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What are the differences between engagement and managmeent actions? -
ANS Engagement is more emotional, management is more logic based.
What is the purpose of the DSP roundtable and how often should they occur? - ANS To keep
DSP informed about company changes; should occur biweekly
What contents should be apart of a Stand-up meeting? - ANS -safety tip
-success story
-standard work tip
-quality tip
-volume plan for the day
-high level productivity results from previous day
-site announcements
-safety stretches
What are some misses that can impact SSP sort compliance? - ANS -poor process
-rolled volume
-poor area readiness
-staffing issues
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-improper problem solves
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What is the importance of labor planning? - ANS To ensure staffing meets volume needs
How often are labor plans created? - ANS 21 days, 7 days, day prior, day of
Labor Planning Equation - ANS volume/(headcount*shiftlength)=PPH
What are the inputs for Next day labor plan? - ANS ATROPS, SLOPE, LMCP, SPT
What is the unloader/waterspider responsible for? - ANS feeding the line loader
Where can you find information on trucks? - ANS Station command center
Where do benchmark rates come from? - ANS top 20% of delivery station performances
When does the DCAP have to be run in relation to heat map? - ANS Prior
What is the purpose of flow meetings? - ANS To discuss potential problems on the floor
How often do flow meetings occur? - ANS 4 times within first hour (every 15 minutes); at
least once per hour after that
What does it mean to run a balanced sort? - ANS making sure it's not flowing too fast or too
slow
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How do you identify an imbalanced sort? - ANS visually
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