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<blockquote data-quote="Nimnim" data-source="post: 2342416" data-attributes="member: 28856"><p>You think that one 2 minute period is the only time they measured? Of course they're going to do more than one, especially if someone is in the probation period. The number generated by their 2 minute observation will not be 100% accurate, but they do more than one and look at the trend. If it's consistently under they're likely to provide extra training or longer observation to see if the sample is accurate.</p><p></p><p>In my hub they don't need to stand at the trailer to count packages anymore, the scanners outside each unload bay give a rough count, assuming there's space between the packages and there's no problem with the scanner, that generates a constant 3 minute pph that can be viewed from a computer near the supervisors hubcom. It's possible the location the OP is at has the same setup and the sup is checking it through the sort to get a more accurate number over time.</p><p></p><p>3 seconds a package on the belt isn't a fantastic feat and it gets someone to 1200 pph, if they're happy with someone in at 800, that's a 50% slower time on unloading. I'm not even seeing sups complain if someone is doing less than 400 pph if they're dealing with irregs or a really crappy load. They care that someone is giving it a good effort and with a good load they're hitting 1000+ pph the hourly isn't at risk of getting fired/disciplined.</p><p></p><p>A lot of people just don't get the math, some say 800 pph is unrealistic, but it's one package on the belt every 4.5 seconds over an hour. If I end up with a pallet of paper boxes I probably won't get each one on the belt that fast, but then behind the paper there's a pallet of toner boxes than weigh 10 lbs each and I can throw those on the belt every 2 seconds. It averages out to a certain extent.</p><p></p><p>If the loads are built so poorly that's it's impossible to ever meet the numbers management wants then the local sort management does complain and investigate why a load does not allow them to meet the numbers and at that point the poor unloader isn't at fault. If local management didn't care I'd never see them taking pictures of a bs load when the door is opened in the unload so they could send their emails that don't matter to us about another facility screwing theirs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nimnim, post: 2342416, member: 28856"] You think that one 2 minute period is the only time they measured? Of course they're going to do more than one, especially if someone is in the probation period. The number generated by their 2 minute observation will not be 100% accurate, but they do more than one and look at the trend. If it's consistently under they're likely to provide extra training or longer observation to see if the sample is accurate. In my hub they don't need to stand at the trailer to count packages anymore, the scanners outside each unload bay give a rough count, assuming there's space between the packages and there's no problem with the scanner, that generates a constant 3 minute pph that can be viewed from a computer near the supervisors hubcom. It's possible the location the OP is at has the same setup and the sup is checking it through the sort to get a more accurate number over time. 3 seconds a package on the belt isn't a fantastic feat and it gets someone to 1200 pph, if they're happy with someone in at 800, that's a 50% slower time on unloading. I'm not even seeing sups complain if someone is doing less than 400 pph if they're dealing with irregs or a really crappy load. They care that someone is giving it a good effort and with a good load they're hitting 1000+ pph the hourly isn't at risk of getting fired/disciplined. A lot of people just don't get the math, some say 800 pph is unrealistic, but it's one package on the belt every 4.5 seconds over an hour. If I end up with a pallet of paper boxes I probably won't get each one on the belt that fast, but then behind the paper there's a pallet of toner boxes than weigh 10 lbs each and I can throw those on the belt every 2 seconds. It averages out to a certain extent. If the loads are built so poorly that's it's impossible to ever meet the numbers management wants then the local sort management does complain and investigate why a load does not allow them to meet the numbers and at that point the poor unloader isn't at fault. If local management didn't care I'd never see them taking pictures of a bs load when the door is opened in the unload so they could send their emails that don't matter to us about another facility screwing theirs. [/QUOTE]
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