lol. Unbelievable.
It would have been quicker, cheaper and accurate if they asked the Posties to work out the size/sequencing of each round should be. The people that actually do the rounds day in day out.
All you needed to do is ask each Postie to give an honest opinion on which rounds are too long, too short or just right. If there is different opinions on some rounds just simply ask someone you trust to go out and do the round for a week and do the job properly and report back...
Then obviously you then move loops off the large rounds to the shorter rounds.
yeah, there is a bit more to it than this.... but it's no way as complicated as they have made it. Having 2 guys come in with their computer programme marking every delivery up is just plain ridiculous. HELLO! there are Posties that do the deliveries everyday that do have a voice and can simply tell you what needs taking off or adding on, if anything.