MRM.COM : From Monday 4 April, all correctly barcoded parcels must be scanned on delivery.

Anfloyd · Post by **Anfloyd** » 01 Apr 2016, 20:49

motherhubbard wrote:
Pidleypoo wrote:Not saying it's not a good idea for the business but as with everything else we need the time built in properly for it.in my view what will happen is they will say it takes no extra time dispose is scanning an extra 60-100 parcels more a day than we scan now and then they will wonder why more are claiming or cutting off. My question is does anybody think this will take less time
If the item will go through the letter box then scanning it takes seconds. An extra 60 scans would add approx. 3 minutes.
If they need to come to the door for the packet, then you have time to scan it anyway.
I have been scanning everything all week. It isn't a big deal.

So it's you who has the PDA that works then!

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 01 Apr 2016, 21:34

Yeah, it's gonna add barely any time on, PDA allowing of course.

I've heard that the new PDAs are supposed to have cameras on them? Not sure if that idea was scrapped?

blakeyboy · Post by **blakeyboy** » 01 Apr 2016, 22:27

But is it just parcels we scan or is it large letters as well as these also have 2d barcodes?

psyCrowe · Post by **psyCrowe** » 02 Apr 2016, 00:30

We had a briefing about it this morning, I decided to just start scanning today. I assume it isn't required to write out the huge number attached to the bar code when leaving a P739?

motherhubbard · Post by **motherhubbard** » 02 Apr 2016, 07:26

blakeyboy wrote:But is it just parcels we scan or is it large letters as well as these also have 2d barcodes?

Anything with a scannable bar code gets scanned.

I think people who deliver to firms will find it takes a lot longer.
Where before you could just put everything in a sack and hand it over, you will now need to check everything before delivery.

pants123 · Post by **pants123** » 02 Apr 2016, 14:42

Now they want you to scan all packets now...

And increase delivery to 6 hours...

Im sorry... but the board of directors are really just insane... they have gone mad.....

How the hell will have the time to do all this insane work loads... completely cookoo.... cookoo..

steve1873 · Post by **steve1873** » 02 Apr 2016, 14:52

borgpicard wrote:More delaying tactics, especilly when the code is creased or slightly smudged, it wont scan the fu cking thing, what the, ?, take a fu cking photo of the thing ?, is there enough hours in the day.

Take a photo of it using what exactly?

Post by **rambo1** » 02 Apr 2016, 16:22

pants123 wrote:Now they want you to scan all packets now...

And increase delivery to 6 hours...

Im sorry... but the board of directors are really just insane... they have gone mad.....

How the hell will have the time to do all this insane work loads... completely cookoo.... cookoo..

As always, you have a start and finish time. If you find you ain't got enough time, cut off. Simple.

DB1100 · Post by **DB1100** » 02 Apr 2016, 17:10

What is a 2D barcode ? or a 1D barcode for that matter.

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 02 Apr 2016, 19:06

DB1100 wrote:What is a 2D barcode ? or a 1D barcode for that matter.

The 1D barcodes are the normal ones, the 2D barcodes are the square ones

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 02 Apr 2016, 19:08

steve1873 wrote:
borgpicard wrote:More delaying tactics, especilly when the code is creased or slightly smudged, it wont scan the fu cking thing, what the, ?, take a fu cking photo of the thing ?, is there enough hours in the day.
Take a photo of it using what exactly?

Your Super 8 video camera you keep in your bag, don't you have one!? I think the new PDAs are supposed to have cameras though, mainly for taking pictures of parcels you leave in safeplaces, but I'm not sure if that was scrapped or not

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 02 Apr 2016, 19:20

DB1100 wrote:What is a 2D barcode ? or a 1D barcode for that matter.

2d on left ---------------------- 1d on right

Post by **greengiant** » 02 Apr 2016, 19:33

psyCrowe wrote:We had a briefing about it this morning, I decided to just start scanning today. I assume it isn't required to write out the huge number attached to the bar code when leaving a P739?

No, you'll be expected to colour in a grid on the p739 to duplicate the 2d barcode!

I wouldn't be surprised if some World Class Mail genius mentions adding a Colour in the Blanks grid to the p739 card so we can duplicate the 2d barcode on the packet....

DB1100 · Post by **DB1100** » 02 Apr 2016, 20:46

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
DB1100 wrote:What is a 2D barcode ? or a 1D barcode for that matter.

2d on left ---------------------- 1d on right

Thanks for that

nickinoneck · Post by **nickinoneck** » 02 Apr 2016, 21:05

motherhubbard wrote:
blakeyboy wrote:But is it just parcels we scan or is it large letters as well as these also have 2d barcodes?
Anything with a scannable bar code gets scanned.

I think people who deliver to firms will find it takes a lot longer.
Where before you could just put everything in a sack and hand it over, you will now need to check everything before delivery.

No it isn't, it's just parcels with a bar code, not large letters.