Friday, December 12. 2008

UK Postal Workers Question Software's Suggested Walking Pace

The system called Pegasus Europe Geo-route, used by the Royal Mail, calculates the optimum post load that can be delivered by staff. The new goal is 4 miles per hour or 15 minute miles. Until now the goal pace was 2. 5 miles/hour. Remember, besides the actual walking the workers typically carry bags, pick up mail, get signatures, etc. A reporter, a runner, couldn't make the pace!

There's quite a lot of pressure on letter carriers here in the states. Even my marathoning friends with routes in and around Boston find U.S. targets challenging.

- The Scotsman

Posted by Adena Schutzberg at 06:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

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