CSS machines and work load?

[human1]

As you know that CSS machines are being installed in delivery offices. How much work load they will take away from Mail Centres? No more "coded bundle"? Will Mail Centres have less to do?

[dazzlin72]

I think that is self explanatory, that's the reason they're closing mail centres up and down the country!

[hubbahubba]

MailCentres are closing because of a drop in mech letters posted,not because of DO's getting CSS machines.Unless they start putting iLSM and IMP in DO's,which aint gonna happen....

[Talell]

CSS machines are actually creating MC work (as is the case in my MC), rather than taking away.

All a CSS machine does is take your walksorted tray, and put that mail in sequence for your delivery frame.

All sequencing does is take away IPS time in a D.O. (something like 12mins per tray or walk can't remember the specifics, which probably isn't counterbalanced against the extra rejects, because the codes aren't good enough for sequencing, but sufficent for walksorting)

[pokos27]

css machines have not really made much difference, you still get mistakes, and they wont sort certain kinds of letters.

[Budfrog]

The only way that CSS machines reduce Mail Centre workload is by the reduction of the number of plans that are needed on the Inward. A selection is now for a batch (up to 19 walks) rather than an individual walk.

[Stampy]

css machines have not really made much difference, you still get mistakes, and they wont sort certain kinds of letters.

Not what we've been told...

CSS are the new "dog's danglies" - even better than the iLSM's.... They are a WONDERFUL Machine to work on.....

Should find out this week IF i've got a chance to work on one - unless the "Brown Nose" has complained again......

[hubbahubba]

css machines have not really made much difference, you still get mistakes, and they wont sort certain kinds of letters.

Not what we've been told...

CSS are the new "dog's danglies" - even better than the iLSM's.... They are a WONDERFUL Machine to work on.....

Should find out this week IF i've got a chance to work on one - unless the "Brown Nose" has complained again......

Only as good as the mail they are presented with.If the codemarks are crap then they all go manual,if someone puts the wrong batch,or part of a batch in the wrong box,that will also go to manual-human error plays a big part in the reject rate on these "machines of the future"

[human1]

If CSS office ..... is going to be done last .... thats whats they say ? I bet our office will open 7 instead of 6am ... I donn't think boys are going to like this ? no way !!!!!!

[Stampy]

Well, it gets better...

NONE of us who are due to pick a job on the CSS machines this week have even SEEN one, let alone be able to watch one on a supposed DVD (that's been lost apparently)....

[SpacePhoenix]

Well, it gets better...

NONE of us who are due to pick a job on the CSS machines this week have even SEEN one, let alone be able to watch one on a supposed DVD (that's been lost apparently)....

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That's the only pic that I can find without a long search

[Straight4ward]

I found this .

(I'm just a foot soldier, not versed in the black arts as practised in mail centres.)

- - - but is this the beast?

DOC+MARS+(VA).pdf

[Budfrog]

Compared to older Mech kit the CSS M/Cs are quite reliable though contingency plans for M/C failure are not as effective in smaller (2 M/C) units.

Like other posters have said its basically garbage in garbage out so aPlus, Code marks and presentation/segregation all have a major impact on rejects and postcode sorted mail.

Most operators that I know (and there are quite a few) find the roles hard work but rewarding. In most stand alone units they are pretty much left to themselves if they hit workplan and the OEE is good. The duty structures usually allow for a lot of rotating 4 day weeks with long and short weekends.

In terms of efficiency most areas are well behind in implementing the walk sequencing revisions that these machines were brought in to achieve. The national agreement is that Wave 2 (40% of mail - or about 1 tray) must hit the DO no later than 10:00am however the vast majority of DOs see their final wave far earlier and some do not even need to adjust start times. It is often the distribution plan and not the CSS workplan that prevents mails from getting to DOs early.

Nuf said ?