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<blockquote data-quote="40andOut" data-source="post: 1135082"><p>Just some tips for those of you not on ORION yet:</p><p></p><p>-ORION Delivery Order (ODO) will be a list of your stops in the order ORION figures is most efficient. You can toggle between ODO and Regular Delivery Order (RDO)...which is the normal EDD list you now use.</p><p></p><p></p><p>-ODO will sequence all NDA stops into the first part of your day, but it will list the non-NDA for these same stops as separate stops. USUALLY, but not always, the non-NDA will be listed as a separate stop immediately following the NDA stop of the same address. Unfortunately you will have to do a quick check of RDO NDA stops (or check your entire ODO)to make sure ODO doesn't have you coming back later in the day to deliver ground. </p><p></p><p></p><p>-The ORION guys seem to have allot of leeway on how they "classify" your route, input time commits, etc. etc.</p><p> this can drastically affect service to your customers, how much time you spend sorting/pulling boxes early off of back shelves, how many miles it projects, and what time it projects you getting done with your last stop etc.etc. ORION almost never actually projects the shortest route possible; too many variables (algorithms) that are prioritized incorrectly.</p><p></p><p></p><p>-ORION-ODO as it is currently being employed does not adjust your delivery order based on how your day is progressing...ie if you had to skip some stops to make your 10:30 commit it wont reloop those stops. The ORION guy that rode with me said that real-time re-looping based on your current GPS location, the direction your truck facing, and the remaining stops and their location is in the works. </p><p></p><p></p><p>-ORION-ODO as it is currently being employed does not adjust the order the stops are loaded in your truck. The ORION guy that rode with me said that eventually the plan is to have the trucks loaded according to ODO not RDO as is currently the case.</p><p></p><p></p><p>-ORION will project the time you will be at each stop during the day. This is helpful to view in the morning so you can show the supervisor it is projecting that you will punch in more than 9.5 hours. Unless these numbers are manipulated in the future. </p><p></p><p></p><p>-ORION will project your total miles for the day. If you follow ORION 100% it can be very accurate barring breaking off for time commits etc. etc. It can also project miles Extremely low even if following ODO 100%......many drivers have experienced this, and we suspect (with a great deal evidence) that this number is being manipulated. The projected miles on big mileage days will sometimes be 30 miles short of actual when using ODO 100%. Not sure yet if this is the ORION guy trying to look like he is going to trim the center's miles for the day or an attempt to manipulate drivers to cut miles, or to make the projected planned day look shorter. If this number can be overridden (projected miles) then I suspect that projected arrival times for stops (and the projected time for your last stop) will be manipulated in the future as well...."you only have a 9.2 plan according to ORION"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="40andOut, post: 1135082"] Just some tips for those of you not on ORION yet: -ORION Delivery Order (ODO) will be a list of your stops in the order ORION figures is most efficient. You can toggle between ODO and Regular Delivery Order (RDO)...which is the normal EDD list you now use. -ODO will sequence all NDA stops into the first part of your day, but it will list the non-NDA for these same stops as separate stops. USUALLY, but not always, the non-NDA will be listed as a separate stop immediately following the NDA stop of the same address. Unfortunately you will have to do a quick check of RDO NDA stops (or check your entire ODO)to make sure ODO doesn't have you coming back later in the day to deliver ground. -The ORION guys seem to have allot of leeway on how they "classify" your route, input time commits, etc. etc. this can drastically affect service to your customers, how much time you spend sorting/pulling boxes early off of back shelves, how many miles it projects, and what time it projects you getting done with your last stop etc.etc. ORION almost never actually projects the shortest route possible; too many variables (algorithms) that are prioritized incorrectly. -ORION-ODO as it is currently being employed does not adjust your delivery order based on how your day is progressing...ie if you had to skip some stops to make your 10:30 commit it wont reloop those stops. The ORION guy that rode with me said that real-time re-looping based on your current GPS location, the direction your truck facing, and the remaining stops and their location is in the works. -ORION-ODO as it is currently being employed does not adjust the order the stops are loaded in your truck. The ORION guy that rode with me said that eventually the plan is to have the trucks loaded according to ODO not RDO as is currently the case. -ORION will project the time you will be at each stop during the day. This is helpful to view in the morning so you can show the supervisor it is projecting that you will punch in more than 9.5 hours. Unless these numbers are manipulated in the future. -ORION will project your total miles for the day. If you follow ORION 100% it can be very accurate barring breaking off for time commits etc. etc. It can also project miles Extremely low even if following ODO 100%......many drivers have experienced this, and we suspect (with a great deal evidence) that this number is being manipulated. The projected miles on big mileage days will sometimes be 30 miles short of actual when using ODO 100%. Not sure yet if this is the ORION guy trying to look like he is going to trim the center's miles for the day or an attempt to manipulate drivers to cut miles, or to make the projected planned day look shorter. If this number can be overridden (projected miles) then I suspect that projected arrival times for stops (and the projected time for your last stop) will be manipulated in the future as well...."you only have a 9.2 plan according to ORION" [/QUOTE]
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