This system will reduce the amount of skilled positions within the preload plus add additional jobs to the preload. .
What Is the Purpose of the Preload Assist System?.
The first step in automating the preload is to electronically capture package center operations dispatch plans. The Dispatch Planning System provides the means to create and maintain a variety of center dispatch plans. Prior to Dispatch Planning System, a single dispatch plan was created and implemented manually. Changes to this plan involved careful planning and communication between center management teams and the preload teams.
The next step is for the Dispatch Planning System to publish a dispatch plan that best reflects the anticipated volume and or route optimizations for a given day to PAS. The Preload Assist System receives the electronic dispatch plans from Dispatch Planning System, and package data from Flexible Data Capture (FDC), which is part of the Production Flow System (PFS). Package data may arrive electronically via an Origin Package Level Detail (OPLD) feed into FDC, or may be key entered at the preload site by a key entry clerk. The Preload Assist System matches the package data to the dispatch plan and produces a handling instruction label that is applied to each package.
The system also provides the ability to monitor the preload operations and make adjustments to the dispatch plan during the sort to account for unexpected changes in sort volume or service provider staffing. .
The Preload Assist Label, which is pictured below, is the mechanism for conveying the preload handling instruction. The PAL is used to convey instructions to assist Preloaders with loading packages onto package cars.
Illustration I PAL Field Descriptions.
a. Consignee Name.
b. Ship To Address Line 1 and Line 2.
c. Ship To City, State and ZIP Code.
d. Bulk (Irreg) Drop Off Indicator.
e. High To Low Indicator.
f. Commit Time (Printed Only If Not = End of Day; Based on Service and Geography).
