPH. It's great.Would appreciate insight from other operations on how dial in sort to attain pph. Constructive comments welcomed.
Training, Training, Training. The more people know, the more they feel part of the team. Not to mention it helps you, because you don't have to have to find someone to do things. You can just say "Hey Frank, please go over and do this." Makes life easier. Keep an eye out for them too. There are certain things you or whoever trained them may have skipped over for the safe work method. Just watch out for them and if you see something unsafe let them know. Your job isn't only production. It's to make sure everyone gets home safe.Brainstorming about which methods helped you best acclimate seasonals to the brown life post peak. Keeping them safe and learning how to work quickly. Encouraging seasoned employees. Engagement.
Have a plan, always. I like to get a basic game plan down before I leave for work. Then when I get there I check and see how the night will probably go. I see what cars are still out and the order that they will most likely come in. I know which cars are always loaded to the brim with what. This allows me to know when I can have guys bagging smalls for a while or if I need all hands on deck to unload and load. There will always be things out of your control. But the best thing you can do is just be prepared so when those unexpected things happen, you can mitigate the damage as much as possible. You should never have free time. If you do you should be finding something that can be done so later on you don't get bit for it. Keep moving and try to have an idea of what is going on at all times.What are some tips for managing wrap up? Wherein lies the best practice line for getting hourlies off the clock vs not crossing Union boundaries of pt sups wrapping up dock? Tips for analyzing dop? We have lots of reports at UPS but it seems few are fully understood or utilized to their full extent.
The vast majority of people on here are very helpful. Some will call you a liar and that you don't care. Best thing to do is just ignore them. If you genuinely do care about your employees (which I hope you do) you will show it. Remember you are a team. You get the crap when things go wrong. But you're the leader. You don't fail, they don't fail. Win as a team, fail as a team. Don't ever use "you guys." It's always us.'m sorry a bad apple has ruined the barrel for many of you. Allow me my delusions of my employees working safely, knowing their methods and using them, being engaged and working as a team and being successful at it.
Aggiefan,Would appreciate insight from other operations on how dial in sort to attain pph. Constructive comments welcomed.
Then sit there and realize your IE set you up for unrealistic numbers and wonder how the hell you are going to possibly hit them.Aggiefan,
Get with your ie supervisor and dissect the MSD for your sort. Breakdown what the requirements are for your most productive, safe and efficient process in each generalized area of your responsibility. For instance, if you have a preload, you have basic components of the operation that are: Primary, Sort, small sort, irregulars, Surepost, Damage station(s), DCAP, Splitters, DMS, Load and wrap up. These can be further broken down. Understand the process designed to achieve pure MSD. Now incorporate the methods for each job and assignment. With good process analysis, daily try and improve the capabilities of your systems with staggered starts, mechanical improvements that would eliminate work or even a position. Good luck
Then sit there and realize your IE set you up for unrealistic numbers and wonder how the hell you are going to possibly hit them.