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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 887186" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>When those who authorized the expense and placed themselves in charge of its implementation are<em> also</em> the ones who supposedly measure its benefits, that comes as no surprise.</p><p></p><p>It is human as well as corporate nature to go to extra lengths in order to <em>justify</em> a decision that we wish to make. It is human as well as corporate nature to "exaggerate" the benefits of a decision we have <em>already</em> made in order to cast that decision in the best possible light.</p><p></p><p>Those who came up with the idea of Telematics and whose job security...perceived or otherwise...was dependent upon (a) successfully implementing it and (b) proving its cost-effectiveness have a vested interest in seeing to it that the system meets or exceeds the expectations that <em>they created when they proposed it in the first place.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>Is Telematics a benefit to UPS as a whole? Yes. Does it have the <em>potential</em> to improve measurements such as miles, backs, seatbelt usage etc.? Yes. Were those <em>potential</em> improvements "exaggerated" by those who put their reputations on the line promoting the new system? Yes. So has there been undue pressure on front-line management to generate the metrics...by whatever means necessary... that justify the expense in the first place? <strong>YES!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 887186, member: 14668"] When those who authorized the expense and placed themselves in charge of its implementation are[I] also[/I] the ones who supposedly measure its benefits, that comes as no surprise. It is human as well as corporate nature to go to extra lengths in order to [I]justify[/I] a decision that we wish to make. It is human as well as corporate nature to "exaggerate" the benefits of a decision we have [I]already[/I] made in order to cast that decision in the best possible light. Those who came up with the idea of Telematics and whose job security...perceived or otherwise...was dependent upon (a) successfully implementing it and (b) proving its cost-effectiveness have a vested interest in seeing to it that the system meets or exceeds the expectations that [I]they created when they proposed it in the first place. [/I]Is Telematics a benefit to UPS as a whole? Yes. Does it have the [I]potential[/I] to improve measurements such as miles, backs, seatbelt usage etc.? Yes. Were those [I]potential[/I] improvements "exaggerated" by those who put their reputations on the line promoting the new system? Yes. So has there been undue pressure on front-line management to generate the metrics...by whatever means necessary... that justify the expense in the first place? [B]YES![/B] [/QUOTE]
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