If you can make sense of it, this is for a new Aux, but assume process would be same:
12. CALCULATING BASE HOURS ON NEW AUXILIARY ROUTES AFTER ROUTE ADJUSTMENT
A. Background Adjusted Routes
Local managers need a simple procedure to estimate base hours on newly created auxiliary routes after route adjustments. In the discussion that follows, we will refer to the new auxiliary route that is created as the aux route, and the existing adjusted route or routes as donor routes.
Carriers on both the aux and donor routes must be paid immediately after the adjustment. While RRECS procedures for new routes can produce interim evaluations after 13 weeks of data collection, they do not include a procedure for setting evaluations for the first 13 weeks after adjustment. This section of the report describes the automated procedure that will be used during this initial 13-week period.
B. Business Logic Adjusted Routes
The donor route contributes time to the aux for the following 10 transfers: Route miles; Regular boxes; Central boxes; Dismounts; Dismount distances; Inter-unit mail (low volume); Inter-unit mail (high volume); Collection points (blue box); Collection compartments; and Mail Volume. These are the same 10 items used to adjust base time in interim adjustments. The Postmaster enters the amount of the transfer for eight of the ten items (excluding Route Miles and Mail volume) and the business logic calculates the time transferred to the aux route. For Route miles, the Postmaster must enter three pieces of information: the pre-transfer mileage and the drive time (basic route) for the donor route; and the miles transferred from the donor to the aux route. The business logic calculates the standard time for the transferred miles from these three data points. For Mail volume, the Postmaster enters the volume factor of the donor route, and the business logic calculates the standard time for the mail volume transferred from the donor to the aux route. The process is repeated for each donor route.
The total time from the 10 calculations represents the time by which the donor base hours are reduced. The total time for the new auxiliary route is equal the sum of the time transferred from each donor route plus the time for fixed time activities, actual time activities, additional miles on the auxiliary route, and office walking. To determine fixed time, the Postmaster must enter the withdrawal option and the vehicle type on the aux route. The business logic selects the appropriate fixed time for the combination entered. Actual times on the aux route are based on average times for load vehicle and end-of-shift activities. No entries are necessary. Additional miles are the stem and connecting segments that link transferred miles to the delivery unit and each other. The Postmaster must estimate these miles (Google Map, driving) and enter the total additional miles. Finally, office walking requires the carrier and supervisor to take the actual measurements for the new auxiliary route. The business logic calculates total standard minutes for the aux route by adding transferred, fixed, actual, additional miles and office walking minutes. The logic automatically calculates base hours for the new auxiliary route.
The route adjustment process requires the Postmaster to enter 12 pieces of information for each donor route and 3 pieces of information for the new auxiliary route. All calculations are automated. The output shows the base hour deductions from each donor route and the base hours for the auxiliary route.
