What do people in the IE department do?

[rod]

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[hatebrown5]

got that right!

 

[hatebrown5]

thats funny!

 

[8up]

arts and crafts, powerpoint slides, graphs, reports on various reports, recess, nap, lunch, playground, finger painting, or is that finger pointing, go home

 

[chitterling]

inhouse evil.......they steal time from drivers

 

[chitterling]

Sit around smoking things that aren't legal and dreaming up keyless start and telematics.

you cannot fix stupid

 

[browniehound]

Quite honestly......IE interests me. Of course it is just me talking from a driver's perspective and knowing where IE screws up when they set up routes and do time studies. I am disillusioned enough to think that I could make a difference for the better.

I was thinking the same thing but taking it a step further. Apparently, they know much better how many routes the center should run better than my center manager and 3 on-car sups.. I understand they have a job to do and I'm sure its difficult. Well, if you call looking at volume trends and then assigning a # of routes to that difficult and not having to deal with bull that comes with it, then it is. Sort of. Who do you think knows the center better? IE or the manager who deals with it everyday? I think the center manager should be able to over-ride IE anytime with no questions asked, but he can't even when its his a-- on the line.

To the guy complaining about the route he doesn't want to do. Try being the center manager being told how many routes to run and then explaining the next day why his/her numbers were so bad and why there were so many over 10's, missed businesses, late air, etc. Never mind our business customers getting their delivery at 430 pm or with their pick up.

Here's an idea. Instead of layoffs and cutting routes to save money, how about we just cut IE and let the operations managers decide how much labor they need? It seems to me that they would know best. Think of the 100's of 1000's of $$ in salary the company would save as opposed to the few gallons of gas and the little wear on the vehicles they save now cutting a route.

You're right, its never going to happen.

 

[splozi]

In all seriousness, what does IE stand for? I read the beginning of this thread when it started and there were a lot of jokes. I can't tell what's what.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Industrial Engineering

 

[tardus]

We always dreaded when I.E. would periodically focus their attention on the Carwash. They always forgot that the fundamental purpose of the Carwash was not to save money but to keep the vehicles clean!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We always dreaded when I.E. would periodically focus their attention on the Carwash. They always forgot that the fundamental purpose of the Carwash was not to save money but to keep the vehicles clean!

It may surprise you but it is possible to do both.

 

[splozi]

How in the world can the carwash save them money?

 

[Anonymous 10]

How in the world can the carwash save them money?

By washing your truck every two weeks.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

By washing your truck every two weeks.

Close---number all of the pkg cars from 1 to 5 and wash them on the corresponding day of the week. (1-Monday, 2-Tuesday, etc)

 

[splozi]

I still don't understand how this saves them any money. Are you saying that they are saving money by washing them less often than they should be? I see that as spending less money, rather than saving anything.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I still don't understand how this saves them any money. Are you saying that they are saving money by washing them less often than they should be? I see that as spending less money, rather than saving anything.

Spending less money means you are saving money.

 

[moreluck]

Take the cars through the Marine Car Wash......payment is a donation, company writes the entire cost off as a charitable donation!!

They hold car washes all over the place here.

 

[Floyd Gondolli]

Just wait till it rains. There's your wash. Saves time and money.

 

[OVERBOARD]

In my center to save money they dont use water to wash the cars. They polish the cars every two weeks with Old English Furniture Polish

 

[splozi]

Spending less money means you are saving money.

Saving money would be not washing the trucks at all.

They're already brown anyway.