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New GPS Time Study: What they are not telling you
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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 687367" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>Hey P man,</p><p>If this is the case then I think UPS should study the route over a 5 day period. This way every stop will be covered. In the past, the driver and the company got the luck of the draw of long walks or short walks.</p><p> </p><p>Now that the company has the technology I think they should focus on more accurate time studies. These studies can be more accurate than ever if UPS wants to put the effort in. For example, in the past I remember a house's distance from the package car divided into 3 catagories: short, medium, and long walks. After a certain distance the "long walk" can be 4X that and still given the same allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Now, I notice the GPS in DIAD IV is so sensitive it can distguish between a few steps. Don't believe me? Next time you have time to kill, choose # 8 or # 9 (not sure which one) from the communications menu. There is no title for these #'s but you can enter 8 or 9 and you GPS location will appear and its accurate to about 8 decimal places. I'm not sure excatly the decimal places but it looks something like this 43.71623456 N. Walk a few steps and re-new the screen and the number will change. I've tried it, its that accurate. Anyone else try this before??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 687367, member: 4653"] Hey P man, If this is the case then I think UPS should study the route over a 5 day period. This way every stop will be covered. In the past, the driver and the company got the luck of the draw of long walks or short walks. Now that the company has the technology I think they should focus on more accurate time studies. These studies can be more accurate than ever if UPS wants to put the effort in. For example, in the past I remember a house's distance from the package car divided into 3 catagories: short, medium, and long walks. After a certain distance the "long walk" can be 4X that and still given the same allowance. Now, I notice the GPS in DIAD IV is so sensitive it can distguish between a few steps. Don't believe me? Next time you have time to kill, choose # 8 or # 9 (not sure which one) from the communications menu. There is no title for these #'s but you can enter 8 or 9 and you GPS location will appear and its accurate to about 8 decimal places. I'm not sure excatly the decimal places but it looks something like this 43.71623456 N. Walk a few steps and re-new the screen and the number will change. I've tried it, its that accurate. Anyone else try this before?? [/QUOTE]
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